In the 2026 cycle, LSU football is actively pursuing a pair of highly sought-after wide receivers.
Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers continue looking towards the future of the program in Baton Rouge with the staff ramping up the push in the 2026 Recruiting Cycle.
Kelly and Co. currently hold six commitments in the rising-senior class with the foundation now set as a busy spring and summer stretch inches closer.
The Bayou Bengals are finalists for a myriad of prospects with the wide receiver position quickly becoming one of intrigue.
LSU has locked down two of the top three receivers in Louisiana with Kenny Darby and Jakai Anderson on board. The program is also ramping up the push for Destrehan (La.) star Jabari Mack, the No. 1 rated receiver in the Bayou State, as well.
But what about the out-of-state targets?
The Targets to Know: 2026 Cycle Edition
The Current 2026 LSU Wide Receiver Commitments [2]:
Kenny Darby: 4-star Wide Receiver
Darby is fresh off of a junior campaign where he landed on the 5A All-State team after logging 100 receptions for 1,764 yards and 24 scores. One of the most prolific receivers in Louisiana, Darby is a player the program remains high on heading into his senior season.
The 6-foot, 175-pounder is a speedy, twitchy wideout that burst on the scene in 2024 with LSU extending an offer. Darby wasted no time in pledging to the program.
Jakai Anderson: 4-star Wide Receiver
Anderson is another elite-level wide receiver out of Louisiana who recently earned 4A All-State honors after an impressive junior season. He logged 57 catches for 972 yards and 14 touchdowns on the season, but a Swiss Army Knife that does it all. Anderson also rushed for 151 yards and four scores on 16 carries.
Keys, the No. 1 wide receiver in America, led his Hattiesburg High School squad to a 13-1 record after logging 58 receptions for 1,275 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns.
The 6-foot-3, 185-pounder has an offer list with over 30 schools extending scholarships to the star pass catcher, but in January, he elected to trim his list.
Keys revealed a final 12 schools with Brian Kelly’s LSU Tigers making the cut alongside Alabama, Auburn, USC, Georgia, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Florida and Miami.
It’s a strong final 12 programs with LSU’s work certainly cut out for them down the stretch, but Keys is enjoying the process to this point. The main goal right now is perfecting his craft.
“Everything I am good at, I want to be great at,” Keys told High School On SI. “I want to be faster, more explosive, better on my cuts, more in sync on my routes, loosen my hips more, and attack the ball more.
“I want to get better overall. I want to be a better route runner; I have gotten better at that, but I can get even better.”
Keys also revealed to High School On SI the schools that turned up the heat prior to the NCAA Dead Period.
“Texas A&M, LSU, Tennessee, Michigan, and in-state schools like Mississippi, Mississippi State, and USM (Southern Miss) – there are a bunch of schools,” Keys mentioned. “Nebraska is another one. They are coming down sometime in January. Louisville, Arkansas, Auburn, Alabama, Mizzou, Oklahoma, and USC.”
