Five-Star EDGE Rusher Chris Whitehead Commits To LSU Tigers

The LSU Tigers have been red hot on the recruiting trails over the past week or so and brought home another major win on Wednesday as elite EDGE rusher Chris Whitehead committed, per Rivals' Hayes Fawcett.

Whitehead joins KJ Green to make this an outstanding pair of pass rushers coming for the Tigers next season. On the 247Sports composite recruiting rankings, Whitehead sits as a five-star at No. 31 overall, No. 4 at his position and No. 1 out of the state. 

He will be someone who could fight for playing time right away, coming in at 6-foot-5, 230 pounds. He has College ready size with exciting burst and athleticism. Last season, he had 10.5 sacks and caught three touchdowns on offense. He had 13 sacks and two interceptions as a sophomore.

Whitehead has game-breaking ability and should help LSU keep their pass rush going after this current group of Princewill Umanmielen and Jordan Ross. The pass rush was already lackluster last year and that was with Harold Perkins Jr., hopefully the Tigers are turning things around. They certainly look like they are on paper.

Lane Kiffin has been as busy lately. They've added a whopping nine recruits over the past week and a half alone. While LSU did a great job of reloading in the transfer portal this past season, the Tigers need to win on the high school recruiting trails as well. Whitehead is the type of building block freshman who can solidify a defense by himself.