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Brandon Harris insists he doesn't like attending football camps.

"You don't get enough reps," he said. "You get a rep, then you wait around while other quarterbacks throw. I'd much rather be throwing with my [high school] teammates. I like to make every rep count."

It's funny Harris would say that because camps have been so good to the Bossier City (La.) Parkway High 2014 quarterback. Camp performances have played no small role in why he's gone from being a relative unknown to being the fastest-rising player in the ESPN 300 who will soon choose a college out of a who's-who list of suitors.

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BATON ROUGE, La. -- Powered by its fertile recruiting ground, continued production of NFL talent and its dominant defense, LSU is No. 3 in the first college football future power rankings.

But are the Tigers destined to stay there? What could propel the Tigers even higher in the next three years? And what could cause them to stumble?

The Tigers will rise if: LSU will keep climbing if it can take advantage of an abundance of talent and a new offensive coordinator to turn around its sputtering offense.

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BATON ROUGE, La. -- With the ESPN 300 released Monday, here's a look at the top targets on LSU's board, ranked from most likely to commit to the Tigers to least likely.

1. WR Malachi Dupre (River Ridge, La./John Curtis)
6-foot-3, 187 pounds
ESPN 300 Rank: 28

Why they want him: LSU has stockpiled its receiving corps with shorter, quicker slot types. Dupre marks a return to bigger downfield threats in the mold of past Tigers like Rueben Randle.

Who else wants him: Dupre has been quiet on his suitors, but UCLA, Michigan, Alabama and Florida State lead the list of contenders.

Odds they get him: 65 percent

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BATON ROUGE, La. -- It's been since Jordan Jefferson in 2008 that one could find a Louisiana quarterback who met the four-star threshold.

Back then, before RecruitingNation issued stars, Jefferson was given an 80 score, which translates to four stars.

Brandon Harris (Bossier City, La./Parkway) broke that drought this year. And now he's done something no Louisiana quarterback has done in the RecruitingNation era.

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