{"id":88452,"date":"2026-06-17T12:23:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T16:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/?p=88452"},"modified":"2026-06-17T12:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T16:24:11","slug":"elite-running-back-prospect-trey-martin-commits-to-lsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2026\/06\/17\/elite-running-back-prospect-trey-martin-commits-to-lsu\/","title":{"rendered":"Elite Running Back Prospect Trey Martin Commits to LSU"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Tigers\u2019 hot streak on the recruiting trail continues, as four-star running back and Winnsboro native Trey Martin commits to LSU. The 2027 prospect<\/a> is LSU\u2019s second running back commitment in two days. The 247Sports<\/em> Composite ranks Franklin Parish High School star as the 12th<\/sup> best running back in the country and the sixth best overall prospect in Louisiana. On that note, Martin is fifth Louisiana native<\/a> to commit to the Tigers for this cycle.<\/p>\n

Trey Martin Commits to LSU<\/h2>\n

Road to Trey Martin\u2019s Commitment to LSU<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Most recruiting pundits pegged Alabama as the favorite for the bulk of Martin\u2019s recruitment. However, Lane Kiffin and LSU Running Backs coach Kevin Smith had already established a relationship with him while at Ole Miss. They continued to aggressively pursue him after making the move to LSU. Both coaches reached out to Martin within their first week in Baton Rouge, cementing his place as a priority in the 2027 class.<\/p>\n

Martin frequently visited LSU during the Spring, along with fellow Franklin Parish running back and 2028 national recruit DJ Neal. The home-state team continued to gain ground in 2026 as Martin spent more time in Baton Rouge and around LSU commitments. The decorated prospect is the second Franklin Parish product to commit to the Tigers in two years, as cornerback Dezyrian Ellis is now a freshman at LSU.<\/p>\n

Florida eventually passed Alabama as LSU\u2019s closest competition for Martin\u2019s commitment after an extravagant official visit a few weeks ago. He also visited Ole Miss recently, but the decision came down to LSU and Florida. The LSU coaching staff\u2019s plan for his role in the offense played a significant part in the Tigers winning out on his commitment.<\/p>\n

Martin as a Prospect<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Based on appearance alone, Martin is an impressive running back prospect at a compactly built 6\u2019-0\u201d and 202 pounds. He\u2019s a highly explosive back who gets to top speed quickly and effortlessly. While he flashes the ability to elude, Martin is a decisive, one-cut runner with a rare combination of speed and power.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s an all-around back with the patience and physical nature to run inside and the vision to bounce plays outside. Martin displays an extraordinary burst once creases open. The Franklin Parish offense doesn\u2019t require much out of him as a receiver, but he\u2019s displayed the ability to track the ball and make tough catches when leaked out of the backfield for downfield targets.<\/p>\n

LSU\u2019s 2027 Running Back Class<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Thanks to a recent surge, the Tigers are now up to 12 commitments for the 2027 class. Three of the 12 are running backs, and Martin\u2019s commitment to LSU has likely completed the running back class for this cycle. Martin is the first in-state running back to commit to Kiffin\u2019s Tigers. The Tigers’ class isn’t ranked in the 247Sports<\/em> Composite’s top 20 due to its size, but its average recruit rating is elite.<\/p>\n

Although each of LSU\u2019s running backs is highly recruited, they all bring different skills to the room. South Carolina native Tre Segarra is a thicker body type at 210 pounds. LSU\u2019s first running back commitment, Brennen Lacey, is a former receiver who lines up all over the field for Frisco High School in the Dallas area. This is a diverse and complete group. The size of this running back class suggests the current staff does not plan to lean as heavily on the transfer portal going forward.<\/p>\n

With a quarterback and elite skill on board for 2027, the recruiting attention on the offensive side of the ball now shifts up front to the offensive line. The Tigers gained two offensive line commitments this week in Amaziah Siale and Terrance Smith. Expect the staff to continue to bolster the interior offensive line, specifically with elite in-state prospect Albert Simien.<\/p>\n

Main Image: Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Tigers\u2019 hot streak on the recruiting trail continues, as four-star running back and Winnsboro native Trey Martin commits to LSU. The 2027 prospect is LSU\u2019s second running back commitment in two days. The 247Sports Composite ranks Franklin Parish High School star as the 12th best running back in the country and the sixth best […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4690,"featured_media":88456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,35584,17,3],"tags":[3378,495],"class_list":["post-88452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-lsu-tigers","category-news","category-sec","tag-kevin-smith","tag-lane-kiffin"],"modified_by":"Tony Siracusa, CFB Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4690"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88452"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88457,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88452\/revisions\/88457"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}