NOTE: 2026 rosters are nearly complete but not final. Only players with stats or recruiting/portal ratings are listed. Def Snap % are best estimates. DE/LB are mixed depending on the team.
Quarterbacks
| Player | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass | Run | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 Lunch Winfield JR | 6'1"/221 | 127/216 (59%), 1555 Yds, 11 TD / 7 INT | 152 Car, 667 Yds, (4.4 YPC), 9 TD, 6 FUM | C | B | #106 | 603 (74%) | NA | |
| #11 Daniel Beale SO | 6'2"/200 | 42/84 (50%), 385 Yds, 1 TD / 4 INT | 10 Car, 16 Yds, (1.6 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | C+ | #264 | 209 (26%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #17 Adryan Lara SR | 6'0"/234 | KSU ('24) | |||||||
| #15 Coleman Carter SO | 0'0"/0 | 3* HS ('25) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #24 Steven Blanco SO | 5'9"/224 | 30 Car, 156 Yds, (5.2 YPC), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Rec, 29 Yds, (29 YPR), 0 TD | A- | B | #196 | 83 (85%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #22 Darrell Smith SO | 0'0"/0 | 3 Car, 7 Yds, (2.3 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C- | C- | #368 | 15 (15%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #00 Ke'Rynn Smith FR | 5'9"/182 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #20 JJ Garner SO | 0'0"/0 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #27 Kendrell Williams GR | 5'11"/198 | 3* HS ('21) | |||||||
| #25 Hutch Swilley SO | 5'11"/193 | 3* HS ('24) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Shelton Sampson Jr. JR | 6'4"/195 | 32 Rec, 537 Yds, (16.8 YPR), 6 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A- | D+ | #175 | 519 (43%) | LSU ('25) | |
| #18 Jaydon Johnson SR | 6'2"/227 | 6 Rec, 51 Yds, (8.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D | B+ | #708 | 236 (20%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #23 Landon Strother SO | 6'1"/184 | 10 Rec, 78 Yds, (7.8 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 2 Car, 10 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | C | #561 | 217 (18%) | NA | |
| #8 Rahji Dennis SO | 5'11"/176 | 5 Rec, 29 Yds, (5.8 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | C- | #716 | 138 (11%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #87 KeDarius Wade JR | 6'4"/198 | 2 Rec, 25 Yds, (12.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D | A- | #779 | 113 (9%) | NA | |
| #85 Landon Baptiste JR | 6'3"/179 | 2 Rec, 15 Yds, (7.5 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | A- | #659 | 47 (4%) | NA | |
| #9 Trenton Chaney SO | 0'0"/0 | 3 Rec, 17 Yds, (5.7 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | C+ | #887 | 23 (2%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #10 Russell Babineaux SO | 0'0"/0 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 2 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #00 Kristion Brooks FR | 6'3"/173 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #84 Evan Stroman SO | 0'0"/0 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #81 Jaiden Smith SO | 0'0"/0 | 3* HS ('25) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #88 Caden Jensen JR | 6'6"/264 | 29 Rec, 231 Yds, (8 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | D | B+ | B+ | 596 (50%) | 2* HS ('23) | |
| #83 Brock Chappell SR | 6'5"/245 | 12 Rec, 108 Yds, (9 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | A- | B | C+ | 358 (30%) | FUR ('25) | |
| #44 Teddy Gawlik SO | 6'2"/219 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | B- | 9 (1%) | NA | ||
| #80 K. Mackintrush SO | 0'0"/0 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #82 Quandre Coates SO | 0'0"/0 | 3* HS ('25) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #71 George Jackson (T) GR | 6'5"/329 | C | B | C- | 226 (28%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #52 Ryder Bentley (T) SO | 6'6"/277 | F | B | F | 55 (7%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #55 Baylynn Williams (T) SO | 0'0"/0 | C | B+ | D | 24 (3%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #72 J'Marion Gooch (T) JR | 6'8"/320 | F | D | D+ | 20 (2%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #67 John Bragg (T) JR | 6'4"/275 | C- | B- | D | 12 (1%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #00 Jai'Vale Fredericks (OT) FR | 6'6"/289 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #75 Kaden Moreau (G) SR | 6'4"/294 | B | B+ | C+ | 726 (89%) | NA | |
