Kendrick Blackshire is one of the nation’s top recruits for the 2021 class, checking in as the nation’s No. 4 middle linebacker prospect on the 247Sports Composite and a Top 200 prospect for next year’s cycle.

At 6-foot-2, 250 pounds, Blackshire is one of LSU’s top targets on the defensive side for the 2021 class, and he’s been heavily recruited by defensive coordinator Dave Aranda and the Tigers.