Lane Kiffin inherited a fairly vacant LSU roster for his first season in 2026, but after retaining some major pieces and finding some on his own, he’s built a roster stacked with major transfers and blue-chip recruits. In actuality, he’s built one of college football’s most talented rosters.
Amid the star-studded portal class, the 19-player high school recruiting class is full of instant-impact players, top recruits and rising stars.
But there’s one true freshman from Louisiana who has one of the highest ceilings on the entire team: defensive tackle Richard Anderson.
The No. 1 Defensive Lineman in America
Anderson didn’t commit to LSU as a local pickup. He left high school as the No. 1 defensive line prospect in the entire 2026 class, rated the top player at his position by 247Sports, and ranked inside the top-10 overall prospects nationally by 247Sports as well…