# LSU Tigers

Southeastern · Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
Head coach: Lane Kiffin · year one · 117-53 career over 15 seasons
Offense: Up-tempo · Defense: 4-2-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 7-6 (3-5 in conference)
- National title odds: +2200 (#10 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 8.5 (over priced -115)
- Returning starter games: 36%
- Schedule difficulty: 23rd-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 51% | 36/71 | 3/14 |
| Offensive line | 23% | 12/52 | 5/12 |
| Defensive front | 10% | 8/82 | 13/25 |
| Secondary | 63% | 39/62 | 8/15 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: DJ Pickett (CB), Tamarcus Cooley (SAF), Dashawn Spears (SAF), Braelin Moore (OL), Caden Durham (RB)
- Key departures (with destination): Garrett Nussmeier (QB), A.J. Haulcy (SAF), Harold Perkins Jr. (LB), Michael Van Buren Jr. (QB) – USF, Coen Echols (OL) – TXAM
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Sam Leavitt (QB) – ASU, Jackson Harris (WR) – HAW, Jayce Brown (WR) – KSU, Tre' Brown (WR) – ODU, Winston Watkins Jr. (WR) – MISS

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Jayce Brown, Malik Elzy, Roman Mothershed, Tyree Holloway
- WR-Z: Jackson Harris, Tre' Brown, Phillip Wright III
- WR-SL: Winston Watkins Jr., Eugene Wilson III, Corey Barber Jr.
- LT: Jordan Seaton, Sean Thompkins Jr., JaKolby Jones
- LG: Bo Bordelon, Devin Harper, Brett Bordelon
- C: Braelin Moore, William Satterwhite II, Braden Augustus
- RG: Aliou Bah, Ja'Quan Sprinkle, Solomon Thomas
- RT: Weston Davis, Darrin Strey, Brysten Martinez
- TE: Trey'Dez Green, Zach Grace, Malachi Thomas, JD LaFleur, JC Anderson
- QB: Sam Leavitt, Husan Longstreet, Landen Clark, Kaden Martin
- RB: Dilin Jones, Harlem Berry, Caden Durham, Rod Gainey Jr., Stacy Gage

### Defense

- LDE: Jordan Ross, Lamar Brown, Jaylen Brown
- LDT: Malik Blocton, Dominick McKinley, Shone Washington
- RDT: Deuce Geralds, Stephiylan Green, Richard Anderson
- RDE: Princewill Umanmielen, Dylan Carpenter, Damien Shanklin, Kolaj Cobbins
- WLB: Whit Weeks, Davhon Keys, Charles Ross II, Keylan Moses
- MLB: TJ Dottery, Tylen Singleton, Zach Weeks
- STAR: Dashawn Spears, CJ Jimcoily
- LCB: DJ Pickett, Ja'Keem Jackson, Havon Finney Jr.
- SS: Tamarcus Cooley, Jhase Thomas, Aiden Hall
- FS: Ty Benefield, Faheem Delane
- RCB: PJ Woodland, Michael Turner Jr., Dez Ellis

### Special Teams

- PT: Grant Chadwick, Hayden Craig
- PK: Scott Starzyk, Sean Perret, Gavin Higgins
- KO: Scott Starzyk, Sean Perret, Gavin Higgins
- LS: Silas Hall, Mack Mulhern
- H: Grant Chadwick, Hayden Craig
- INJ: Gabriel Reliford, Aidan Anding

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Clemson | Home | ABC | LSU -10.5 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | Home | SEC Network+ | – |
| 3 | Ole Miss | Away | ABC | LSU +2.5 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | Home | – | LSU -3 |
| 5 | McNeese Cowboys (FCS) | Home | SEC Network | – |
| 6 | Kentucky | Away | – | – |
| 7 | Mississippi State | Home | – | – |
| 8 | Auburn | Away | ESPN Networks | – |
| 10 | Alabama | Home | – | – |
| 11 | Texas | Home | – | – |
| 12 | Tennessee | Away | – | – |
| 13 | Arkansas | Away | – | – |

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Source: SharpData OS – https://www.sharpdataos.com/cfb/teams/lsu
Depth chart updated 2026-08-11. Odds shown are point-in-time snapshots.