Louisiana's top 2024 prospects countdown: Nos. 10 to 1

Prep Redzone Louisiana will release its updated 2024 rankings this week, with some notable new additions and risers entering their senior seasons.   Leading up to the complete, 300-player list on Thursday, we will count down the top 30 in more detail.   And make sure to check back throughout the week following the release for additional features and positional breakdowns.   <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2023/07/top-louisiana-2024-prospects-30-21-summer-update/">Click here to read more about Nos. 30-21</a>.   <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2023/07/top-louisiana-2024-prospects-20-11-summer-update/">Click here to read more about Nos. 20-11</a>.   <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2023/07/top-louisiana-2024-prospects-10-1-summer-update/">Click here to read more about Nos. 10-1</a>.     10. [player_tooltip player_id='285654' first='Melvin' last='Hills III'] | 6-4, 265 DL | Lafayette Christian   Louisiana's next Power Five commitment — with an announcement scheduled Wednesday afternoon — remains in the top 10 of the class rankings entering senior season. Hills started earning notable playing time and looks and a stout, physical tackle playing with great leverage in the middle of the Knights' defensive front and has continued to grow and develop into a taller, leaner and more versatile athlete on the line who can excel both stuffing the run or rushing the passer from inside or out.   9. [player_tooltip player_id='421515' first='Kylan' last='Billiot'] | 6-4, 185 WR | Terrebonne (LSU)   Admission: We should've trusted our evaluation of Billiot last summer and been more patient with his development and recruitment. Prep Redzone Louisiana moved the multisport Terrebonne standout up to No. 4 in the class rankings last summer — including the distinction as being the cohort's top receiver — after an impressive workout at the end of an LSU camp in early June. A relatively quiet fall, some uncertainty as to which sport was the priority and a slower start to his recruitment led to some second-guessing and a slide. But after watching more of him in person this spring and summer, hearing more on his clear commitment to football and seeing the results in a stronger build and more aggressive play, there's no question Billiot has one of the top cases — if not the best case — as the state's best receiving prospect.   8. [player_tooltip player_id='421520' first='Ahmad' last='Breaux'] | 6-4, 250 DL | Ruston (LSU)   Another versatile defensive lineman who has continued to climb the rankings from top-30, to cusp of the top 10 and now up again to No. 8. Breaux projects as a defensive end at the next level, but has also shown the ability to give opponents fits creating push from the inside and, even as he continues to get bigger and stronger, is quick and athletic enough to drop back into space and provide some different looks there. He also seems to be embracing and growing well into the spotlight that comes with his spring LSU commitment in the ways he works, competes and carries himself with confidence.   7. [player_tooltip player_id='139261' first='Ju'Juan' last='Johnson'] | 5-11, 180 ATH | Lafayette Christian (LSU)   The (soon-to-be) four-year starting quarterback for perennial power Lafayette Christian has felt like as much the face of Louisiana's 2024 class the past year as anyone from his eye-popping numbers this fall — including historically so in the state championship game on the big stage of the Caesars Superdome — to his character and charisma and a recruitment of several high-profile programs nationwide battling for his commitment before ultimately landing with home-state LSU. For an athlete with limited background on defense, Johnson always looks right at home pressing receivers at the line, backpedaling with quick feet, flipping his hips and making well-timed plays on balls thrown his direction. He remains squarely in the state's top-10 overall and has quickly become a cornerstone of the Tigers' class.   6. [player_tooltip player_id='139477' first='Wardell' last='Mack'] | 6-1, 180 DB | John Ehret   The Patriots' versatile standout — a potentially versatile defensive back at the next level — has been a top-10 prospect in the Prep Redzone Louisiana rankings throughout his high school career and remains right in the thick of that group at No. 6 in the new update to the list. Mack recently zeroed his long list of offers down to a top four of LSU, Florida, Florida State and Texas with a decision appearing to be nearing on the horizon.   5. [player_tooltip player_id='285194' first='Trey'Dez' last='Green'] | 6-7, 230 ATH | Zachary (LSU)   A lot, both from development and recruitment standpoints, have unfolded so quickly for Green since returning to the football field after years of focusing on basketball. He has continued to get stronger as he prepares for life as an SEC tight end, while also working in 7-on-7 and training settings to get in offseason reps running routes and catching passes. Also notably this summer, he transferred last month from Class 2A East Feliciana to nearby Class 5A power Zachary where he should benefit from a college preparation standpoint from the leap in competition.   4. [player_tooltip player_id='675887' first='Da'Shawn' last='McBryde'] | 6-3, 195 DB | Denham Springs (LSU)   The Yellow Jackets' quiet star debuted at No. 10 earlier this year on the heels of a breakout junior campaign and makes another notable leap up to No. 4 now heading into senior season. McBryde has some of the best, if not the best, ball skills of any prospect in Louisiana's rising senior class on either side of the ball and showcased them throughout offseason 7-on-7 circuits as a two-way playmaker with his combination of size, timing and strong hands. And his physicality has always underrated or at least overshadowed by his big interception numbers, but he will bring a well-rounded all-around game to the field this fall in Denham Springs and just across the parish line into Baton Rouge for the coming years.   3. [player_tooltip player_id='285192' first='Kolaj' last='Cobbins'] | 6-3, 215 LB | Destrehan (LSU)   The Wildcats' star edge rusher looks more dominant and college-ready every time out. From a cat-quick, explosive athlete starting to break out as a sophomore, working more on his coverage skills and rounding out his game overall as a junior and now being another 10-15 pounds more muscular and powerful than ever, Cobbins has continues to cement himself as one of the elite prospects in Louisiana's 2024 class — and LSU's. "Tut" has lived in the top five of Prep Redzone Louisiana's rankings throughout his high school career and bumps back up a couple spots from No. 5 back up to No. 3 entering senior season.   2. [player_tooltip player_id='139482' first='Tylen' last='Singleton'] | 6-2, 210 DB | Many   The Tigers' star safety/linebacker moves back to the No. 2 spot in the rankings after a stretch holding down No. 1. Singleton remains firmly entrenched in Prep Redzone Louisiana's two- or three-prospect top tier as a big, physical safety — big and physical enough that he could also end up at linebacker at the next level — who covers a lot of ground with his intelligence, instincts and speed and plays the ball extremely well for major impact plays.   1. [player_tooltip player_id='421603' first='Dominick' last='McKinley'] | 6-7, 270 DL | Acadiana   The big defensive lineman overtakes the top position in the class rankings entering the group's final high school season. McKinley edges Singleton for the lead in the top tier after a strong offseason of work and recruiting with Ohio State, Oklahoma, Texas, Alabama and others all battling to try to pry him from LSU's home turf. His positioning closer to the line and ball enables more consistent opportunities to make his impact, and McKinley shows the ability to maximize those in dominant fashion with his impressive athleticism at his size.

Prep Redzone Louisiana will release its updated 2024 rankings this week, with some notable new additions and risers entering their senior seasons.