4-star TE Israel Briggs Sets Commitment Date Between Two Schools

[Trinton Breeze]

On Monday afternoon, four-star tight end Israel Briggs, who recently decommitted from Arizona State, announced his commitment date for June 24th.

He has narrowed his choices down to two schools: Miami and LSU.



According to the 247Sports rankings, the 6-foot-5, 200-pound tight end is rated as a four-star prospect and is ranked as the No. 70 overall prospect in the class of 2026, the No. 6 tight end, and the No. 10 player in California.

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[Canenok66]

So what's the experts guess Cane or Not?

 

[troyskiles]

A 6'4" 200 lb. TE? Will he play TE or play WR for us, if he commits? A little thin for a TE, me thinks.

 

[Unsider]

A 6'4" 200 lb. TE? Will he play TE or play WR for us, if he commits? A little thin for a TE, me thinks.

Just a question for you, do you think he’s gonna stay at 200 for ever, or do you think S&C brings him to par?

 

[AUcane]

This is an odd one. Nary a peep about this kid on the TD board from the LSU folks.

 

[Tinman64]

 

[Noliaboi]

Just a question for you, do you think he’s gonna stay at 200 for ever, or do you think S&C brings him to par?

Just a question to add on top of your question, with NIL, transfer portal will he even stick around long enough to have the weight of a TE? We don’t have a recent positive track record of undersized kids gaining a lot of weight by year 2.

Unless the kid is just terribly slow, I’d just keep him at WR.

 

[9oh4Cane]

Just a question for you, do you think he’s gonna stay at 200 for ever, or do you think S&C brings him to par?

30-40+ pounds is a big ask. And our S&C doesn’t have a great track record recently of filling out this kind of frame..

 

[Golsen82]

Is he similar to Jaleel Skinner?

 

[TheATLCane]

No insider, but feels like Cane

 

[cane2016]

Is he similar to Jaleel Skinner?

Skinner couldn’t catch or block I went to a practice once and had multiple drops on air. At least Briggs should be able to catch

 

[DemCanes10]

30-40+ pounds is a big ask. And our S&C doesn’t have a great track record recently of filling out this kind of frame..

Disagree

 

[Noliaboi]

Disagree

Skinner and a couple of our tweener DEs. But if we’re being technical, yes we have a new head S&C coach.

 

[gogeta4]

Is he similar to Jaleel Skinner?

He appears to be more fluid (pause) than Skinner. Skinner appears to be taller. Skinner couldnt catch and was clunky though...he is 6'5 230 now at Louisville but aint doing much.

I think that size would be the goal for this kid by his jr year as well.

 

[Unsider]

30-40+ pounds is a big ask. And our S&C doesn’t have a great track record recently of filling out this kind of frame..

Agree, at best 220ish. So then, rhetorically, why are we even pursuing this kid?

 

[Cane30]

They can give him a TE title. I am looking at him as a WR. I am good with him. I would think he gives us a commitment this week.

 

[JG14]

They can give him a TE title. I am looking at him as a WR. I am good with him. I would think he gives us a commitment this week.

Unless he moves up his date, it wont be this week

 

[FrancisSawyer]

Agree, at best 220ish. So then, rhetorically, why are we even pursuing this kid?

Because he isn't being brought in to be an inline blocker. He is being brought in to be a threat in the passing game. In essence Briggs will function like a big WR but he will run the same routes the TEs run in our offense plus more to exploit his unique skill set. He is nothing like Skinner. Briggs has a WR skill set with the length(pause) and the frame to add enough to be effective in the middle of the field and the functional strength to battle LBs and Safeties.

 

[AlexCane]

Times have changed, huh? A 200 pound TE recruit. Imagine saying that 20 years ago. You'd be negged.

 

[Trav]

You grab an athlete like this even if the measurables aren't there yet. Some kids can put on weight sometimes they can't. We'll see.