SURVIVING THROUGH IR
Manager: T2Toxicc
BUILT TO CONTEND. WIRED TO TINKER.
Never rebuilding. Rarely standing still.
LSU lives permanently in win-now mode. The roster is almost always dangerous, but the franchise’s greatest threat may be its own refusal to stop hunting for the next trade.
Power Rank
#6
Record
2-2
Seed
7
PF
245.54
PA
258.19
FAAB Rem.
$195
Playoff Odds
78%
Proj. Pick
1.03
#6
CURRENT POWER RANKING
Surviving Through IR has one of the league’s strongest foundations and one glaring weakness.
Josh Allen and Dak Prescott give the roster a premium Superflex pairing. Malik Nabers, Brock Bowers and Emeka Egbuka provide a young core with legitimate elite upside. DJ Moore and Quentin Johnston add useful weekly receiver depth.
The problem is running back.
TreVeyon Henderson and Cam Skattebo are exciting young pieces, but neither has yet provided the kind of dependable production this roster needs. Rhamondre Stevenson adds experience but not enough ceiling to erase the concern.
If one of the young backs hits, this team can climb quickly. If they do not, Allen and the pass-catchers may spend the season carrying too much weight.
CURRENT READ: Dangerous but incomplete. The quarterback and pass-catching core can beat anyone. The running backs determine whether this becomes a real contender.
CONTENDER STATUS: DANGEROUS, INCOMPLETE
ROSTER
STARTERS
QB — Joe Burrow
RB — Derrick Henry
RB — Breece Hall
WR — Ja'Marr Chase
WR — Zay Flowers
WR — Alec Pierce
TE — Mark Andrews
FLEX — Chase Brown
FLEX — D'Andre Swift
SUPERFLEX — Bo Nix
BENCH
RB — Jonathon Brooks
RB — Bhayshul Tuten
TE — Travis Kelce
WR — Chris Godwin
RESERVE
TE — Eli Stowers
TAXI
WR — Denzel Boston
WHY LSU IS DANGEROUS
- Elite Burrow / Chase stack
- Multiple legitimate weekly RB options
- Strong Superflex stability
- Unusual TE depth with Andrews and Kelce
- Enough depth to survive normal lineup volatility
- Management is aggressively willing to improve the roster
WHAT COULD BLOW IT UP
- Constant trade hunting introduces unnecessary roster volatility
- Veteran-heavy win-now pieces shorten the margin for patience
- Good players are rarely treated as untouchable
- The franchise can create holes while trying to solve problems that did not exist
FRANCHISE PHILOSOPHY
LSU has operated in perpetual win-now mode from the beginning. As a co-commissioner franchise, the expectation is not simply to remain competitive but to actively shape the league around it. No roster is ever considered finished. LSU routinely leads the league in transactions, hunts trades relentlessly and treats inactivity like a roster-management failure.
That aggression is both the franchise’s defining advantage and its recurring danger. LSU is almost always a threat to the rest of the league, and occasionally a threat to itself.
ARCHETYPE
Permanent Contender
RISK PROFILE
Aggressive
TRADE APPETITE
Relentless
PATIENCE
Questionable
SATISFACTION LEVEL
Never
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
SEP 17
Added Travis Kelce via waivers — $3 FAAB
SEP 17
Added Chris Godwin via waivers — $2 FAAB; Dropped Xavier Worthy
SEP 14
Added Xavier Worthy; Dropped Jordan Addison
SEP 8
MAJOR TRADE
LSU ACQUIRED
Joe Burrow
Chase Brown
Zay Flowers
LSU SENT
Trevor Lawrence
CeeDee Lamb
Garrett Wilson
TRADE PARTNER: THE TOUCHABLES
SEP 7
Added Mark Andrews
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DRAFT CAPITAL
Current projected 2027 draft slot: 1.08
Projected draft position is based on current league standings for playoff teams. This value will move throughout the season.
2027
2028
FRANCHISE LORE
- Co-commissioner franchise
- Perpetually in win-now mode
- Religiously among the league leaders in transactions
- Rarely satisfied with the current roster
- Every player is theoretically available for the right deal
- The franchise’s greatest rival may occasionally be its own transaction log
FRANCHISE HISTORY
LSU’s history is defined less by eras of rebuilding than by constant roster churn in pursuit of the next competitive edge. The franchise expects to contend every season and approaches roster construction with the subtlety of a general manager whose phone battery never survives the trade deadline.
Championships
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Runner-Up Finishes
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Playoff Appearances
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Best Regular-Season Finish
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All-Time Record
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Historic Power Rank
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LATEST FROM LSU
TRADE
Burrow blockbuster reshapes LSU’s contender core
POWER RANKINGS
LSU opens at No. 2 after 174.60-point statement
TRANSACTIONS