Kevin Grisby, a former professional defensive back and longtime college coach, isn’t one for getting ahead of himself or celebrating an outcome before the process plays out.
But even he joked that he actually wished sometimes his even-keel son, Kameron Grisby, showed a little more excitement for his exploding (albeit early) recruiting process.
Kameron, the rising junior cornerback at University Lab, admitted Saturday was a special addition to his list of early offers, though, as he became one of Louisiana’s first 2028 prospects to receive an offer from LSU.
“It was a blessing,” Kameron said. “(U-High) coach (Andy) Martin called me and told me that he just got off the phone with (LSU cornerbacks) coach Corey Raymond and that I now have an offer from LSU … This is a definitely a big step right here to get an offer from LSU so soon, going into my junior year. So I know what I’ve got to work on now, and I know the position I’m in and I’ve just got to keep stacking days.”
He is just the sixth in-state 2028 prospect to report an offer from LSU and may be the first likely defensive back as Dunham’s Calvin Ursin Jr. and Westgate’s Cayden Lancelin, both of whom like Grisby have some experience on both sides of the ball, have been often projected as receivers.
Martin reached his budding young star just moments before the Cubs’ baseball team took the field prior to its 11-5 quarterfinal win against rival Parkview Baptist, a game in which Grisby scored as a pinch-runner as a highlight in a fifth inning that helped swing the game open.
Grisby said he hadn’t been told much yet about what Raymond and company saw that drove them to make the early move, though the eye test alone gives a pretty clear starting point.
At 6 feet and 2 1/2 inches and 183 pounds with a 78-inch wingspan, Grisby checks some immediate boxes Raymond and company look for in their secondary.
Grisby remains laser-focused on the work and the process, though.
“I feel a lot more comfortable at the corner position this year,” he told Louisiana vs. All Y’all on Wednesday on his development from sophomore season. “I’ve been doing a lot of work over the summer and at camps and stuff … I work out at 6 a.m. every morning before school, then we come after school and do afternoon workouts, then come to practice. And I’ve also been doing DB workouts to get my footwork down.”
He said the weight room has been a major focal point this offseason, and he has already visibly added notable muscle over the course of this school year, while also reporting 4.5-second 40-yard speed and positioning himself to be not only a top corner for the Cubs, but one of their top targets on offense.
Coincidentally, his quarterback will be 2028 classmate Knox Kiffin, who arrived this winter when father Lane Kiffin was hired by LSU, and another of U-High’s most promising wide receivers is Kevin Smith Jr., the son of the Tigers’ new running backs coach Kevin Smith.
“They’re great,” Grisby said. “Having to guard (Smith) every day is getting me better every day, so it’s a blessing. And then also me being on offense, us two on the same side and Knox throwing the ball is gonna be a great combo.”
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LSU joins Mississippi State last summer and Syracuse, Florida State, West Virginia and UNLV already this year as the first six program to offer Grisby.
“It’s good to see that, but he has a long way to go,” Kevin Grisby said. “He’s still growing in himself as a man and also as an athlete, but it’s good to see those things happen for him at an early stage. I think it’s gonna be a big motivation step for him as far as him really, really putting the work in and getting himself better on and off the field and in the classroom.”
Martin was complimentary this week of Kameron Grisby already being among the hard-working leaders in the program alongside several seniors.
And while Kameron may have still have half of his high school career ahead of him, he knows he’ll be hearing plenty the next two years from former U-High stars such as linebacker Keylan Moses and defensive end Lamar Brown, who signed with LSU the past two recruiting cycles.
Brown, the state’s top-ranked 2026 prospect, had already shared the offer announcement Saturday via Twitter with the message, “You know this home!!! UHigh —> LSU!!” while Kameron was still on the baseball field.
“Seeing that from him brings a big step that I can lean on knowing I’ve got guys there that I already now,” Kameron said.
You know this home!!!
UHigh➡️LSU!! https://t.co/wM7RkHyCU1— Lamar Brown (@lamar1brown) May 2, 2026
LSU’s 2028 in-state offers
1. Calvin Ursin Jr., Dunham WR/DB (April 8, 2025)
2. Caiden Bellard, Lafayette Christian RB (Feb. 13, 2026)
3. Shamar Evans, Ruston LB (March 5, 2026)
4. Cayden Lancelin, Westgate WR (March 22, 2026)
5. Chance Archangel, Westgate EDGE (March 22, 2026)
6. Kameron Grisby, University Lab DB (May 2, 2026)
