Louisiana HS QB named nation鈥檚 No. 1 prospect: Next LSU star?
BATON ROUGE, La. (BVM) 鈥� Quarterback Elijah Haven of Dunham School in Louisiana has been ranked as the nation鈥檚 No. 1 prospect, per debut rankings for the Class of 2027 (rising sophomores).
LSU has a promising chance of landing the nation鈥檚 top QB for the 2027 cycle, considering that Haven has already identified the Tigers as his top choice for college football.听
鈥淔or football, ,鈥� Haven previously told WAFB. 鈥淚 want to play for my hometown if the opportunity presents itself for sure.鈥澨�
Haven even wears the , just like former LSU star and Heisman Trophy winner 听听听
and Coach Sloan, definitely having a relationship with them in the future for sure,鈥� Haven previously told WAFB. 鈥淗e鈥檚 not fast to recruit, he really wants to build a relationship with me and I really appreciate that. He just wants to get to know me for me.鈥澨�
Despite only playing his freshman season, Haven already has D-I offers from the Big 12, ACC, SEC and the Ivy League. He holds offers from , , , and As a , he even has an offer from .听
As a freshman in 2023, Haven completed 67 percent of his passes for 2,205 yards and 35 touchdowns, rushing for 641 yards and 12 touchdowns. He went 8-3 and reached the state regionals in football.听
鈥淗e鈥檚 mature beyond his years,鈥� told GeauxPreps. 鈥淵ou can watch the way he handles himself and talks. Most 15-year-olds aren鈥檛 going to look you in the eye with complete thoughts and sentences coming out. He鈥檚 really polished in a lot of areas before he should be.鈥�
Andrew Ivins, 247厂辫辞谤迟蝉鈥� scouting director, praised Haven for his internal clock in the pocket and ability to avoid sacks. He even went as far as to say that Haven could 听
Haven鈥檚 future is equally promising on the basketball court. The 6-foot-4 forward led Dunham to a 27-7 overall record and a state semifinal appearance.听
鈥淚 feel like I鈥檓 a good passer in basketball so football kind of helps me with that,鈥� Haven said in an interview with 听
When The Advocate asked Haven whether he prefers football or basketball more, Haven responded,