| #76 Matthew Broussard (G) JR | 6'3"/305 | C- | C+ | D+ | 540 (67%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #77 Jakoby Isom (G) SO | 0'0"/0 | D+ | C- | C | 176 (22%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #50 Cooper Fordham (C) JR | 6'2"/292 | C- | B | C+ | 689 (85%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #59 Andrew Martinez (C) JR | 6'2"/288 | D+ | D | A | 260 (32%) | NA | |
| #00 Jayden Micheal (IOL) FR | 6'4"/300 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Gunnar Goodwin (IOL) FR | 6'4"/275 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 David Baker (IOL) FR | 6'5"/350 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Trey Shaw (IOL) FR | 6'5"/290 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #71 Jayce Mitchell (OL) SO | 6'3"/275 | TULN ('26) | |||||
| #57 Zay Alexander (OL) SO | 6'6"/311 | MSST ('24) | |||||
| #65 Xzavier Brown (OL) JR | 6'6"/320 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||
| #00 Jackson Villaume (LS) FR | 5'10"/210 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #48 Hunter Sims (LS) GR | 6'2"/207 | NA |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #97 Lance Williams (DE) JR | 6'3"/240 | 7 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | D | C- | 203 (24%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #91 Priest Ashe (DE) SO | 6'3"/242 | 11 Tac, 6 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | C+ | B+ | 112 (13%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #00 Ty Dominique (DE) FR | 6'3"/235 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #68 Fitzgerald West Jr. (DT) SR | 6'2"/290 | 22 Tac, 5 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | D+ | C- | 409 (40%) | LSU ('24) | |
| #95 Maxie Baudoin IV (DT) GR | 6'5"/272 | 14 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B | C+ | 207 (20%) | TULN ('24) | |
| #41 Chase Edwards (DT) JR | 6'7"/271 | 12 Tac, 6 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | D+ | 196 (19%) | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #99 Ashton Wright (DT) SO | 6'3"/291 | 7 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | D+ | C- | 103 (10%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #56 Korbin Ashmore (DL) SO | 0'0"/0 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Xavier Waters (DL) FR | 6'1"/310 | 3* HS ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Terrence Williams GR | 6'1"/223 | 95 Tac, 51 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | F | D+ | 759 (108%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #9 Cameron Whitfield GR | 6'3"/241 | 30 Tac, 19 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B | B- | A- | 498 (71%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #44 Jake St. Andre SR | 6'1"/220 | 50 Tac, 22 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B+ | B+ | 319 (45%) | NA | |
| #17 Ashley Williams JR | 6'5"/255 | 20 Tac, 9 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | F | D | 232 (33%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #45 Caleb Kibodi GR | 6'1"/227 | 24 Tac, 12 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | B+ | B- | 115 (16%) | NA | |
| #80 Lester Jones JR | 6'2"/220 | 7 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C- | D | 32 (5%) | NA | |
| #16 Kailep Edwards SR | 6'0"/224 | 6 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | C+ | 28 (4%) | 3* HS ('22) | ||
| #52 Princeton Malbrue SR | 6'1"/216 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | 2 (0%) | LSU ('26) | |||
| #36 Conor McPherson SO | 6'2"/217 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C+ | 2 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #31 Drenon Fite SR | 6'4"/230 | 10 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('22) | |||||
| #51 Hayden Darbonne JR | 6'0"/233 | 4 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #37 Micah Johnson JR | 6'0"/235 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('23) | |||||
| #30 Ethan Veal JR | 6'0"/200 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #33 AJ Spencer SO | 0'0"/0 | 3* HS ('25) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 Brent Gordon Jr. (CB) SO | 0'0"/0 | 62 Tac, 44 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 11 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | F | A+ | 800 (64%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #21 Maurion Eleam (CB) SR | 5'10"/166 | 47 Tac, 29 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B- | A- | 424 (34%) | NA | |
