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College football fans anxiously await Bill Connelly’s returning production numbers every offseason. They’re our first analytic into what each team is losing and returning on both sides of the ball.
With the rate of roster turnover in the modern era of college football, roster continuity is more important than ever. Of course, returning production isn’t always a good thing if the prior team was bad. Not all returning starters are created equal.
But when you have talent, as most SEC teams do, ranking near the top in returning production is typically a good sign.
Where does LSU football sit?
According to Connelly, LSU ranks No. 38 overall, returning 62% of its production. The Tigers offense returns 65%, 41st nationally. The defense sits at No. 51, returning 59% of its production.
Last year, LSU football’s offense ranked 84th in Connelly’s initial returning production metric after the Tigers lost Jayden Daniels, Malik Nabers, and Brian Thomas Jr. It showed as LSU struggled to find its footing on the offensive side of the ball at times.
This year, with Garrett Nussmeier returning at quarterback, the Tigers have continuity.
Connelly’s formula accounts for transfers, which reflects well on LSU as the Tigers signed the No. 1 ranked transfer portal class in the country.
Along with the return of Nussmeier, LSU’s offense returns leading wide receiver Aaron Anderson and running back Caden Durham, who surpassed the 1,000 total yard mark in 2024.
Full SEC returning production rankings
SEC Rank
Team
Overall
Offense
Defense
1.
Texas A&M
6
19
12
2.
Vanderbilt
8
28
10
3.
Oklahoma
10
6
46
4.
Florida
18
36
25
5.
Auburn
22
21
48
6.
Alabama
35
46
37
7.
Mississippi State
37
71
20
8.
LSU
38
41
51
9.
Missouri
51
100
5
10.
Kentucky
52
48
61
11.
Tennessee
58
87
22
12.
Arkansas
64
39
88
13.
South Carolina
71
40
99
14.
Texas
103
126
44
15.
Georgia
105
108
93
16.
Ole Miss
113
111
104
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