#6 Deion Smith Season 2024

Impact player for the Tigers as he joins LSU after being one of the nation’s most sough-after receivers … Graduated from high school early and enrolled at LSU in January … Participated in spring practice … Blazing speed with tremendous hands … Will likely find himself in the rotation at receiver as a true freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL
One of the nation’s top wide receiver prospects for the 2021 class … Prepped at Jackson Academy in Jackson, Mississippi as a senior … Played first three years of high school football at Provine before transferring to Jackson Academy before the 2020 season when the Jackson Public Schools canceled fall sports due to the pandemic … Earned four stars by three recruiting services – 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals … Listed as the No. 1 recruit in the state of Mississippi by the state’s largest newspaper – the Jackson Clarion-Ledger … Ranked as the 65th-best overall prospect nationally in the 247 Sports composite ranking … Listed as the No. 10 wide receiver nationally in the 247 Sports composite and as the No. 1 prospect in Mississippi … As a senior, caught 36 passes for 640 yards and seven touchdowns … Added another 189 rushing yards and two TDs to go with 159 kickoff return yards … As a junior in 2019, caught 43 passes for 1,059 yards and 19 touchdowns … Averaged 31.2 yards on punt returns and 37.9 on kickoff returns in 2019 … As a junior, he was named to the Mississippi 5A All-State First-Team at wide receiver…Also participated on the track and field team in the 200 meters.