4-star safety Joel Rogers sets commitment date

Saint Francisville (La.) West Feliciana four-star safety Joel Rogers is announcing his college destination shortly. The 6-foot-0, 185-pound recruit will be committing on June 12, he announced Thursday over Instagram.

Rogers is the No. 350 overall prospect and No. 31 safety in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 8 player in Louisiana.

On3 rates Rogers higher than other recruiting services, according to the Industry Comparison. Per the 2024 On300, he is the No. 186 overall prospect, No. 17 safety and No. 4 player in Louisiana.

According to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine, LSU has a commanding lead for Rogers’ commitment at 98.0%. He last visited the Tigers on the weekend of June 3 for an official visit.

“It’s really big,” Rogers told On3’s Sam Spiegelman on March 17 about being offered by LSU. “It used to just be a dream; now it’s a reality. My hometown school. Where I live, everyone knows of LSU football and now I got the offer. I was hoping for it, but I was really surprised.”

Rogers discusses three of his contenders

Rogers has also set officials to Alabama (June 9-11) and TCU (June 16-18). Regarding LSU, he is feeling like a priority to the Tigers’ staff. His main recruiter is safeties coach Kerry Cooks.

“It’s the whole LSU family, everybody, the whole staff wants me there,” Rogers said to Spiegelman on May 22. “I talk to everybody every week… It’s just crazy. They are making sure they keep the best in-state talent home. Being from here, maybe I’m biased, but we grow up in harsh conditions in Louisiana. We have a chip on our shoulders. The talent is different here. The want-to on top of that, LSU is moving in the right direction by getting as many kids from The Boot as possible.”

The four-star also discussed his interest in Alabama and TCU.

Alabama: “I like the communication (from Coleman Hutzler and  Travaris Robinson). We communicate consistently and that shows they really want me. It’s both ways and I’ve gotten a lot of good feedback from them.

“There’s a great opportunity there to be coached by some of the best and some of the most well-known coaches in college football history,” he added. “Coach T-Rob is a great coach. I saw him at practice this spring and I love the way he coaches.”

TCU: “Me and coach (Paul) Gonzalez talk a lot and I’m excited to finally get up there and see the environment and see if it’s somewhere I might want to go. I want to see if it’s a good fit for me because I already know what I’d be getting as far as coaching in Coach G.”