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2026 preseason report

Historical preseason snapshot from 2026-07-29, including roster context and illustrative season projections. This is not a live injury feed.

What every system says

LSU's rank in each system (1 = best). Middle rank 3 across 8 systems; best 1, worst 7, so they disagree by 6 places.

Lab EPA
#2
Through week 82026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
Lab SRS
#5
up 12026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 8 · built 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
SP+
#4
up 22026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 9 · captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.
Elo
#6
up 22026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
FPI
#7
up 12026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CORE
#2
no change · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:002026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CFBD SRS
#1
no change2026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
WEPA
#2
no change2026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
Compare every team

FPI context

ESPN FPI via CFBD · 2026

Résumé and schedule

Results earned and schedule difficulty

Strength of record
#16 of 138
Schedule strength
#23 of 138
Remaining schedule strength
#1 of 138
Game control
#5 of 138

Unit efficiency

Performance by unit

Overall
#7 of 138
Offense
#21 of 138
Defense
#1 of 138
Special teams
#90 of 138

Ranks calculated among rated FBS teams; ties share rank. #1 means strongest résumé, hardest schedule, best game control or highest efficiency. These are separate measures, not a combined forecast. Captured Oct 30, 2026, 06:02:01 CDT. FPI supplies no results-through week; capture time records when we received it.

Why the ratings disagree

LSU · 2026. Each system answers a different question. The cards show each source's rank (published or computed here) and coverage, so a rank gap can also reflect which teams have data.

Record

6-2 wins–losses

No rank assigned

Results earned. Wins and losses do not account for opponent strength or victory margin.

2026, provider Week 9; captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00

SP+ workbook record

Descriptive EPA

0.254 net EPA/play

#2

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

Observed per-play efficiency after opponent adjustment. FBS-vs-FBS plays; no preseason strength prior. Sparse schedules can produce sharp early movement.

2026, through CFBD Week 8; opponent adjusted ridge

Lab EPA from CFBD plays

Local predictive SRS

18.36 points

#5 · Up 1 place since the previous CFBD cutoff

2026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 8 · built 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

This season's 8 games, with recent games counting a bit more: average margin +20.93 (with blowouts capped at 35 points and overtime games counted as a 1-point result, then 2.5 points of home field removed) against opponents averaging +2.05, schedule #23 of 138 (#1 = toughest); 1 FCS opponent counts at −25; FBS opponents alone average +5.98. That is worth +22.98 on its own; the preseason prior of +2.14 still carries 22% of the weight, giving +18.36.

How each game enters this SRS rating

LSU · 2026, through CFBD Week 8. Margins are team minus opponent. The fit caps margins and treats overtime as a one-point result before adjusting for venue. Recent games carry more weight; the fit share includes the preseason prior in its denominator.

GameRaw margin → transformedVenue adjustmentRecency weightFit shareOpponent ratingMargin termOpponent termTotal term
Week 1 · Clemson
home · 2026-09-05 · ID 401856660		+41.00 → +35.00-2.500.76378.47%+1.522.7520.1292.881
Week 2 · Louisiana Tech
home · 2026-09-12 · ID 401867796		+31.00 → +31.00-2.500.79378.80%+1.302.5080.1142.623
Week 3 · Ole Miss
away · 2026-09-19 · ID 401856688		-8.00 → -8.00+2.500.82499.15%+14.02-0.5031.2820.779
Week 4 · Texas A&M
home · 2026-09-26 · ID 401856702		+29.00 → +29.00-2.500.85729.51%+7.082.5190.6733.192
Week 5 · McNeese
home · 2026-10-03 · ID 401856706		+49.00 → +35.00-2.500.89099.88%-25.00 (fixed lower division)3.211-2.4700.741
Week 6 · Kentucky
away · 2026-10-10 · ID 401856715		-1.00 → -1.00 (OT)+2.500.925910.27%+8.460.1540.8681.022
Week 7 · Mississippi State
home · 2026-10-17 · ID 401856720		+31.00 → +31.00-2.500.962210.67%+3.453.0410.3683.409
Week 8 · Auburn
away · 2026-10-24 · ID 401856728		+21.00 → +21.00+2.501.000011.09%+5.672.6060.6293.235

Game terms +17.88 points; prior term +0.47 points. Their unrounded sum is the fitted rating +18.36 points. The preseason prior is +2.14 with 22.18% of the fit weight. Displayed values are rounded; the producer checks the unrounded identity within 0.00000001 points.

These are additive terms of the current fit, not the effect of removing a game. Opponent ratings already reflect the connected schedule. Lower-division opponents use the fixed anchor, not an individually fitted rating. The rating's model-based 95% band is ±8.7 points; this decomposition does not reduce uncertainty or assign causal effects.

Download fitted terms and source hashes

Estimated strength from schedule-adjusted scoring margins, margin caps, home-field adjustment and recency weighting. Half of prior-season strength, including postseason, carries forward with two games of weight. SRS includes FCS opponents under a fixed strength assumption. 8 current games; prior available.

2026, through CFBD Week 8; generated 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00

Lab SRS from CFBD scores

External SP+

25.2 SP+ points

#4 · Up 2 places

2026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 9 · captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.

Bill Connelly's published predictive strength estimate. Its method and scale differ from local SRS.

2026, provider Week 9; captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00

Bill Connelly SP+ workbook

External CORE

27.29 net points per 100 offensive + 100 defensive plays

#2 of 138 by overall (ranked here; CORE publishes no rank)

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams in this CORE board · 2026, through regular Week 8; model core-v1; captured 2026-10-30T11:02:06.855798+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

CFBD's context- and opponent-relative efficiency. Offense is higher-better; defense is points allowed above average, so lower is better; overall is offense minus defense. It counts only pass and rush plays from FBS-vs-FBS games, with no special teams, overtime or garbage time; early-week values are pulled toward average but are still uncertain, and it is not a résumé ranking. Its scale is not comparable to EPA, SRS or SP+. Offense 10.76 on 438 plays; defense -16.53 on 336 plays.

2026, through regular Week 8; model core-v1; captured 2026-10-30T11:02:06.855798+00:00

CFBD CORE ratingCORE board: offense vs defense

EPA ranks LSU 3 places higher than local SRS at the matched cutoff. This identifies a disagreement; it does not isolate its cause. SP+ movement compares provider weeks 8 and 9. Provider weeks may differ from CFBD weeks, so no cross-provider rank gap is calculated. CORE reports its own inclusive cutoff and is shown beside these systems for comparison only; it is an external research rating and is never blended into the lab's opponent-adjusted EPA, local SRS or any pick.

