LSU Football Lines Up Visit with No. 1 Prospect in Florida, Coveted Tigers Target

Pensacola Catholic (Fla.) four-star edge rusher Trenton Henderson has locked in multiple visits this offseason with a myriad of schools entering the mix in his recruitment.

Henderson, the No. 3 rated EDGE in America, has reeled in over 25 offers with LSU, Alabama, Florida and Michigan, among several others, battling it out for his services.

Now, LSU is looking to ramp up their push after Brian Kelly and the Tigers’ staff flew to the Sunshine State on in January for a check-in with Henderson, he told LSU Tigers SI.

It was a productive trip where Henderson will now look to visit Baton Rouge in the spring as his recruitment takes off.

Prior to visits being locked in, Henderson elected to trim his list of finalists.

The 10 Finalists: LSU, USC, Michigan, Florida, Auburn, Texas, Florida State, Vanderbilt, Georgia and Alabama.

It’s a star-studded list of schools with the LSU Tigers certainly having their work cut out for them when it comes to the Sunshine State stud.

Now, Henderson has locked in both an official and unofficial visit list:

The Unofficial Visits:
– LSU Tigers: March 8-9
– Michigan Wolverines: March 17-19
– Georgia Bulldogs: March 29-30
– USC Trojans: April 11-13
– Texas Longhorns: April 25-27

The Official Visits:
– Auburn Tigers: May 16-18
– Vanderbilt Commodores: May 30-June 1
– Alabama Crimson Tide: June 6-8
– Florida Gators: June 13-15
– Florida State Seminoles: June 20-22

LSU will remain in the ear of the coveted defensive piece who’s coming off of a big-time junior campaign after logging 58 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, six pass breakups, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery.

With an unofficial visit locked in, it’ll now be about getting an official from the top-ranked prospect in the Sunshine State.

For the Bayou Bengals, Kelly and Co. have set the foundation for the 2026 Recruiting Class with a Top-5 group to this point and the No. 1 class in the Southeastern conference.

Now, it’s about building on the class with a critical spring and summer stretch inching closer.

Which commits make up the class to this point?