Five questions for LSU football ahead of fall camp

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LSU football begins fall camp on Wednesday. We're one month away from the Tigers' season opener vs. Clemson as the official start of the Lane Kiffin era grows closer.

Kiffin completely flipped the roster upon arriving at LSU. The Tigers disappointed in 2025 and the program needed an influx of talent. Nearly 60 new players have joined the roster ahead of the 2026 season, including top-ranked transfer quarterback Sam Leavitt and elite transfer offensive lineman Jordan Seaton.

LSU's portal class was the best of the cycle. All the new talent has LSU eyeing the College Football Playoff in Kiffin's first year. But for LSU to reach those heights, a lot has to come together. As fall camp begins, questions remain. Some of them will be answered in the next few weeks, but others will linger into the first month of the season.

We won't actually know if LSU's offensive line is fixed until we see the unit take the field vs. Clemson. Anyway, here are five questions for LSU as the Tigers begin fall camp on Wednesday.

1. What does the offensive line look like?

LSU's offensive line was not good in 2025. The Tigers couldn't protect Garrett Nussmeier and they couldn't run the ball. LSU's poor offensive line play was a key reason the Tigers fell short of expectations, leading to the firing of head coach Brian Kelly.

Kiffin hopes LSU added enough to solve the problem. Left tackle Jordan Seaton was the top-ranked offensive lineman in the portal — he's now a Tiger. LSU also added Aliou Bah from Maryland, a guard with multiple years of starting experience at the power conference level. LSU worked to secure the return of center Braelin Moore, giving the Tigers a trusty veteran on the interior.

For LSU to reach its potential this fall, the offensive line needs to take a massive step. The pieces to build a good unit are here, but there are still concerns. Weston Davis remains LSU's right tackle after a rough 2025 and Bo Bordelon doesn't have much experience at guard.

If Seaton lives up the hype and Davis builds on the progress he showed at the end of 2025, LSU is moving in the right direction. But it will be hard to be confident until LSU proves it vs. elite competition.

2. Is LSU QB Sam Leavitt healthy?

LSU football inked the top-ranked QB in the transfer portal, Sam Leavitt, filling a major need. Leavitt had some highs at Arizona State, leading the Sun Devils to the CFP in 2025. But Leavitt's 2025 was cut short due to injury and Leavitt missed most of spring recovering. Fall camp will be the first time Leavitt takes the field in pads with this LSU team.

Lane Kiffin has only offered positive updates on Leavitt's health, so he should be on track. But Leavitt is an athletic quarterback, and his injury was a foot injury. Sometimes, lower body injuries can change the way a mobile QB operates. When Leavitt is at his best, he's moving around and making plays. This offense will be at its best if Leavitt is moving around and making plays.

A few concerns about Leavitt will linger into the season, but if he has a strong fall camp, it shouldn't be much of a concern.

3. Who emerges at wide receiver?

LSU's wide receiver room is completely new. The Tigers did a good job in the transfer portal, signing several proven pass catchers. The spring revealed some things, but in fall camp will get a clearer picture of who LSU's go-to receivers will be.

LSU needs guys like Jackson Harris and Jayce Brown to become reliable threats on the outside. Both were efficient at their previous stops and will now try their hand at SEC football. In the slot, guys like Winston Watkins and Eugene Wilson need to be dependable third-down targets.

Leavitt has the arm to air it out, but LSU needs the pass catchers to uphold their end of the bargain.

4. Can LSU find depth at defensive end?

LSU's defensive end depth took a hit in spring practice when Gabriel Reliford tore his ACL. LSU has only two defensive ends with proven production, and both are transfers: Princewill Umanmielen and Jordan Ross.

Down the depth chart, there are question marks. Dylan Carpenter remains in Baton Rouge after playing a little bit in 2025. Carpenter took reps with the second team in spring ball and would be one of the first off the bench this fall. Carpenter has been in the program for a few years and could be ready to take a step.

Transfer Jaylen Brown is on his third school in three years, but the LSU coaching staff is familiar with Brown from previous stops. Brown missed a chunk of 2025 with an injury, but if he's healthy, he could be ready to emerge. LSU will need more than just two defensive ends to get through the grind of an SEC season.

5. How does LSU's running back rotation play out?

LSU has a handful of options in the running back room, but three stand out: Harlem Berry, Caden Durham, Dilin Jones.

Jones, a Wisconsin transfer, entered the spotlight in the spring, taking a chunk of the first-team reps. That came as a surprise to many who expected Harlem Berry to run away with RB1. However, Kiffin and staff have a strong record of identifying transfer running backs, like Kewan Lacy at Ole Miss last year.

LSU's run game was absent last year. It was an offensive line problem, but it was also a running back problem. LSU needs this position group to be better this year.

This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: Five questions for LSU football ahead of fall camp

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