Team ratings and rank gaps are not matchup spreads or win probabilities. Matchup context and a calibrated forecast mapping are required. Do not average EPA, SRS, SP+ and CORE values across their different scales.

Read local SRS assumptions and forecast evidence

Program context

2026 · CFBD records, polls, recruiting, coaches
Record
6-2 · conf 3-2 · home 5-0 · away 1-2 · expected wins 7.0
Polls (Week 9)
AP Top 25 #15 · Coaches Poll #13
CFP latest
not published
CFP final
not published
Against the spread
2026: 4-4 ATS (+6.3 avg) · 2025: 4-9 ATS (-4.2 avg)
Head coach
Lane Kiffin · hired 2025-11-30 · 0-0 over 1 captured season
Recruiting classes
2024 #7 (279 pts) · 2025 #10 (282 pts) · 2026 #11 (273 pts)
Returning
21% of production · 27% of usage
Passing, receiving and rushing detail
CategoryProductionUsage
Passing13%1%
Receiving20%16%
Rushing40%70%

Shares of prior-season PPA and usage returning in each category. Missing values are unavailable.

Provider values from CFBD captures dated 2026-09-22, 2026-10-30. head coach for the season; tenure counts cover only the captured seasons, hire date is the provider's. Returning usage carries no signal beyond returning production in this repo's research; neither is a model input.

Recruiting by position group

2023–2026 classes · High school · CFBD · captured 2026-10-30 UTC

Position groupCommitsAvg. starsAvg. ratingTotal rating
Defensive Back233.610.905320.82
Defensive Line163.940.925714.81
Linebacker113.910.912110.03
Offensive Line163.750.922014.75
Quarterback33.670.87562.63
Receiver163.940.928414.86
Running Back54.200.94524.73
Special Teams44.000.90363.61

Recruiting class aggregates, not current roster strength. Commits count recruits across the window; total rating also reflects class size. JUCO, prep-school and transfer ratings are excluded. These values do not enter the prediction model.

Player efficiency and usage

2026 · observed 2026-10-30 UTC

Passing and rushing WEPA adjust efficiency for opponents. Kicker PAAR measures points added above replacement. Higher is better within each metric. Metric rows are ordered by sample size, followed by usage-only players. Usage is the share of team plays involving the player within each category; categories overlap and should not be added. CFBD definitions

Player / historyMetricValuePlays / attemptsOverall usageUsage detailRecruiting
Sam Leavitt · QB

CFBD athlete 5078810. Arizona State (2024–2025); LSU (2026–2026); Michigan State (2023–2023)

Passing WEPA0.64325150.2%
Pass 85.0% · Rush 19.0%

1st 45.5% · 2nd 49.8% · 3rd 61.0%

Standard downs 42.8% · Passing downs 69.3%

2023: 4★ · 0.9026
Dilin Jones · RB

CFBD athlete 5079482. LSU (2026–2026); Wisconsin (2024–2025)

Rushing WEPA0.09713628.1%
Pass 11.1% · Rush 45.1%

1st 32.8% · 2nd 29.9% · 3rd 16.1%

Standard downs 32.9% · Passing downs 15.6%

2024: 4★ · 0.9364
Sam Leavitt · QB

CFBD athlete 5078810. Arizona State (2024–2025); LSU (2026–2026); Michigan State (2023–2023)

Rushing WEPA0.3947050.2%
Pass 85.0% · Rush 19.0%

1st 45.5% · 2nd 49.8% · 3rd 61.0%

Standard downs 42.8% · Passing downs 69.3%

2023: 4★ · 0.9026
Scott Starzyk · PK

CFBD athlete 5219533. Arkansas (2025–2025); LSU (2026–2026)

Kicker PAAR-0.69011—
Pass — · Rush —

1st — · 2nd — · 3rd —

Standard downs — · Passing downs —

2025: 3★ · 0.8267
Brayden Allen · WR

CFBD athlete 5276651. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——1.0%
Pass 2.1% · Rush 0.0%

1st 2.0% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0%

Standard downs 1.3% · Passing downs 0.0%

Not linked
Caden Durham · RB

CFBD athlete 5079379. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——3.3%
Pass 0.0% · Rush 6.5%

1st 2.3% · 2nd 5.9% · 3rd 1.6%

Standard downs 3.8% · Passing downs 1.9%

Not linked
Corey Barber Jr. · WR

CFBD athlete 5266919. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——4.0%
Pass 7.6% · Rush 0.6%

1st 3.7% · 2nd 2.6% · 3rd 3.3%

Standard downs 3.5% · Passing downs 5.3%

Not linked
Eugene Wilson · WR

CFBD athlete 4921154. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——6.7%
Pass 12.4% · Rush 1.5%

1st 7.0% · 2nd 6.2% · 3rd 7.6%

Standard downs 7.1% · Passing downs 5.6%

Not linked
Harlem Berry · RB

CFBD athlete 5122231. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——6.1%
Pass 1.1% · Rush 11.2%

1st 6.6% · 2nd 8.0% · 3rd 2.0%

Standard downs 6.7% · Passing downs 4.5%

Not linked
Husan Longstreet · QB

CFBD athlete 5141563. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——7.6%
Pass 11.9% · Rush 4.5%

1st 7.4% · 2nd 7.7% · 3rd 6.1%

Standard downs 6.8% · Passing downs 10.2%

Not linked
JC Anderson · TE

CFBD athlete 5209345. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——1.0%
Pass 2.1% · Rush 0.0%

1st 2.0% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0%

Standard downs 1.3% · Passing downs 0.0%

Not linked
Jackson Harris · WR

CFBD athlete 5114311. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——8.1%
Pass 17.0% · Rush 0.0%

1st 7.7% · 2nd 7.6% · 3rd 9.3%

Standard downs 7.7% · Passing downs 8.9%

Not linked
Jayce Brown · WR

CFBD athlete 5121334. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——3.6%
Pass 7.7% · Rush 0.4%

1st 6.1% · 2nd 1.5% · 3rd 0.0%

Standard downs 4.2% · Passing downs 1.8%

Not linked
Joshua Jackson · WR

CFBD athlete 5084904. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——1.0%
Pass 2.1% · Rush 0.0%

1st 0.0% · 2nd 3.1% · 3rd 0.0%

Standard downs 1.3% · Passing downs 0.0%

Not linked
Landen Clark · QB

CFBD athlete 5224789. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——9.8%
Pass 12.2% · Rush 7.7%

1st 10.0% · 2nd 7.0% · 3rd 13.7%

Standard downs 9.6% · Passing downs 10.2%

Not linked
Malik Elzy · WR

CFBD athlete 4870696. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——2.5%
Pass 5.1% · Rush 0.0%

