LSU
2-0AP #7SEC · Lane Kiffin, year 1 (2-0) · Tiger Stadium (LA) · 102,321 · 102,321 avg in 2026
LastW 45–14 vs Louisiana Tech · Sat Sep 12 · Princewill Umanmielen 3 sacks, 4 TFL, 5 tackles
Nextat Ole Miss · Sat Sep 19 · 7:30 pm ET · Vaught-Hemingway Stadium · LSU by 3 · series 64-41-4, last win 2024 · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
All 86 stats
FBS rankings · 2026 season · all stats vs 136 FBS programs
| Player | # | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate | ZPR | QBR | Adj ANY/A | Sack% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.47 EPA/play | 10 | 2 | 41 / 66 | 62.1 | 574 #24 FBS | 8.7 | 2 | 4 | 133.1 | 53 | 45.2 | 5.7 | 7.0 | |
Yards by week → | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | 2 | 7 / 10 | 70 | 109 | 10.9 | 1 | 0 | 194.6 | — | 97.2 | — | — | ||
Yards by week → | ||||||||||||||
| Player | # | G | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Stuff% | 10+% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced Back · +0.15 EPA/play | 13 | 2 | 41 | 179 #33 FBS | 4.4 | 2 #43 FBS | 46 | — | — | |
Yards by week → Balanced BackPlays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension. 6 of 15 RBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / carry4.8 bottom 45th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Receiving share8.9% bottom 45th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Plays like View Dilin Jones's full player page | ||||||||||
| Player | # | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move TE · +1.66 EPA/play | 7 | 2 | 10 | 162 #54 FBS | 16.2 | 1 | 24 | |
Yards by week → Move TELined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield. 4 of 21 TEs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / reception16.6 88th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions EPA / play (adj)1.7 98th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Trey'Dez Green's full player page | ||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.71 EPA/play | 6 | 2 | 12 | 153 #65 FBS | 12.8 | 1 | 32 | |
Yards by week → Possession ReceiverReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. The most common profile in its group this season — 37 of 58 classified this way. Played in 2 of 3 games this season · sophomore View Winston Watkins's full player page | ||||||||
| +0.64 EPA/play | 3 | 2 | 10 | 128 | 12.8 | 0 | 53 | |
Yards by week → | ||||||||
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | TFL | Sack | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speed Rusher | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 #2 FBS | 4.5 #1 FBS | 1 |
Speed RusherBends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor. 1 of 12 EDGEs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Sack rate40.9% 100th percentile · FBS EDGE, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Princewill Umanmielen's full player page | |||||||
| 29 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 #9 FBS | 1.5 #68 FBS | 1 | |
| 48 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 99 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | # | G | Tot | PD | INT | TFL | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Player | # | G | FG M/A | FG% | XP M/A | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 2 | 4/5 | 80 | 10/10 | 22 | 49 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 2 | 5 | 186 | 37.2 | 50 | 4 | 0 |
Net average is unavailable — CFBD's punting feed carries gross yards only, with no return-yardage or touchback deduction.
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.64 EPA/play | 3 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 27 |
2026 stat leaders · LSU
through 2 games
2026 stat leaders · LSUSam Leavitt leads LSU with 574 passing yards through 2 games.
How They Play · 2025LSU fields a struggling pass-first offense behind a strong defense.
Percentile vs all FBS, based on this season's per-game production. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.
LSU reads strongest in rushing epa allowed (top 16%) and epa allowed (top 21%); the crux lives in epa / play, where LSU sits at the 19th percentile.
offense · strengths lead
defense · higher bar = harder to play against
hidden math · special situations
Home-field advantage · LSU · 2018–present · FBS opponents
LSU is worth +6.6 points more at home than on the road.
Top tenth of FBS, 91st percentile of 133 programs
82% at home, 53% away against FBS opponents since 2018 (40–9 home, 19–17 away). Interval ±3.9.
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge — per-team modelling was tested and did not survive scrutiny (why) — and the books use about 3. Against the closing line, LSU has beaten the number by +2.6 more at home than away over 70 games — inside the ±6.0 that many games can resolve. Results here cannot tell the flat number apart from the building, and that is the honest reading of nearly every FBS stadium.
Tiger Stadium (LA) seats 102,321 and has averaged 99% full (101,122, 30 games reported). Visitors cover a median 335 miles to get here since 2018 — 48th-shortest of 135 FBS venues, inside the ordinary range. For the home side it is genuinely home ground: 28% of the 2026 roster (30 of 107 located players) grew up inside 100 miles of the stadium.
