Catching up with Louisiana’s top 2023 RBs

Two of Louisiana’s top rising senior running backs announced commitments this summer to play their college ball in-state. Union Parish star [player_tooltip player_id="138467" first="Trey" last="Holly"] announced his pledge to LSU on May 15, and [player_tooltip player_id="138471" first="Elijah" last="Davis"] of Riverside Academy followed suit to Louisiana (Lafayette) on June 12. And another half-dozen ranked in the state’s top 100 during the last update are still navigating the recruiting process and sifting through their varying options. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="138466" first="Kaleb" last="Jackson"] — 5-11, 205 RB — Liberty Magnet</strong> One of Louisiana’s clear top two backs is one of its top remaining uncommitted 2023 prospects. But appears to have zeroed in on the SEC trio of LSU, Texas A&amp;M and Alabama as his top suitors, including a string of visits this month, and could be a player to monitor for a preseason announcement. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="138467" first="Trey" last="Holly"] — 5-9, 180 RB — Union Parish</strong> The state’s other top-tier backs, as mentioned above, was its first to declare a commitment, May 15 to LSU. And the prolific rusher, on pace to break Louisiana’s career rushing record by midseason, said he’s shutting down his recruitment to focus on his final high school season, including another push for the elusive state championship. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="138469" first="Arnold" last="Barnes"] — 5-11, 190 RB — Booker T. Washington (New Orleans)</strong> The New Orleans standout is among another pair of running backs have garnered some Power Five interest — including early attention from Louisville and Kentucky, a steady relationship with LSU despite the staff turnover and most recently an uptick in communication from Duke, Cal, UCLA and Ole Miss. His most recent offer from hometown Tulane and most recent trip to UNC Charlotte are two of the top suitors to watch in the meantime. And Troy, Tulsa, Tulane and LSU are among other programs under heavy consideration for additional visits heading into the fall. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="138473" first="Patrick" last="Martin"] — 5-11, 200 RB — De La Salle</strong> Purdue extended a Power Five offer to Martin in January, with Texas Tech, Florida State and Ole Miss among others to show interest. Nicholls State, Incarnate Word, Western Illinois, Southern and Northwestern State have also offered, and Memphis and Tulane are among other notable programs recruiting him. Martin most recently had a strong visit to Memphis and is weighing his options of where to visit this fall with Southern, Incarnate Word and Nicholls State most likely in the mix at the moment. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="138479" first="Dyson" last="Fields"] — 5-11, 190 RB — Ruston</strong> The multisport standout made a couple campus visits on Saturday game days this past fall and picked up a Southern Arkansas offer in late January before diving into baseball season. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="138468" first="Cortez" last="Fisher"] — 5-10, 170 RB — East St. John</strong> This summer has been largely quiet on the camps and visits front for the speedy Wildcats standout, who reported offers this spring from Grambling State on February 8 and Lane College from May 12. Fisher is grateful for those two programs as he heads into senior year, but also remains optimistic others may join the mix with a strong final campaign for the Wildcats. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="138470" first="Raydrian" last="McKneely"] — 5-9, 165 RB — Denham Springs</strong> The Denham Spring standout held a slew of offers entering his junior season, including Liberty, Arkansas State, Buffalo, UAB, South Alabama and Florida Atlantic and has more recently added Memphis, Grambling State and Incarnate Word. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="276313" first="Ely’Jay" last="Curry"] — 5-10, 170 RB — Homer</strong> The speedy back from the small rural program provided a Class 1A all-state performance on the Pelicans’ first state championship run since 1939 and particularly got his name out some after a 24-carry, 257-yard afternoon in the Caesars Superdome in the title game.