1st 1.7% · 2nd 1.5% · 3rd 6.8%

Standard downs 1.4% · Passing downs 5.3%

Not linked
Phillip Wright III · WR

CFBD athlete 5149484. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——3.8%
Pass 7.4% · Rush 1.0%

1st 3.4% · 2nd 3.3% · 3rd 6.1%

Standard downs 3.1% · Passing downs 5.9%

Not linked
Rod Gainey Jr. · RB

CFBD athlete 5228646. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——2.0%
Pass 0.0% · Rush 3.8%

1st 2.0% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 5.9%

Standard downs 1.3% · Passing downs 4.3%

Not linked
Roman Mothershed · WR

CFBD athlete 5227998. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——2.5%
Pass 4.7% · Rush 0.0%

1st 1.3% · 2nd 2.8% · 3rd 5.3%

Standard downs 1.3% · Passing downs 5.5%

Not linked
Stacy Gage · RB

CFBD athlete 5079405. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——5.9%
Pass 2.1% · Rush 9.5%

1st 4.1% · 2nd 7.1% · 3rd 7.5%

Standard downs 5.7% · Passing downs 6.3%

Not linked
Tre' Brown III · WR

CFBD athlete 5295918. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——4.0%
Pass 8.2% · Rush 0.0%

1st 4.8% · 2nd 3.6% · 3rd 3.3%

Standard downs 4.7% · Passing downs 2.2%

Not linked
Trey'Dez Green · TE

CFBD athlete 5079420. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——8.4%
Pass 16.8% · Rush 1.2%

1st 5.9% · 2nd 7.2% · 3rd 16.1%

Standard downs 5.2% · Passing downs 15.5%

Not linked
Tyree Holloway · WR

CFBD athlete 5331747. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——1.6%
Pass 3.2% · Rush 0.0%

1st 2.2% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 2.9%

Standard downs 1.4% · Passing downs 2.1%

Not linked
Winston Watkins · WR

CFBD athlete 5141697. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——8.9%
Pass 17.3% · Rush 1.2%

1st 8.0% · 2nd 8.5% · 3rd 10.2%

Standard downs 7.5% · Passing downs 12.3%

Not linked
Zach Grace · TE

CFBD athlete 5158450. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——2.2%
Pass 4.6% · Rush 0.0%

1st 2.3% · 2nd 2.2% · 3rd 2.0%

Standard downs 1.7% · Passing downs 3.2%

Not linked

Transfers

Incoming · 44 reported
PlayerFromDateStars / ratingEligibility
Achilles Woods · DLSouth Alabama2026-01-113★ / 0.8500Immediate
Aliou Bah · IOLMaryland2026-01-144★ / 0.9200TBD
Dae'Quan Wright · TEOle Miss2026-08-204★ / —Immediate
Darrin Strey · OTKentucky2026-01-123★ / 0.8700Immediate
Devin Harper · IOLOle Miss2026-01-164★ / 0.9200Immediate
Dilin Jones · RBWisconsin2026-01-133★ / 0.8600Immediate
Eugene Wilson III · WRFlorida2026-01-074★ / 0.9300Immediate
Faheem Delane · SOhio State2026-01-124★ / 0.9000Immediate
Hayden Craig · PFlorida2026-01-073★ / —Immediate
Husan Longstreet · QBUSC2026-01-144★ / 0.9200Immediate
Ja'Mard Jones Jr. · OTNicholls2026-01-163★ / 0.8500Immediate
Jackson Harris · WRHawai'i2026-01-043★ / 0.8900Immediate
Jayce Brown · WRKansas State2026-01-074★ / 0.9200Immediate
Jaylen Brown · EDGESouth Carolina2026-01-083★ / 0.8600Immediate
Ja’Quan Sprinkle · IOLNorth Carolina Central2026-01-083★ / 0.8600Immediate
Jordan Ross · EDGETennessee2026-01-094★ / 0.9300Immediate
Jordan Seaton · OTColorado2026-01-135★ / 0.9800Immediate
Josh Jackson · WRMcNeese2026-01-093★ / 0.8500Immediate
Junior Tuihalamaka · EDGENotre Dame2026-08-204★ / —Immediate
Kaden Martin · QBMiddle Tennessee2026-05-06— / —Immediate
Landen Clark · QBElon2026-01-133★ / 0.8600Immediate
Mack Mulhern · LSFlorida2026-01-07— / —Immediate
Malachi Thomas · TEPittsburgh2026-01-053★ / 0.8600Immediate
Malik Blocton · DLAuburn2026-01-083★ / 0.8900Immediate
Malik Elzy · WRIllinois2026-01-093★ / 0.8600Immediate
Mason Dossett · SBaylor2026-01-143★ / 0.8500Immediate
Princewill Umanmielen · EDGEOle Miss2026-01-155★ / 0.9800Immediate
Raycine Guillory · RBUtah2026-01-053★ / 0.8500Immediate
Rod Gainey Jr. · RBCharlotte2026-01-063★ / 0.8500TBD
Roman Mothershed · WRTroy2026-01-123★ / 0.8500Immediate
Sam Leavitt · QBArizona State2026-01-125★ / 0.9800Immediate
Scott Starzyk · KArkansas2026-01-083★ / —Immediate
Sean Thompkins Jr. · OTBaylor2026-01-163★ / 0.8800Immediate
Stacy Gage · RBUCF2026-01-173★ / 0.8500Immediate
Stephiylan Green · DLClemson2026-01-064★ / 0.9100Immediate
TJ Dottery · LBOle Miss2026-01-154★ / 0.9100Immediate
Tre' Brown III · WROld Dominion2026-01-074★ / 0.9000Immediate
Treylan James · SSouthern2026-01-093★ / 0.8400Immediate
Ty Benefield · SBoise State2026-01-064★ / 0.9400Immediate
Tyree Holloway · WRWest Florida2026-01-103★ / 0.8500Immediate
William Satterwhite · IOLTennessee2026-01-103★ / 0.8700Immediate
Winston Watkins · WROle Miss2026-01-124★ / 0.9100Immediate
Zach Grace · TEOregon2026-01-163★ / 0.8500Immediate
Zxavian Harris · DLOle Miss2026-08-194★ / —Immediate
Outgoing · 41 reported
PlayerToDateStars / ratingEligibility
Aeron Burrell · KNorth Carolina2026-01-103★ / —Immediate
Ahmad Breaux · DLKentucky2026-01-063★ / 0.8500Immediate
Ashton Stamps · CBArizona State2026-01-073★ / 0.8600Immediate
Austin Ausberry · SBaylor2026-01-193★ / 0.8500Immediate
CJ Jackson · EDGEVanderbilt2026-01-093★ / 0.8600Immediate
Caden Durham · RBNot reported2026-01-124★ / 0.9100Withdrawn
Carius Curne · OTOle Miss2026-01-064★ / 0.9400Immediate
Coen Echols · IOLTexas A&M2026-01-043★ / 0.8700Immediate
Colin Hurley · QBMichigan2026-01-133★ / 0.8500Immediate
DJ Chester · OTMississippi State2026-01-123★ / 0.8600Immediate
Dashawn Spears · SNot reported2025-12-314★ / —Withdrawn
Destyn Hill · WRTulane2026-01-104★ / —Immediate
Donovan Green · TEOklahoma State2026-01-083★ / 0.8600Immediate
Ethan Calloway · OTWake Forest2026-01-133★ / 0.8500Immediate
Isaiah Stone · WRGeorgia State2026-01-133★ / 0.8200Immediate
JT Lindsey · RBOle Miss2026-01-123★ / 0.8600Immediate
Jacob Bradford · SWest Virginia2026-01-123★ / 0.8700Immediate
Jaiden Braker · LBNot reported2026-01-074★ / —Withdrawn
Jardin Gilbert · SMississippi State2026-01-123★ / 0.8600Immediate
Javien Toviano · SNot reported2025-12-263★ / 0.8600Immediate
Jelani Watkins · WRArkansas2026-01-123★ / 0.8600Immediate
Joel Rogers · SUTSA2026-01-153★ / 0.8600Immediate
Ju'Juan Johnson · RBSyracuse2026-01-063★ / 0.8700Immediate
Kaleb Jackson · RBNorth Carolina2026-01-203★ / 0.8600Immediate
Khayree Lee Jr. · IOLSouth Alabama2026-01-093★ / —Immediate
Kylan Billiot · WRJames Madison2026-01-093★ / 0.8600Immediate
Kyle Parker · WROhio State2026-01-163★ / 0.8700Immediate
Michael Van Buren Jr. · QBSouth Florida2026-01-073★ / 0.8600Immediate
Nic Anderson · WRKentucky2026-01-143★ / 0.8800Immediate
Ory Williams · OTTennessee2026-01-063★ / 0.8600Immediate
Paul Mubenga · IOLNebraska2026-01-133★ / 0.8700Immediate
Princeton Malbrue · LBLouisiana2026-01-133★ / 0.8200Immediate
Sydir Mitchell · DLWake Forest2026-01-113★ / 0.8500Immediate
TaRon Francis · WRWest Virginia2026-01-083★ / 0.8700Immediate
Tre People · QBNot reported2026-01-023★ / —Immediate
Tyler Miller · OTMississippi State2026-01-133★ / 0.8700Immediate
Tyree Adams · OTTexas A&M2026-01-073★ / 0.8700Immediate
Wallace Foster IV · CBFlorida Atlantic2026-01-093★ / —Immediate
Walter Mathis Jr. · DLAuburn2026-01-154★ / 0.9100Immediate
Weston Davis · OTNot reported2026-01-044★ / —Withdrawn
Zion Williams · DLTexas2026-01-083★ / 0.8600Immediate

