CBS Sports: College Football's 10 Most Complete Rosters

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8. LSU
Best position group: Quarterback

Biggest offseason upgrades: Sam Leavitt, QB (Arizona State), Jordan Seaton, OT (Colorado), Princewill Umanmienlen, Edge (Ole Miss), Eugene Wilson, WR (Florida), Ty Benefield, S (Boise State)

Lane Kiffin is preaching patience, but there is little of it in Baton Rouge. His track record is straightforward: put the best 11 players on the field, maximize offensive output, and play aggressively in space. LSU, however, demands something faster, sharper and more efficient this season to be a playoff contender. Blending Kiffin's philosophy with LSU's talent base raises the program's ceiling to one of the highest in college football.

Kiffin got off to a slow start in finding a quarterback before signing Leavitt, the top-ranked player in this cycle, along with USC transfer Husan Longstreet and Elon's Landen Clark. Landing more than two dozen transfers was the biggest factor in LSU earning the top-rated class in 247Sports' Composite rankings, but Kiffin also secured a pair of program-changing five-star freshmen in pass rushers Richard Anderson and Lamar Brown.

Those two prep standouts will be impact players in time, but this year, LSU will largely rely on its reshaped roster built through the transfer portal under its first-year coach. Programs like Florida State, Ole Miss and Texas Tech have all shown year-over-year improvement through high-end portal classes, but this LSU haul feels different. Kiffin is aiming to make that success sustainable over time.

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