Recruiting: West St. John linebacker Kailep Edwards commits to Ragin’ Cajuns

The ULL Ragin Cajuns have collected 12 commitments for their 2022 football recruiting class including three in the last two days.

The latest is West St. John linebacker Kailep Edwards.

I will be attending The University of Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns⚜️🌶 @RaginCajunsFB #cULture #GeauxCajuns@EDGEASSASSINS @SWiltfong247 @Mansell247 @BillyEmbody @Sheadixon @adamgorney @DemetricDWarren @Jeff_XOS @TheUCReport @BWILLnfl @CraigHaubert @HamiltonESPN @WSJ_RamsFB @CommIV pic.twitter.com/Uhs3EklCXs

— Loading….. (@kailepEdwards) August 4, 2021

The 6-foot, 221 pounder could be a steal for head coach Billy Napier and his staff. He held offers from Penn State, Arizona State, Colorado, Tulane, Tennessee, Memphis, Mississippi State, South Alabama and Michigan State.

A vicious tackler, Edwards seems to knock sparks off of runners in the process of making the stop. He diagnosis the action quickly and has a good initial step.

Edwards collected 45 tackles with eight for losses, three sacks and a pair of forced fumbles for the Rams in earning district defensive MVP recognition. As a sophomore in a full season, he totaled 79 stops (11 TFL) and six sacks. Edwards also participates in the shot put, discus and relays at West St. John.

I ranked him as the top 2022 inside linebacker in the Greater Metro New Orleans area.