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Where is the LSU football classified in ESPN's returning production metric?

College Football fans are waiting anxious in every offseason for Bill Connelly's production numbers. You are our first analysis in what every team loses and returns on both sides of the ball.

In view of the squad sales rate in the modern era of college football, the continuity is more important than ever. Of course, the return of production is not always a good thing if the previous team was bad. Not all returning starters are the same.

But if you have talent, like most SEC teams, it is usually a good sign to direct production near the top.

Where is LSU football sits?

According to Connelly, the LSU is 38th place and returns 62% of its production. The Tigers' criminal offense returns 65%and 41. The defense is 51 and returns 59% of its production.

Last year, the offensive of the LSU football in Conny's initial return metric took 84th place after the Tigers Jayden Daniels, Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr. had lost. It showed when the LSU had difficulty finding itself too temporarily on the offensive side of the ball.

This year the tigers with Garrett Nussmeier are continuity in the quarterback.

Transfers explains the formula of Connelly, which reflects LSU well when the Tigers signed the number 1 ranking of the transfer portal class in the country.

Together with the return of Nussmeier, the LSU's offensive returns the leading extensive dealer Aaron Anderson and ran back Caden Durham, who exceeded the 1000 Yard brand in 2024.

Complete SEC returnee -production rankings

Sec rank

team

In total

attack

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

This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: How much production does LSU football return in 2025?