Transfer observations can include unresolved destinations. CFBD supplies no timezone for transfer dates and no athlete ID linking these records to the efficiency table. These observations do not establish current roster membership or game availability.

Descriptive context only; no player or transfer value enters the prediction model. Adjusted metrics require unambiguous season/team history. Usage-only rows use the captured athlete ID and team; conflicting usage identities are omitted. Missing values are unavailable, not zero. Provider coverage is incomplete.

Coaching eras

Continuous appointments at LSU. Records are CFBD-attributed results; active tenures and the current season may be incomplete.

Lane Kiffin · career 117–53 across 15 seasons and 5 schools

Tenure timeline · 28 appointments

  1. 2026–present · Lane Kiffin · active at capture

    0–0 · 0 attributed games · 1 seasons

    Hired 2025-11-30. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  2. 2025–2025 · Frank Wilson · interim

    2–3 · 5 attributed games · 1 seasons

    Hired 2025-10-26. Effective dates: 2025-11-08 to unknown.

  3. 2022–2025 · Brian Kelly

    34–14 · 48 attributed games · 4 seasons

    Hired 2021-11-30. Effective dates: unknown to 2025-11-08.

  4. 2021–2021 · Brad Davis

    0–1 · 1 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution

    Hired 2021-11-28. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  5. 2016–2021 · Ed Orgeron

    51–20 · 71 attributed games · 6 seasons · incomplete attribution

    Hired 2016-11-26. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  6. 2005–2016 · Les Miles

    114–34 · 148 attributed games · 12 seasons · incomplete attribution

    Hired 2005-01-02. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  7. 2000–2004 · Nick Saban

    48–16 · 64 attributed games · 5 seasons

    Hired 1999-10-31. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  8. 1995–1999 · Gerry DiNardo

    33–24–1 · 58 attributed games · 5 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  9. 1991–1994 · Curley Hallman

    16–28 · 44 attributed games · 4 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  10. 1987–1990 · Mike Archer

    27–18–1 · 46 attributed games · 4 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  11. 1984–1986 · Bill Arnsparger

    26–8–2 · 36 attributed games · 3 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  12. 1980–1983 · Jerry Stovall

    22–21–2 · 45 attributed games · 4 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  13. 1962–1979 · Charles McClendon

    135–61–7 · 203 attributed games · 18 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  14. 1955–1961 · Paul Dietzel

    46–24–3 · 73 attributed games · 7 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  15. 1948–1954 · Gaynell Tinsley

    35–34–6 · 75 attributed games · 7 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  16. 1935–1947 · Bernie Moore

    83–39–6 · 128 attributed games · 13 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  17. 1932–1934 · Biff Jones

    20–5–6 · 31 attributed games · 3 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  18. 1928–1931 · Russ Cohen

    23–13–1 · 37 attributed games · 4 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  19. 1923–1927 · Mike Donahue

    23–19–3 · 45 attributed games · 5 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  20. 1922–1922 · Irving Pray

    3–7 · 10 attributed games · 1 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  21. 1919–1919 · Irving Pray

    6–2 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  22. 1917–1917 · Wayne Sutton

    3–5 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  23. 1916–1916 · Dana Bible

    1–0–2 · 3 attributed games · 1 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  24. 1914–1915 · E.T. McDonald

    10–6–1 · 17 attributed games · 2 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  25. 1911–1913 · Pat Dwyer

    16–7–2 · 25 attributed games · 3 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  26. 1909–1910 · John Mayhew

    7–7 · 14 attributed games · 2 seasons · incomplete attribution

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  27. 1909–1909 · Joe Pritchard

    6–2 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  28. 1902–1902 · W.S. Boreland

    6–1 · 7 attributed games · 1 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

Season résumé · 2015–2026

Coach-attributed records appear beside team-season ratings, recruiting and poll context. Shared seasons appear once per coach; rows are not assigned to individual stints. Ratings describe team performance, not a causal coaching effect.

