LSU adds 5-star WR Shelton Sampson Jr. to 2023 class

[DerekJohnson]

By The Athletic Staff
Aug 6, 2022
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Class of 2023 five-star wide receiver Shelton Sampson Jr. has committed to LSU, he announced on Instagram on Saturday.

Sampson Jr. is ranked as the No. 33 overall prospect and No. 4 wide receiver in the 2023 class, per the 247Sports Composite.

The 6-foot-4, 181-pound commit picked the Tigers over Alabama, Florida State, and Texas A&M. As a junior at Catholic (Baton Rouge, La.), he helped his team to a 12-1 record and the Louisiana Division I state title.

 

[CFetters_Nacho_Lover]

Thanks Taft!

 

[Quietcowskee]

They gonna sign Kenny James Jr. for a 1-2 punch?

 

[insinceredawg]

I don't think he's related to the former player

 

[DerekJohnson]

I don't think he's related to the former player

I think you're right

 

[CFetters_Nacho_Lover]

I don't think he's related to the former player

Thanks for ruining such a nice moment.

 

[insinceredawg]

Coincidentally, this kid's father also played RB

Shelton Sampson Jr. played a key role in helping his team win a state championship as a junior and sophomore while finishing runner up during his freshman season. Sampson’s father, Shelton Sampson Sr., was a standout running back at Northwestern State[/b] after starring at Baton Rouge’s Redemptorist High.

 

[dnc]

Casey Paus Jr is going to lead the Tiguhs to three Sampson TDs against Arkansas!

 

[greenblood]

Samsonite, I was way off. I knew it started with an S though.