Nation's top recruit delivers crushing news to Dan Lanning while wishing his mom a happy birthday
The Oregon Ducks hoped to keep the top cornerback in the 2027 recruiting class on the West Coast when he reclassified to 2026, but this week's announcement didn't go in their favor. 5-star cornerback Havon Finney Jr. opted for LSU over Dan Lanning's Ducks. The Chatsworth, California, native from Sierra Canyon High School was being […]
The Oregon Ducks hoped to keep the top cornerback in the 2027 recruiting class on the West Coast when he reclassified to 2026, but this week's announcement didn't go in their favor. 5-star cornerback Havon Finney Jr. opted for LSU over Dan Lanning's Ducks.
The Chatsworth, California, native from Sierra Canyon High School was being chased by every top program in the country. The 6-foot-3, 170-pounder has the frame to be an impact star early in his career.
The most interesting part of his announcement wasn't that LSU is his destination, but rather that he wished his mother a happy birthday in it.
Finney bolsters LSU's top-ranked class in 2026, leaving the Ducks still far behind at No. 18. There are still plenty of undecided players and flip opportunities out there, though.
Here's the scouting report on Finney from Greg Biggins of 247Sports.
Finney recently made the move to reclassify in to the class of ’26. It’s a move that makes a lot of sense as Finney started every game since his freshman season playing against one of the nation’s toughest schedules. From a traits standpoint, he has all the tools you’re looking for in a next level corner. He boasts a long, 6-2 frame with room to add good weight, is a plus athlete and can run. As a freshman, he clocked several sub 11.0-100m times with a personal best 10.81 and anchored the schools 4X100 relay team. He’s a three-phase athlete who we’ve seen at receiver and he also took back two punts for touchdowns as a sophomore. He needs to continue to bulk up and add good weight. He plays a physical game in coverage and adding some size will help him in the run game as well. Finney has been a national recruit since he was a freshman and has the long term upside to play for any school he wants and his ceiling is extremely high.
