SEC Media Days is still three weeks away. Summer is very much alive and well.
But the fall is on the horizon, and with that comes football talk. It’s time to dive into Lane Kiffin’s first LSU roster position by position. We’ll hit the offense first, and everything has to start up front.
LSU’s offensive line was a complete disaster last season. Injuries plagued Braelin Moore who was the only consistent presence. Left tackle was a revolving door due to injury and underperformance. Right tackle wasn’t good, and guard was plagued by inexperience.
The result was the worst running game in the SEC and a passing game limited to the line of scrimmage and barely beyond.
Kiffin brought in Eric Wolford to coach the unit, and former LSU offensive line coach James Cregg followed Kiffin from Ole Miss. There’s a new cast of characters involved, but the center position returns Moore for stability.
WHO’S BACK: Braelin Moore (Sr.), Brett Bordelon (Fr.)
WHO’S NEW: William Satterwhite (Transfer, Tennessee), Ryan Miret (Fr.)
WHAT WE KNOW
Moore started 24 games at Virginia Tech and 12 more last year at LSU. That’s 36 starts for big time programs. He’s 6-foot-2 and 300 pounds, and he won the center spot last season over incumbent DJ Chester.
He played 623 snaps but missed the vast majority of the Louisiana Tech game when he was hurt a minute into the game. He also missed the Oklahoma game. When he was in there, he graded very well in pass protection, an 81.1 with only one sack allowed on the season. He’s only allowed four sacks in three years as a starting center.
Ju'Juan Johnson's big run. Braelin Moore creates space up front, then Johnson makes a play.
Maybe the ankle was an issue in recent weeks, but Moore looked like the player we saw in Week 1 pic.twitter.com/lA2nhi3tBq
— Will Rosenblatt (@rozenwill) October 15, 2025
The opportunity was there for Moore to turn professional, but he decided to return.
William Satterwhite comes in from Tennessee. He was a four-star recruit coming out of high school and ranked in the top 200 nationally by ESPN and Rivals. He played in 11 games over two seasons in Knoxville. All of his offensive time came at center where he played 233 total snaps.
He’s comparable to Moore in size at 6-foot-3 and 295 pounds. He’s got three years of eligibility remaining. Satterwhite missed significant time this spring with injury.
Ryan Miret was one of the defections from Ole Miss’s signing class to LSU’s when Kiffin made the move. He was a three-star prospect who got a look from the hometown Miami Hurricanes among others but trusted Kiffin’s offense. That’s what led him to Baton Rouge.
Miret has a stellar wrestling background. He was the Florida state champion as a junior posting a perfect 29-0 record in the Greco Roman category. He stands 6-foot-4 and tips the scales at 300 pounds.
He played center exclusively in his final two high school seasons and plans to do the same at LSU.
Brett Bordelon is on the smaller side. He’s about 280 pounds. None of the recruiting services had him in the top 30 players nationally on the interior offensive line. His father was an All-SEC player in 1996 on LSU’s offensive line and played a role in LSU’s hiring of Kiffin.
Bordelon didn’t play last year but has taken snaps at center and guard in the practices the media has observed.
HUNT’S TAKE
Getting Moore back was a big deal.
He’s the starter and gives the offensive front a veteran anchor with a stellar pass blocking resume. He needs to be a little bit better in the run game, but Kiffin has a way of creating advantages in the run game with numbers and tempo. That wasn’t the case a season ago.
Speaking of tempo, Kiffin’s offense relies on it. That means the center has to be on the football and sure that his unit is on the same page for a quick snap. Having a fifth-year player with three dozen starts to his name is a good starting point for that type of pace.
Satterwhite gives LSU a third year SEC player as the backup center. He’s physically ready to play and at least has 11 games under his belt as a player.
Miret appears very comfortable sitting for at least a season. He’s obviously got a great understanding of leverage. He needs to take time to develop strength and learn the system. His commitment to Kiffin and Cregg appears strong, so he could be the center of the future. Trying to project multiple years out in college sports is a tricky proposition, though.
Bordelon will battle with Miret for time at center and guard. His brother was willing to wait four years for a shot at starting, and that has paid off.
For now, LSU has an All-SEC caliber center and veteran backup. That’s a healthy spot considering Moore’s questionable return could have meant LSU was without a center on the roster in December. It’s now among the most stable spots on the offense.
