Louisiana prospect commitments during the first half of HS season

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first five weeks of Louisiana's high school football season — the month of September spilling into the first couple days of October — didn't feature much quantity of new college commitments.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>But the quality is impossible to ignore.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a look at a handful of commitments from the first month (and change) of the season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='261907' first='Peyton' last='Houston'] — 6-0, 195 QB — Evangel Christian (2027) —&gt; LSU</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The highly touted junior quarterback became the first member of Louisiana's 2027 class to announce a football commitment — and one that came much to the delight of home-state fans as he opted in favor of LSU over Oklahoma, USC, Texas, Texas A&amp;M and a long list of other options from coast to coast. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='401111' first='JaMichael' last='Garrett'] — 5-11, 195 LB — Central (2026) —&gt; Ole Miss</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Louisiana's highest remaining uncommitted senior entering the season came (back) off the board in mid-September as the one-time Auburn pledge, who moved this offseason from Alabama, announced his new plans to attend Ole Miss for college. Garrett is a long athlete who can run and cover, but is a more than willing and capable tackler. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1237769' first='Zion' last='Lee'] — 5-11, 225 LB/RB — Bunkie (2026) —&gt; Navy</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The big, physical two-way star for the Panthers had appeared Navy-bound during this offseason, but made his announcement in mid-September that he would indeed be committing to the Midshipmen, a program where his character and style of play should prove a great fit. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1757515' first='Kervin' last='Johnson Jr.'] — 6-3, 190 WR — Tioga (2026) —&gt; Louisiana Tech</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The tall, athletic pass-catcher quietly committed to nearby Louisiana Tech early in the season and should add another nice in-state steal to the Bulldogs' class. Johnson is one of Louisiana's better jump-ball catchers with his frame, timing and hands and has shown the speed to be dangerous after the catch. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='924621' first='Brayden' last='Allen'] — 6-1, 175 WR — Lafayette Christian (2026) —&gt; Oklahoma</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The reason this list spills into October, the prolific Lafayette Christian wide receiver reopened his recruiting process in late September — backing off a summer pledge to Tulane — and announced Oct. 1 a commitment to Oklahoma over Colorado and other Power-Four options that arose during the past couple months. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->