LSU offers 2024 4-star LB Anthony Speca
Pittsburgh (Penn.) Central Catholic four-star linebacker Anthony Speca received an offer from LSU on Wednesday night. He announced the news over social media.
Speca is the No. 286 overall prospect and No. 27 linebacker in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 7 player in Pennsylvania.
The 6-foot-1.5, 215-pound prospect has received 21 offers. According to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine, Notre Dame has a commanding lead for his commitment at 79.1%.
RPM was released to the public in December. The On3 engineering group teamed up with Spiny.ai to create the industry’s first algorithm and machine learning-based product to predict where athletes will attend college.
It factors in machine learning, social sentiment, visits and historical trends. However, expert predictions are still a big piece of the RPM equation.
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LSU currently has seven prospects in its 2024 recruiting class. The list includes Loganville (Ga.) Grayson four-star cornerback Zion Ferguson, Jacksonville (Fla.) Trinity Christian Academy four-star quarterback Colin Hurley, Bellaire (Texas) Shadow Creek four-star safety Maurice Williams, Chillicothe (Ohio) four-star tight end Tayvion Galloway, Loganville (Ga.) Grayson four-star athlete Joseph Stone, Jonesboro (La.) Jonesboro-Hodge three-star linebacker Xavier Atkins and Marrero (La.) John Ehret three-star interior offensive lineman Khayree Lee.
Speca has an On3 NIL Valuation of $17.6K. The On3 NIL Valuation is an index that looks to set the standard market value for both high school and college-level athletes. The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.