Season / coachRecordConferencePostseasonSP+SRSRecruiting rankFinal poll
2026 · Lane Kiffin · incomplete attribution0–0——22.625.211—
2025 · Brian Kelly5–32–30–010.38.210—
2025 · Frank Wilson2–31–20–110.38.210—
2024 · Brian Kelly9–45–31–015.912.97—
2023 · Brian Kelly10–36–21–019.117.1612
2022 · Brian Kelly10–46–31–016.214.81216
2021 · Ed Orgeron · incomplete attribution6–6——4.15.44—
2021 · Brad Davis · incomplete attribution0–1——4.15.44—
2020 · Ed Orgeron5–55–50–064.24—
2019 · Ed Orgeron15–09–02–033.134.251
2018 · Ed Orgeron10–35–31–024.218.315—
2017 · Ed Orgeron9–46–20–121.112.1718
2016 · Les Miles · incomplete attribution2–2——25.321.2213
2016 · Ed Orgeron · incomplete attribution6–2——25.321.2213
2015 · Les Miles9–35–31–019.716.2516
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Source: CFBD · captured 2026-10-26T02:02:59.394463+00:00 UTC. Season résumé covers 2015–2026; timeline spans all returned tenures. — means unavailable. Career summaries cover active coaches at capture. This snapshot is descriptive and is not a pregame cutoff.

CFBD season overview

2026 stored season snapshot, including postseason and garbage time. Raw CFBD PPA is not opponent-adjusted EPA or player WEPA. No week cutoff; these values do not enter our forecasts.

Captured 2026-10-26 04:10:14.047809 UTC · Source data

Stat rankings

CFBD FBS ranks · source updated 2026-10-25 13:15:27 UTC · calculated 2026-10-26 04:10:14 UTC · provider cache expiry 2026-10-26 04:20:14 UTC. Rank 1 is best; percentiles use CFBD’s 0–100 scale.

StatisticOffense rank / populationPercentileDefense rank / populationPercentile
PPA / play16 / 13889.111 / 13892.7
Success rate5 / 13897.19 / 13894.2
Explosiveness90 / 13835.053 / 13862.0
Standard-down success10 / 13893.421 / 13885.4
Passing-down success8 / 13894.912 / 13892.0
Pass PPA13 / 13891.23 / 13898.5
Rush PPA46 / 13867.238 / 13873.0
Pass explosiveness70 / 13849.610 / 13893.4
Rush explosiveness99 / 13828.584 / 13839.4
Line yards63 / 13854.76 / 13896.4
Second-level yards40 / 13871.520 / 13886.1
Open-field yards81 / 13841.673 / 13847.4
Stuff rate54 / 13861.318 / 13887.6
Power success36 / 13874.5T47 / 13866.1
HavocT66 / 13852.25 / 13897.1
Front-seven havocT49 / 13864.28 / 13894.9
DB havocT82 / 13838.3T14 / 13890.1
Points / opportunity29 / 13879.618 / 13887.6
Average field positionT26 / 13881.4T48 / 13863.9
Field-position expected points24 / 13883.230 / 13878.8

Player PPA and usage

Ordered by overall usage. Open a player for pass, rush, down and situation splits. Usage is the provider’s share of team plays in each situation; PPA is the provider’s average or total for that player. Missing values stay blank (—); play counts are not supplied here. Standard downs are 1st down, 2nd-and-7 or shorter, and 3rd/4th-and-4 or shorter; other situations are passing downs.

