National Signing Day has come and gone with high school recruits across the country deciding where they want to play college football.LSU finished the 2010 recruiting season strong, snagging 29 signees and ending with another top-10 class.Now the focus shifts to the 2011 recruiting season. The state of Louisiana seems to be overflowing with talent, and LSU is already reaping the benefits.The Tigers have already received seven verbal commitments for next year’s class, all of which reside in Louisiana.Rivals.com recruiting analyst Mike Scarborough said this class is oozing with talent and full of potential.”I think of the seven, there are probably four or five of them that are Rivals 100 type of guys,” Scarborough said.Scarborough said he sees potential for two or three of LSU’s commits to end with five-star rankings.”We’ll see what the guys at Rivals decide to do,” Scarborough said. “But if I was in the room and helping decide, I would certainly have La’El Collins, Kenny Hilliard and Anthony Johnson in the talk.”La’El Collins is a 6-foot-5-inch, 285-pound offensive tackle from Baton Rouge who committed to LSU back in September. The Redemptorist High School star has already been selected to play in the Army All-American Bowl and is viewed  as one of the top recruits in the entire 2011 class. Collins chose LSU over a slew of offers, including Southeastern Conference schools Florida and Tennessee.Running back Kenny Hilliard of Patterson, La., is one of the biggest names in recruiting this season. Football runs deep in Kenny’s blood, as he is the nephew of an LSU football legend, Dalton Hilliard, and cousin of former NFL wide receiver Ike Hilliard.Kenny Hilliard, who committed to LSU in December, was also one of three running backs selected early to play in the All-American Bowl. He turned down offers from Alabama, Tennessee, Miami, Minnesota, Texas A&M, Notre Dame and Tulsa in favor of LSU.New Orleans native Anthony Johnson, the final recruit Scarborough thought worthy of five stars, was also one of the first 19 to be invited to play in the All-American Bowl. “Freak” Johnson has definitely earned his nickname and is viewed as possibly the top defensive tackle recruit in the 2011 class. The O. Perry Walker High School standout was formerly committed to Tennessee before current LSU running backs coach Frank Wilson arrived in Baton Rouge.Wilson was the chief recruiter at Tennessee and had taken the lead role in recruiting Johnson. When Wilson made the coaching change, Johnson reconsidered his commitment. Johnson switched his verbal commitment to LSU in December, showing the impact of LSU’s new recruiting coordinators.”Frank Wilson has had a big impact since he’s arrived at LSU,” Scarborough said. “That’s why they’ve got a lot of these guys committed right now.”Looking ahead at positions LSU needs to fill with the 2011 class, Scarborough said one of the bigger concerns may be at quarterback. LSU picked up one quarterback commitment in the 2010 class with Zach Lee, a native of McKinney, Texas. Lee, a two-sport athlete who also pitches for his high school baseball team, is still a question mark for LSU, as he may enter the Major League Baseball draft this summer.”Depending on what Zach Lee does, and how high he gets drafted, and if he goes to pro baseball, that could be a real big need position,” Scarborough said. “If he goes, you need to sign two quarterbacks.”Scarborough also said LSU needs to get commitments from big name wide receivers, a marquee linebacker and some stout defensive backs, but it all comes down to rebuilding the offensive and defensive line depth.—————Contact Mark Clements at [email protected]