CBS Sports Unveils Preseason Top 50 Quarterback Power Rankings

LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt continues to receive plenty of national attention heading into the 2026 season.

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Leavitt is returning from a foot injury that derailed his 2025 season at Arizona State and is also learning a new offense within an overhauled LSU program. If he returns to his 2024 form, he'll be a Heisman contender. But after a limited spring, he'll need to be great immediately. The Tigers open against Clemson and play Ole Miss and Texas A&M before the end of September. Leavitt's play will determine the ceiling for an expensive and already controversial Year 1 of the Lane Kiffin regime.)]CBS Sports[/link] released its preseason College Football QB Power Rankings on Wednesday, ranking the top 50 quarterbacks in the country entering Week 1. Leavitt landed at No. 11 overall, putting him just outside the top 10.

Oregon's Dante Moore claimed the No. 1 spot, followed by Texas' Arch Manning and Ole Miss' Trinidad Chambliss. Leavitt was the fourth-highest-ranked SEC quarterback on the list as he prepares to make his LSU debut Saturday against Clemson.

Here's what CBS Sports had to say about Leavitt:

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11. Sam Leavitt, LSU
Leavitt is returning from a foot injury that derailed his 2025 season at Arizona State and is also learning a new offense within an overhauled LSU program. If he returns to his 2024 form, he'll be a Heisman contender. But after a limited spring, he'll need to be great immediately. The Tigers open against Clemson and play Ole Miss and Texas A&M before the end of September. Leavitt's play will determine the ceiling for an expensive and already controversial Year 1 of the Lane Kiffin regime.

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