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Baldwin County's Jakori Savage committed to LSU on Tuesday after attending a camp there earlier in the day. (Mike Kittrell | mkittrell@al.com)

Baldwin County 2016 offensive tackle Jakori Savage committed to LSU on Tuesday after attending a camp in Baton Rouge earlier in the day.

The 6-foot-6, 285-pound senior also has SEC offers from South Carolina and Kentucky.

Savage camped at Alabama last week, Auburn on Sunday and is scheduled to go to South Carolina and Kentucky later in the week. Tigers coach Nathan McDaniel confirmed his commitment to AL.com Tuesday night in a text.

"So proud of Jakori and his decision to commit to LSU," McDaniel said. "This is an offer that he has said he wanted from the very beginning of the process. We are extremely excited about Jakori's future as well as the rest of our kids."

McDaniel told AL.com on Monday that Savage would likely be a redshirt candidate as a freshman in order to add weight.

"I've told every college coach that comes through here that if Jakori ends up in the right spot, he will be a draft pick in five years," McDaniel said.

"He is probably a five-year player in college. Before he plays in the SEC, he needs to put on a little weight. A lot of colleges want to see him at 315 or 320.

"So I would guess he would redshirt that first year in order to get bigger, but he has everything it takes to be a great player."

McDaniel said Savage has approximately 15 offers so far. They include Troy, Louisiana Tech, Tulane and Southern Mississippi.

McDaniel also said Savage has a 3.37 core GPA, which should be attractive to many colleges.