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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Five-star athlete Saivion Smith, the top-ranked safety in the Class of 2016, committed to LSU on Tuesday, according to ESPN.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ESPN's Gerry Hamilton projects Smith as a defensive back at the collegiate level, likely at corner.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Smith is 6'2\" and 175 pounds and ranked as the No. 21 player in the country by Rivals and No. 6 player in Florida. He had 67 tackles, five interceptions and three forced fumbles last season and&amp;nbsp;has been selected to play in the Under Armour All-America Game next year.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 &lt;strong&gt;BECHT: These 10 redshirt freshmen are set to shine in '15&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The commitment comes one week after the Tigers lost out on&amp;nbsp;top-ranked dual threat quarterback Shea Patterson, who committed to Ole Miss.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Smith is the seventh 2016 player to commit to Les Miles and LSU and the first five-star. Besides Smith, the Tigers already have commitments from five four-star recruits, including quarterback Feleipe Franks,&amp;nbsp;wide receiver Stephen Sullivan and&amp;nbsp;tight end Jamal Pettigrew.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Smith chose LSU after a weekend visit to Baton Rouge, selecting the Tigers over Alabama,&amp;nbsp;Florida State, Florida, Ohio State and Texas, among others.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;em&gt;Phil Watson&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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