Pro Football Focus Releases Way-Too-Early Top-25 For The 2026 Season

Pro Football Focus writer Max Chadwick released his Way-Too-Early Top-25 for the 2026 season and ranked LSU at No. 11.

The Tigers were the 4th highest SEC team, behind Texas (No. 2), Georgia (No. 6), and Ole Miss (No. 9).

Oregon toped to the list at No. 1.

Here's what PFF had to say about the Tigers:

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11. LSU Tigers (2025 Record: 7-6, Lost Texas Bowl)
Let the Lane Kiffin era begin. LSU poached the former Ole Miss coach right before the Rebels’ playoff run in the biggest hire of the coaching carousel. He immediately got to work building up the Tigers’ roster, signing one of the nation’s best transfer portal classes. The star of it is quarterback Sam Leavitt, who’s a top-10 signal-caller in the sport.

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PFF Way-Too-Early Top-25:
1. Oregon
2. Texas
3. Indiana
4. Ohio State
5. Texas Tech
6. Georgia
7. Notre Dame
8. Miami (FL)
9. Ole Miss
10. BYU
11. LSU
12. Texas A&M
13. Oklahoma
14. Michigan
15. USC
16. Alabama
17. Houston
18. Louisville
19. Tennessee
20. Missouri
21. California
22. SMU
23. Arizona
24. Penn State
25. Oklahoma State