LSU football picked up a verbal commitment from a three-star wide receiver recruit on Monday, even though it has fired both coach Brian Kelly and co-offensive coordinator Joe Sloan .

Kervin Johnson, a senior from Tioga, Louisiana, flipped his pledge from Louisiana Tech to LSU after visiting the Tigers for their loss to Texas A&M. According to 247Sports composite rankings , he's the 16th-ranked recruit from Louisiana. He also has offers from McNeese and Grambling.

LSU's 2026 class is ranked as the 11th-best group in the country. As of Monday, none of the 17 recruits now pledged to the class have backed off of their commitments.

The two headliners of the group are Lamar Brown — a U-High defensive lineman rated as one of the five best recruits in the country — and Trenton Henders

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