| #10 Avery Demery (CB) SO | 6'1"/177 | 8 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B+ | 157 (13%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #24 Lorenzell Dubose (CB) SR | 6'0"/185 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | D | 99 (8%) | 3* HS ('22) | ||
| #19 Cam Riley (CB) SO | 0'0"/0 | 2 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #13 Curley Reed III (CB) JR | 6'1"/191 | 4* HS ('23) | |||||||
| #23 Jeremiah Moses (CB) JR | 6'0"/182 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||||
| #00 Edrick Williams (CB) FR | 6'0"/170 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #8 Kody Jackson (S) JR | 6'0"/195 | 17 Tac, 11 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | F | D | A- | 241 (26%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #46 Lake Bates (S) SO | 5'10"/170 | 22 Tac, 9 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | F | D | 187 (20%) | NA | |
| #35 Collin Jacob (S) JR | 6'0"/172 | 32 Tac, 23 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | A | A- | 146 (16%) | NA | |
| #28 Steven Ranel II (S) SO | 0'0"/0 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C | B- | 49 (5%) | NA | |
| #26 Kerry Wilson (S) SR | 6'0"/192 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #15 Ja'Corian Norris (S) SO | 6'2"/188 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (1 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #00 Jayden Reed (S) FR | 5'11"/175 | 3* HS ('26) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #95 Tony Sterner SR | 5'11"/178 | 20/28 (71.4%), Long 55 Yds | 38/38 | 98 Pts | B+ | B+ | NA | |
| #29 Brek Schultz SO | 0'0"/0 | F | NA |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Mason Golding FR | 6'2"/190 | 3* HS ('26) |
Returning Offensive Starters: 7, Potential Starters via Portal: 0, Returning Key Contributors: 8, Portal Contributors: 0
Returning Defensive Starters: 5, Potential Starters via Portal: 0, Returning Key Contributors: 7, Portal Contributors: 0
Returning Starters (Returning Depth)
QB: 1 (1) - HB: 1 (1) - WR: 1 (2) - TE: 1 (1) -T: 0 (1) - G: 2 (1) - C: 1 (1)
DT: 1 (2) - DE: 0 (1) - LB: 3 (1) -CB: 1 (1) - S: 0 (2)
K: 0 - P: 0
Projected Starters from the Portal (Portal Depth Added)
QB: 0 (0) - HB: 0 (0) - WR: 0 (0) - TE: 0 (0) -T: 0 (0) - G: 0 (0) - C: 0 (0)
DT: 0 (0) - DE: 0 (0) - LB: 0 (0) -CB: 0 (0) - S: 0 (0)
K: 0 - P: 0
Starters by Class: GR: 2 | SR: 3 | JR: 5 | SO: 2 | FR: 0
Starters from the 2026 Portal by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 2 | SR: 3 | JR: 5 | SO: 5 | FR: 0
Off Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 1 | JR: 5 | SO: 1 | FR: 0
Off Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 1 | SR: 2 | JR: 1 | SO: 4 | FR: 0
Def Starters by Class: GR: 2 | SR: 2 | JR: 0 | SO: 1 | FR: 0
Def Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 1 | SR: 1 | JR: 4 | SO: 1 | FR: 0
QB Exp: (100%), Prod: (93%) Lunch Winfield returns, their starting QB from last year.
RB Exp: (100%), Prod: (36%) Louisiana lost their top 2 Rushers from last year.
Louisiana returns leading WR Shelton Sampson Jr., but lost their #2 from last year.
WR Exp: (54%), Prod: (53%) OL Experience: T: (21%): G: (89%): C: (100%):
Louisiana OL: 3 starters back, 3 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 0 potential OL starters from '26 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience.
DL Experience: DE: (19%) DT: (45%)
LB Experience: (94%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (60%) S: (34%)
Kicker Experience: (58%), Punter: (0%)
Return Experience - QB 100%, Skill Players 65%, Off Line 70%, Front Seven 53%, Secondary 47% | Offense 72% - Defense 50%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 93%, Rush Yds: 36%, Rec Yds: 53%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 55%, Sacks: 41%, QB Hurries: 48%, TFLs: 39%, Pass Def: 59%, INTs: 44%
Head Coach Michael Desormeaux returns, OC Tim Leger returns, DC Jim Salgado returns
27 players play significant minutes, 15 on Offense, 12 on Defense
Total Team Talent for '26 is: 574, #94 in CFB. 0.84 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 1.33%
Breakdown - Offense: 269.36 (46) Defense: 208.6 (38) ST: 6.48 (3)
87 Total players, 8 from Transfer Portal. 6.4% of roster is from the Portal.
6 from the '26 Transfer Portal. 4.8% of roster is from this years Portal, 8 players left via portal after '25.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 0 great players, 1 very good players, 19 good players, 46 JAGS, 0 low JAGS, 1 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 2888 (22%), JR: 4940 (37%), SR: 3369 (25%), GR: 2176 (16%)
38 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.