Edge = half the gap between average home margin and average road margin, FBS opponents only, non-neutral games since 2018; the interval is 95%. Market line: closing spread, seasons with lines on file. Trip length is straight-line miles from the visiting team's campus to the venue, measured across all 56 home games since 2018.
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Scheme claims
Standard downs vs. passing downs
Does LSU hold up once the down-and-distance turns against them?
33rd percentile success on standard downs, 98th on passing downs — a 65-point gap between the two.
View all FBS teams as a table
| Team | Standard-downs percentile | Passing-downs percentile |
|---|---|---|
| App State | 44th | 90th |
| Arizona | 92nd | 86th |
| Arkansas | 60th | 80th |
| Auburn | 75th | 55th |
| Ball State | 12th | 24th |
| Baylor | 40th | 96th |
| Boise State | 58th | 46th |
| Boston College | 27th | 56th |
| Buffalo | 7th | 14th |
| California | 9th | 25th |
| Central Michigan | 16th | 6th |
| Charlotte | 73rd | 83rd |
| Clemson | 1st | 19th |
| Coastal Carolina | 61st | 52nd |
| Colorado | 35th | 77th |
| Colorado State | 82nd | 91st |
| Delaware | 70th | 31st |
| Duke | 20th | 29th |
| Eastern Michigan | 52nd | 10th |
| Florida Atlantic | 43rd | 87th |
| Florida International | 46th | 43rd |
| Florida State | 28th | 65th |
| Georgia Southern | 24th | 45th |
| Georgia Tech | 58th | 44th |
| Hawai'i | 18th | 41st |
| Iowa State | 4th | 23rd |
| Jacksonville State | 65th | 82nd |
| Kansas | 70th | 35th |
| LSU | 33rd | 98th |
| Liberty | 14th | 59th |
| Louisiana | 19th | 92nd |
| Louisville | 96th | 70th |
| Memphis | 69th | 65th |
| Michigan | 2nd | 62nd |
| Michigan State | 62nd | 29th |
| Middle Tennessee | 87th | 68th |
| Missouri | 36th | 85th |
| Navy | 98th | 59th |
| Nevada | 77th | 52nd |
| New Mexico State | 45th | 75th |
| Norfolk State | 16th | 9th |
| North Dakota State | 86th | 27th |
| North Texas | 49th | 68th |
| Ohio | 38th | 17th |
| Ohio State | 90th | 40th |
| Oklahoma State | 41st | 49th |
| Ole Miss | 94th | 50th |
| Oregon | 35th | 33rd |
| Oregon State | 10th | 38th |
| Pittsburgh | 30th | 76th |
| Purdue | 83rd | 88th |
| Rutgers | 30th | 71st |
| Sacramento State | 23rd | 14th |
| Sam Houston | 78th | 61st |
| San Diego State | 4th | 40th |
| San José State | 54th | 22nd |
| South Alabama | 50th | 73rd |
| South Florida | 91st | 52nd |
| Stanford | 76th | 15th |
| Syracuse | 48th | 64th |
| TCU | 93rd | 8th |
| Tennessee | 65th | 78th |
| Texas | 72nd | 94th |
| Texas A&M | 85th | 72nd |
| Texas Tech | 88th | 48th |
| Troy | 22nd | 59th |
| Tulane | 31st | 2nd |
| Tulsa | 56th | 1st |
| UAB | 65th | 81st |
| UNLV | 51st | 7th |
| USC | 97th | 99th |
| UTSA | 99th | 29th |
| Utah State | 4th | 93rd |
| Vanderbilt | 80th | 12th |
| Wake Forest | 56th | 97th |
| Washington | 81st | 4th |
| Washington State | 8th | 3rd |
| Western Kentucky | 25th | 34th |
| Western Michigan | 39th | 20th |
| Wisconsin | 13th | 18th |
| Wyoming | 65th | 36th |
Pass defense by zone
Pass-depth identity
What this team throws, and gives up, by depth.
On short throws (≤19 air yards), LSU’s passing game completes a completion rate above the FBS mean (68.5% vs 68.3% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 64-play sample) — mid-pack, 21 of 41 qualifying offenses.
We won’t show a deep-ball (20+ air yards) leaderboard here, on either side of the ball: even a full season of charted plays gives most teams well under 30 deep attempts — too thin to tell a real tendency from noise, so we won’t guess. Same refusal for yards-after-catch allowed and where a team’s attempts land by zone: both measured and both came back statistically indistinguishable from season-to-season noise.
Ratings
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Matched on how the programs are built — tier, prestige band, kind of fanbase, conference, voice and roster size — not on this season's stats. A calibration, not a prediction.
Conditions
73°F average kickoff temp; 14% of games had measurable precipitation; 5 mph average wind.
Based on 56 home games with weather data.