Sam Leavitt · QBUsage 50.2% · Avg PPA 0.444 · Total 143.542
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.444143.54250.2%
Pass0.472122.79585.0%
Rush0.41025.41319.0%
1st down0.14519.75145.5%
2nd down0.36438.25049.8%
3rd down0.81558.69661.0%
Standard downs0.29358.39742.8%
Passing downs0.68785.14569.3%
Dilin Jones · RBUsage 28.1% · Avg PPA 0.098 · Total 17.742
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.09817.74228.1%
Pass0.38913.21811.1%
Rush0.0314.52445.1%
1st down-0.017-1.69632.8%
2nd down0.1177.37329.9%
3rd down0.57910.99316.1%
Standard downs0.07010.76332.9%
Passing downs0.2496.97915.6%
Landen Clark · QBUsage 9.8% · Avg PPA 0.251 · Total 14.031
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.25114.0319.8%
Pass0.0541.84612.2%
Rush0.55412.1847.7%
1st down0.3078.29610.0%
2nd down0.4646.0317.0%
3rd down0.5097.12913.7%
Standard downs0.32813.1029.6%
Passing downs0.0580.92810.2%
Winston Watkins · WRUsage 8.9% · Avg PPA 0.607 · Total 34.594
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.60734.5948.9%
Pass0.68836.46017.3%
Rush-0.467-1.8661.2%
1st down0.2616.2588.0%
2nd down0.1672.9988.5%
3rd down1.48117.77510.2%
Standard downs0.30310.5897.5%
Passing downs1.09124.00512.3%
Trey'Dez Green · TEUsage 8.4% · Avg PPA 1.108 · Total 31.034
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall1.10831.0348.4%
Pass1.13829.57816.8%
Rush0.7281.4571.2%
1st down0.6375.7355.9%
2nd down0.8767.0057.2%
3rd down1.59015.90116.1%
Standard downs0.7999.5865.2%
Passing downs1.34121.44915.5%
Jackson Harris · WRUsage 8.1% · Avg PPA 1.075 · Total 55.910
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall1.07555.9108.1%
Pass1.07555.91017.0%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down0.63914.6987.7%
2nd down1.02316.3727.6%
3rd down1.53116.8369.3%
Standard downs0.82929.8597.7%
Passing downs1.62826.0508.9%
Husan Longstreet · QBUsage 7.6% · Avg PPA 0.648 · Total 9.727
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.6489.7277.6%
Pass0.7867.85711.9%
Rush0.3741.8694.5%
1st down0.4012.8107.4%
2nd down0.3261.6287.7%
3rd down1.5833.1666.1%
Standard downs0.4614.6096.8%
Passing downs1.0245.11810.2%
Eugene Wilson · WRUsage 6.7% · Avg PPA 0.233 · Total 10.011
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.23310.0116.7%
Pass0.31712.06212.4%
Rush-0.410-2.0511.5%
1st down-0.088-1.8477.0%
2nd down0.2292.9716.2%
3rd down0.9878.8867.6%
Standard downs0.0973.2047.1%
Passing downs0.6816.8065.6%
Harlem Berry · RBUsage 6.1% · Avg PPA 0.152 · Total 5.327
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.1525.3276.1%
Pass0.0780.2341.1%
Rush0.1595.09211.2%
1st down0.2534.5496.6%
2nd down-0.025-0.3818.0%
3rd down0.5801.1592.0%
Standard downs0.1293.6176.7%
Passing downs0.2441.7094.5%
Stacy Gage · RBUsage 5.9% · Avg PPA 0.238 · Total 5.955
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.2385.9555.9%
Pass-0.173-0.6912.1%
Rush0.3166.6469.5%
1st down0.5854.6764.1%
2nd down-0.248-2.4807.1%
3rd down0.2021.2137.5%
Standard downs0.3786.7965.7%
Passing downs-0.120-0.8416.3%
Corey Barber Jr. · WRUsage 4.0% · Avg PPA 0.922 · Total 12.911
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.92212.9114.0%
Pass1.05513.7197.6%
Rush-0.808-0.8080.6%
1st down1.1156.6903.7%
2nd down-0.081-0.2422.6%
3rd down2.8425.6843.3%
Standard downs1.1089.9683.5%
Passing downs0.5892.9435.3%
Tre' Brown III · WRUsage 4.0% · Avg PPA 0.527 · Total 3.688
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.5273.6884.0%
Pass0.5273.6888.2%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down0.6542.6164.8%
2nd down-0.373-0.7473.6%
3rd down1.8191.8193.3%
Standard downs0.6463.8754.7%
Passing downs-0.187-0.1872.2%
Phillip Wright III · WRUsage 3.8% · Avg PPA 0.772 · Total 5.403
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.7725.4033.8%
Pass0.9055.4297.4%
Rush-0.026-0.0261.0%
1st down-0.130-0.3893.4%
2nd down1.3022.6033.3%
3rd down1.5953.1896.1%
Standard downs0.6252.5023.1%
Passing downs0.9672.9015.9%
Jayce Brown · WRUsage 3.6% · Avg PPA 0.102 · Total 1.536
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.1021.5363.6%
Pass0.1111.5547.7%
Rush-0.018-0.0180.4%
1st down0.0700.8406.1%
2nd down2.4084.8161.5%
3rd down—0.0000.0%
Standard downs-0.252-3.2804.2%
Passing downs2.4084.8161.8%
Caden Durham · RBUsage 3.3% · Avg PPA -0.148 · Total -1.771
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.148-1.7713.3%
Pass—0.0000.0%
Rush-0.148-1.7716.5%
1st down0.0890.3562.3%
2nd down-0.435-3.0435.9%
3rd down0.9150.9151.6%
Standard downs-0.087-0.8733.8%
Passing downs-0.449-0.8981.9%
Malik Elzy · WRUsage 2.5% · Avg PPA 0.945 · Total 9.445
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.9459.4452.5%
Pass0.9459.4455.1%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down-0.190-0.5701.7%
2nd down-0.389-0.7781.5%
3rd down2.15910.7946.8%
Standard downs0.4901.9611.4%
Passing downs1.2477.4845.3%
Roman Mothershed · WRUsage 2.5% · Avg PPA 1.034 · Total 8.272
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall1.0348.2722.5%
Pass1.0348.2724.7%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down2.0894.1791.3%
2nd down0.4281.2832.8%
3rd down0.9372.8115.3%
Standard downs1.6164.8481.3%
Passing downs0.6853.4245.5%
Zach Grace · TEUsage 2.2% · Avg PPA 0.116 · Total 1.398
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.1161.3982.2%
Pass0.1161.3984.6%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down-0.202-1.2142.3%
2nd down0.9993.9962.2%
3rd down-0.692-1.3842.0%
Standard downs-0.216-1.5091.7%
Passing downs0.5812.9073.2%
Rod Gainey Jr. · RBUsage 2.0% · Avg PPA -0.678 · Total -1.356
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.678-1.3562.0%
Pass—0.0000.0%
Rush-0.678-1.3563.8%
1st down-1.012-1.0122.0%
2nd down—0.0000.0%
3rd down-0.344-0.3445.9%
Standard downs-1.012-1.0121.3%
Passing downs-0.344-0.3444.3%
Tyree Holloway · WRUsage 1.6% · Avg PPA 0.580 · Total 1.740
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.5801.7401.6%
Pass0.5801.7403.2%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down1.1972.3942.2%
2nd down—0.0000.0%
3rd down-0.654-0.6542.9%
Standard downs1.1972.3941.4%
Passing downs-0.654-0.6542.1%
Brayden Allen · WRUsage 1.0% · Avg PPA -0.420 · Total -0.420
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.420-0.4201.0%
Pass-0.420-0.4202.1%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down-0.420-0.4202.0%
2nd down—0.0000.0%
3rd down—0.0000.0%
Standard downs-0.420-0.4201.3%
Passing downs—0.0000.0%
JC Anderson · TEUsage 1.0% · Avg PPA -0.969 · Total -0.969
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.969-0.9691.0%
Pass-0.969-0.9692.1%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down-0.969-0.9692.0%
2nd down—0.0000.0%
3rd down—0.0000.0%
Standard downs-0.969-0.9691.3%
Passing downs—0.0000.0%
Joshua Jackson · WRUsage 1.0% · Avg PPA -0.433 · Total -0.433
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.433-0.4331.0%
Pass-0.433-0.4332.1%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down—0.0000.0%
2nd down-0.433-0.4333.1%
3rd down—0.0000.0%
Standard downs-0.433-0.4331.3%
Passing downs—0.0000.0%
Where LSU sits · 2026 FBS distributions138 teams · raw PPA

2026 · Through provider Week 8. Each metric uses only published FBS teams with a numeric value. Higher percentile is better; tied values receive the midpoint of their positions, rounded to a whole percentile. Missing values are unranked.

