Utah OL Darius Afalava locks in LSU official visit

LSU will host Lehi (Utah) Skyridge offensive lineman Darius Afalava for an official visit in June, The Bengal Tiger learned on Monday.

LSU , Michigan State , Oklahoma , UCLA , Utah and Washington have emerged as serious contenders for Afalava, who may cut down his list of schools soon, he told On3 on Monday.

The 6-foot-5, 280-pound recruit has already set official visits to UCLA (May 10-12), Michigan State (May 31-June 2), Oklahoma (June 7-9), LSU (June 14-16), Washington (June 21-23) and Utah starting on Oct. 3.

Afalava has family in Louisiana and has visited LSU multiple times. A key reason why the Tigers are heavily involved is offensive line coach Brad Davis .

“I went to an LSU camp, where I got to get coached by coach Davis firsthand,” Afalava told On3’s Chad Simmons . “I got to see pros and cons, but there are no cons to getting coached by coach Davis. The whole time I was there, I learned so much that I was able to put into my season. He’s one of the coolest coaches to be around too.”

Afalava took in a full day of on-campus activities as part of LSU win this fall over Texas A&M, and he was joined by a number of family members who reside in Louisiana.

“One family in the group lives here in Utah now, but he’s the only one from his siblings who doesn’t live in Louisiana,” Afalava said this fall . “The rest of them were all born and raised in Morgan City. And I have an uncle who lives in Baton Rouge.”

According to the On3 Industry Ranking , a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies, Afalava ranks as the No. 28 offensive tackle prospect in the 2025 class and the No. 3 recruit in Utah. Oklahoma holds the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine .

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