LSU Football Emerges as Potential Landing Spot for No. 1 Quarterback in America

Lane Kiffin and the LSU Tigers became the latest school to dish out an offer to Los Angeles (Calif.) IMG Academy five-star quarterback Jayden Wade this week as he continues blossoming into the crown jewel of the 2028 Recruiting Cycle.

Wade checks in as the No. 1 overall prospect America with offers from the likes of the Georgia Bulldogs, Texas Longhorns, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers, and Ohio State Buckeyes, among others.

But it's Kirby Smart and the Georgia coaching staff that currently hold the verbal commitment from Wade after he went public with a pledge to the Bulldogs in November during his standout sophomore campaign.

“What stood out the most to me with Georgia is coach Kirby (Smart),” he told Rivals. “Georgia is a big cultural type of program and they always bring people in and they’re hardworking and everybody is on the same page and everybody wants to be great.

"When you’re around people that want to be great, that makes you want to be great and it spreads around to everybody.

“I had a great time with the coaches talking some ball when I went on the visit and watched their practice, the intensity they play with. Those are the key factors I see at Georgia.

“The offense is a really good offense. It’s very similar to the offense we run right now so if I go there I’d be very familiar with the offense. That’s one of the reasons why I wanted to go there. I love the way Gunner (Stockton) makes some plays and makes some throws so I could see myself doing that, too.”

LSU Tigers Football: Jayden Wade. — Courtesy of Jayden Wade on X.

Despite the commitment to Georgia, it isn't slowing down other programs from intensifying their pursuits for the No. 1 prospect in America - including the LSU Tigers.

Kiffin and offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. made the call to the dynamic signal-caller on Monday with the Tigers dishing out an offer to the 6-foot-3, 183-pounder.

Kiffin has been labeled a quarterback guru with Wade emerging as a prospect he's monitoring heading into the offseason.

It's early in Wade's process after rounding out his sophomore campaign in 2025, but Kiffin and Co. are looking to turn up the heat for the coveted SEC commit as his process picks up heading into this offseason.

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