Offense PPA/playOffense PPA/play: 0.273 (89th percentile; 138 teams)89thOffense success rateOffense success rate: 0.512 (97th percentile; 138 teams)97thOffense explosivenessOffense explosiveness: 1.200 (35th percentile; 138 teams)35thOffense pass PPA/playOffense pass PPA/play: 0.441 (91st percentile; 138 teams)91stOffense rush PPA/playOffense rush PPA/play: 0.148 (67th percentile; 138 teams)67thDefense PPA/playDefense PPA/play: -0.074 (93rd percentile; 138 teams)93rdDefense success rateDefense success rate: 0.343 (94th percentile; 138 teams)94thDefense explosivenessDefense explosiveness: 1.194 (62nd percentile; 138 teams)62ndDefense havoc createdDefense havoc created: 0.222 (97th percentile; 138 teams)97th
Values and percentiles
LSU metric values with FBS percentiles, 2026
MetricValuePercentileBetter
Offense PPA/play0.27389th138 teamshigher
Offense success rate0.51297th138 teamshigher
Offense explosiveness1.20035th138 teamshigher
Offense pass PPA/play0.44191st138 teamshigher
Offense rush PPA/play0.14867th138 teamshigher
Defense PPA/play-0.07493rd138 teamslower
Defense success rate0.34394th138 teamslower
Defense explosiveness1.19462nd138 teamslower
Defense havoc created0.22297th138 teamshigher

Passing profile

2026 · CFBD passing family · raw PPA

Captured 2026-10-30. Offense: 99% of 300 attempts charted. Average depth of target 8.0 yards (25th percentile of FBS). Yards after catch 6.9 per completion. Completion 67.3%, 8.6 yards per attempt, pass PPA 0.47.

Completion percentage over expected (CPOE)
SideActualExpectedCPOE (pp)Qualifying / all attempts
Offense67.3%61.7%+5.7248 / 300
Defense allowed60.8%64.1%-3.3212 / 230

Actual and expected use the same qualifying attempts, which can be fewer than all passes. CPOE is their difference in percentage points (pp); higher is better on offense, lower allowed is better on defense. CFBD models FBS-vs-FBS passes, excluding spikes, throwaways, intentional grounding and attempts without air yards. — means unavailable; small samples have fewer than 40 qualifying attempts.

Depth of target vs yards after catch, FBS offenses
Air Force: ADOT 13.1, YAC 3.9Akron: ADOT 8.2, YAC 4.5Alabama: ADOT 9.9, YAC 5.3App State: ADOT 8.2, YAC 5.5Arizona: ADOT 8.3, YAC 5.6Arizona State: ADOT 8.1, YAC 6.4Arkansas: ADOT 7.4, YAC 5.7Arkansas State: ADOT 9.0, YAC 5.3Army: ADOT 12.7, YAC 3.7Auburn: ADOT 8.2, YAC 4.9BYU: ADOT 8.6, YAC 6.4Ball State: ADOT 7.5, YAC 5.0Baylor: ADOT 10.1, YAC 4.8Boise State: ADOT 7.4, YAC 5.3Boston College: ADOT 8.5, YAC 6.0Bowling Green: ADOT 6.5, YAC 5.9Buffalo: ADOT 9.5, YAC 2.0California: ADOT 6.1, YAC 5.9Central Michigan: ADOT 8.9, YAC 5.6Charlotte: ADOT 6.9, YAC 5.6Cincinnati: ADOT 7.1, YAC 6.5Clemson: ADOT 6.7, YAC 5.7Coastal Carolina: ADOT 11.2, YAC 5.6Colorado: ADOT 8.3, YAC 7.1Colorado State: ADOT 5.1, YAC 8.8Delaware: ADOT 9.4, YAC 6.3Duke: ADOT 8.3, YAC 6.4East Carolina: ADOT 8.4, YAC 6.2Eastern Michigan: ADOT 7.4, YAC 5.4Florida: ADOT 7.2, YAC 6.9Florida Atlantic: ADOT 8.4, YAC 4.7Florida International: ADOT 8.5, YAC 5.3Florida State: ADOT 10.0, YAC 8.5Fresno State: ADOT 8.0, YAC 5.6Georgia: ADOT 8.3, YAC 7.6Georgia Southern: ADOT 7.1, YAC 5.1Georgia State: ADOT 8.2, YAC 6.5Georgia Tech: ADOT 7.3, YAC 5.0Hawai'i: ADOT 8.4, YAC 4.2Houston: ADOT 8.3, YAC 6.7Illinois: ADOT 9.7, YAC 4.0Indiana: ADOT 11.4, YAC 5.2Iowa: ADOT 7.7, YAC 6.2Iowa State: ADOT 8.7, YAC 5.4Jacksonville State: ADOT 8.4, YAC 5.8James Madison: ADOT 8.6, YAC 4.8Kansas: ADOT 12.6, YAC 5.3Kansas State: ADOT 7.8, YAC 5.3Kennesaw State: ADOT 6.8, YAC 4.9Kent State: ADOT 9.1, YAC 4.9Kentucky: ADOT 6.7, YAC 7.0Liberty: ADOT 11.3, YAC 6.2Louisiana: ADOT 8.5, YAC 5.1Louisiana Tech: ADOT 6.6, YAC 5.6Louisville: ADOT 9.0, YAC 7.7Marshall: ADOT 8.7, YAC 5.5Maryland: ADOT 7.0, YAC 6.2Massachusetts: ADOT 10.1, YAC 4.2Memphis: ADOT 10.4, YAC 5.7Miami: ADOT 7.3, YAC 7.2Miami (OH): ADOT 10.5, YAC 6.6Michigan: ADOT 10.3, YAC 4.6Michigan State: ADOT 7.6, YAC 4.1Middle Tennessee: ADOT 8.0, YAC 5.5Minnesota: ADOT 6.4, YAC 6.3Mississippi State: ADOT 9.2, YAC 5.8Missouri: ADOT 10.4, YAC 5.2Missouri State: ADOT 8.6, YAC 5.7NC State: ADOT 8.7, YAC 5.4Navy: ADOT 14.2, YAC 8.6Nebraska: ADOT 7.9, YAC 5.8Nevada: ADOT 7.9, YAC 6.3New Mexico: ADOT 10.4, YAC 6.0New Mexico State: ADOT 9.6, YAC 4.3North Carolina: ADOT 7.8, YAC 6.3North Dakota State: ADOT 10.6, YAC 4.6North Texas: ADOT 9.2, YAC 6.0Northern Illinois: ADOT 8.8, YAC 4.3Northwestern: ADOT 9.1, YAC 5.5Notre Dame: ADOT 9.6, YAC 5.0Ohio: ADOT 9.4, YAC 5.6Ohio State: ADOT 11.0, YAC 4.9Oklahoma: ADOT 8.4, YAC 5.5Oklahoma State: ADOT 8.6, YAC 6.2Old Dominion: ADOT 10.8, YAC 4.1Ole Miss: ADOT 8.8, YAC 4.3Oregon: ADOT 7.5, YAC 6.4Oregon State: ADOT 9.1, YAC 8.3Penn State: ADOT 9.7, YAC 5.0Pittsburgh: ADOT 9.1, YAC 5.6Purdue: ADOT 8.0, YAC 6.9Rice: ADOT 10.8, YAC 4.9Rutgers: ADOT 10.9, YAC 5.2SMU: ADOT 8.4, YAC 5.9Sacramento State: ADOT 8.4, YAC 4.3Sam Houston: ADOT 7.8, YAC 5.5San Diego State: ADOT 9.5, YAC 5.3San José State: ADOT 10.0, YAC 3.8South Alabama: ADOT 10.1, YAC 5.2South Carolina: ADOT 8.5, YAC 5.9South Florida: ADOT 8.2, YAC 6.1Southern Miss: ADOT 8.0, YAC 5.0Stanford: ADOT 8.9, YAC 4.6Syracuse: ADOT 9.3, YAC 5.7TCU: ADOT 9.0, YAC 4.7Temple: ADOT 8.7, YAC 7.1Tennessee: ADOT 6.9, YAC 6.8Texas: ADOT 8.5, YAC 6.2Texas A&M: ADOT 8.8, YAC 5.3Texas State: ADOT 8.6, YAC 6.5Texas Tech: ADOT 8.8, YAC 4.7Toledo: ADOT 8.8, YAC 6.2Troy: ADOT 8.9, YAC 6.5Tulane: ADOT 9.5, YAC 5.0Tulsa: ADOT 8.7, YAC 4.7UAB: ADOT 10.0, YAC 4.3UCF: ADOT 7.1, YAC 5.5UCLA: ADOT 9.0, YAC 6.0UConn: ADOT 10.8, YAC 6.5UL Monroe: ADOT 7.9, YAC 5.7UNLV: ADOT 10.3, YAC 4.0USC: ADOT 8.3, YAC 6.0UTEP: ADOT 8.5, YAC 5.2UTSA: ADOT 6.6, YAC 5.8Utah: ADOT 10.0, YAC 5.6Utah State: ADOT 9.8, YAC 4.7Vanderbilt: ADOT 9.2, YAC 5.1Virginia: ADOT 8.8, YAC 5.9Virginia Tech: ADOT 6.5, YAC 7.0Wake Forest: ADOT 8.3, YAC 6.0Washington: ADOT 8.1, YAC 6.4Washington State: ADOT 7.4, YAC 3.7West Virginia: ADOT 13.8, YAC 8.5Western Kentucky: ADOT 6.9, YAC 5.4Western Michigan: ADOT 8.1, YAC 5.3Wisconsin: ADOT 6.9, YAC 7.4Wyoming: ADOT 8.4, YAC 5.6LSU: ADOT 8.0, YAC 6.9Average depth of target (yards) →Yards after catch per completion →

138 teams with at least 40 charted attempts. The highlighted point is LSU.

Target mix by zone, LSU offense
Short left29% · 85Short middle22% · 65Short right36% · 105Deep left3% · 9Deep middle2% · 7Deep right6% · 18

Highlighted bars are deep zones. Shares are of located attempts only.

Defense and rushing detail
LSU passing defense and rushing profile, 2026
SideAttemptsChartedADOTYACComp %PPACPOECPOE att
Passing offense30099%8.06.967.3%0.47+5.7 pp248
Passing defense230100%6.56.260.0%-0.03-3.3 pp212

Rushing production

SideAttemptsYards / carrySuccessPPALine yards / rushSecond-level yards / rushOpen-field yards / rushStuff ratePower success
Offense3374.649.7%0.203.201.201.0015.6%78.8%
Defense allowed2542.736.4%0.032.300.801.1022.3%67.9%

Second-level yards are gained 5–10 yards past the line; open-field yards are beyond 10. These are provider per-rush averages, not totals. Power success measures success with two or fewer yards needed. Exact line-metric and power-success denominators are not supplied in this feed.

Rushing sample and attribution

SideYards recordedIndividualUnattributedSacksKneelsTeam rushesMultiple carriersDirection located / eligible
Offense330 / 3373261113240319 / 320 · 99.7%
Defense allowed250 / 254247731230219 / 220 · 99.5%

Counts are attempts. Team totals include sacks, kneels, team-only rushes and unresolved attribution; these categories can overlap and must not be summed. Direction coverage uses ordinary direction-eligible rushes, not all attempts. Missing fields in older captures remain unavailable.

Raw provider values, no opponent adjustment; not model inputs. CFBD metric definitions.

Game-by-game passing and rushing

2026 · Passing CPOE · percentage points. Dashed line: season +5.7 pp. 7 of 8 captured games have this metric. Missing observations break the line.

-3.25.013.1W1W1 vs Clemson: -1.1 ppW2W2 vs Louisiana Tech: +6.8 ppW3W3 vs Ole Miss: -3.2 ppW4W4 vs Texas A&M: +2.4 ppW5W6W6 vs Kentucky: +13.1 ppW7W7 vs Mississippi State: +10.2 ppW8W8 vs Auburn: +8.0 pp

CPOE is completion percentage over expected on qualifying FBS-vs-FBS attempts; positive means more completions than expected. PPA is raw provider PPA. These are game observations, not opponent-adjusted forecasts. P labels postseason weeks.

Game log and attempt coverage
WeekOpponentPass attCPOE attComp %*Expected %*CPOEADOTPass PPARush attRush yds/carryRush PPA
W1Clemson373759.5%60.6%-1.1 pp10.20.43595.00.38
W2Louisiana Tech414065.0%58.2%+6.8 pp10.30.15443.40.01
W3Ole Miss272657.7%60.9%-3.2 pp4.70.52424.10.15
W4Texas A&M282860.7%58.3%+2.4 pp8.50.50385.10.19
W5McNeese480———9.70.47537.00.42
W6Kentucky353574.3%61.2%+13.1 pp8.10.65362.60.02
W7Mississippi State383680.6%70.4%+10.2 pp2.50.55313.2-0.05
W8Auburn464669.6%61.5%+8.0 pp8.50.52344.60.26

*Completion and expected rates use the same CPOE-eligible attempts. ADOT uses available air-yard attempts; a game needs at least one. No missing family is filled with the other family’s data.

Punting and returns

2026 season to date · CFBD · captured 2026-10-30T11:16:37.416814+00:00. Descriptive totals, including postseason when present.

Our punts

25 punts · 39.3 gross yards/punt · 33.9 net yards/punt

8 inside the 20 · 0 touchbacks · 0 blocked

Known gross yards: 25/25 punts. Known net yards: 19/25 punts.

Our punt returns

7 returns · 8.4 yards/return · 0 touchdowns

0 muffs · 0 opponent punts blocked

Known return yards: 7/7 returns. Return totals include team-only and unattributed plays.

Recent games
GamePuntsGross yd/puntNet yd/puntKnown net yards
Week 8 · Auburn333.337.02/3
Week 7 · Mississippi State235.035.02/2
Week 6 · Kentucky343.010.02/3
Week 5 · McNeese343.033.03/3
Week 4 · Texas A&M539.642.54/5
Team style
Rating history