Ole Miss vs. LSU projected starting lineup and depth chart for Week 5 | 2025 college football season

The No. 13 Ole Miss Rebels will square off against the No. 4 LSU Tigers in Week 5 of the 2025 college football season on Saturday. The game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET from Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Mississippi.

Ahead of the Ole Miss vs. LSU game, here's a look at the projected lineups for both teams.

Ole Miss vs. LSU projected starting lineup for Week 5

Ole Miss projected starting lineup

Here's a look at Ole Miss' projected starters on offense vs. LSU:

Position	Starter (No./Player)
WR-X	2 Harrison Wallace III (RS SR/TR)
WR-Z	1 De'Zhaun Stribling (RS SR/TR)
WR-Y	19 Cayden Lee (JR)
LT	61 Diego Pounds (RS JR/TR)
LG	51 Delano Townsend (RS SO/TR)
C	62 Brycen Sanders (RS SO)
RG	75 Patrick Kutas (SR/TR)
RT	50 Jayden Williams (RS SR)
TE	8 Dae'Quan Wright (SR/TR)
QB	13 Austin Simmons (RS SO)
RB	5 Kewan Lacy (SO/TR)

Here's a look at Ole Miss' projected starters on defense vs. LSU:

Position	Starter (No./Player)
DE	5 Kam Franklin (SO)
NT	52 Will Echoles (SO)
DT	51 Zxavian Harris (SR)
BUCK	4 Suntarine Perkins (JR)
WLB	30 Jaden Yates (JR)
MLB	6 TJ Dottery (RS JR)
LCB	7 Jaylon Braxton (SR)
SS	12 Sage Ryan (RS JR)
FS	24 Kapena Gushiken (RS SO)
RCB	8 Rickey Fletcher (RS FR)
NB	0 Nick Cull (SR)

Here's a look at Ole Miss' projected starters on special teams vs. LSU:

Position	Starter (No./Player)
Punter (PT)	44 Oscar Bird (RS JR)
Placekicker (PK)	17 Lucas Carneiro (RS JR)
Kickoff Specialist (KO)	17 Lucas Carneiro (RS JR)
Long Snapper (LS)	93 Carter Short (RS FR)
Holder (H)	44 Oscar Bird (RS JR)
Punt Returner (PR)	2 Harrison Wallace III (RS SR)
Kickoff Returner (KR)	24 Adam Mohammed (SO)
Kickoff Returner (KR)	4 Jordan Washington (RS FR)

LSU projected starting lineup

Here's a look at LSU's projected starters on offense vs. Ole Miss:

Position	Starter
WR-X	0 Zavion Thomas (SR/TR)
WR-Z	1 Aaron Anderson (RS JR/TR)
WR-W	3 Chris Hilton Jr. (RS SR)
LT	71 Tyree Adams (RS SO)
LG	65 Paul Mubenga (RS SO)
C	61 Braelin Moore (RS JR/TR)
RG	56 Josh Thompson (RS SR/TR)
RT	75 Weston Davis (RS FR)
TE	10 Bauer Sharp (RS SR/TR)
QB	13 Garrett Nussmeier (RS SR)
RB	29 Caden Durham (SO)

Here's a look at LSU's projected starters on defense vs. Ole Miss:

Position	Starter
DE	5 Kam Franklin (SO)
NT	52 Will Echoles (SO)
DT	51 Zxavian Harris (SR)
BUCK	4 Suntarine Perkins (JR)
WLB	30 Jaden Yates (JR)
MLB	6 TJ Dottery (JR)
LCB	33 Antonio Kite (JR)
SS	29 Nick Cull (JR)
FS	3 Sage Ryan (SR)
RCB	32 Chris Graves Jr. (JR)
NB	14 Kapena Gushiken (SR)

Here's a look at LSU's projected starters on special teams vs. Ole Miss:

Position	Starter
Punter (PT)	44 Oscar Bird (FR)
Placekicker (PK)	17 Lucas Carneiro (RS JR/TR)
Kickoff Specialist (KO)	17 Lucas Carneiro (RS JR/TR)
Long Snapper (LS)	93 Carter Short (RS SR/TR)
Holder (H)	44 Oscar Bird (FR)
Punt Returner (PR)	2 Harrison Wallace III (RS SR/TR)
Kickoff Returner (KR)	14 Izaiah Hartrup (RS SR/TR)

Ole Miss vs. LSU depth chart for Week 5

Ole Miss depth chart

Here's a look at Ole Miss' depth chart for its offense:

Position	Starter (No./Player)	Backup 1 (No./Player)	Backup 2 (No./Player)
WR-X	2 Harrison Wallace III RS SR/TR	11 Deuce Alexander RS SO/TR	7 Traylon Ray JR/TR
WR-Z	1 De'Zhaun Stribling RS SR/TR	14 Izaiah Hartrup RS SR/TR	88 Devin Price RS SR/TR
WR-Y	19 Cayden Lee JR	16 Winston Watkins FR	-
LT	61 Diego Pounds RS JR/TR	73 Percy Lewis RS SR/TR	-
LG	51 Delano Townsend RS SO/TR	71 PJ Wilkins RS SO/TR	77 Ethan Fields RS SO
C	62 Brycen Sanders RS SO	76 John Wayne Oliver RS FR	-
RG	75 Patrick Kutas SR/TR	55 Terez Davis SO/TR	65 Connor Howes FR
RT	50 Jayden Williams RS SR	70 Devin Harper FR	-
TE	8 Dae'Quan Wright SR/TR	85 Trace Bruckler RS SR/TR	4 Caleb Odom SO/TR
QB	13 Austin Simmons RS SO	6 Trinidad Chambliss JR/TR	15 AJ Maddox RS FR
RB	5 Kewan Lacy SO/TR	22 Logan Diggs RS SR/TR	12 Damien Taylor RS SR/TR

Here's a look at Ole Miss' depth chart for its defense:

Position	Starter (No./Player)	Backup 1 (No./Player)	Backup 2 (No./Player)
DE	5 Kam Franklin SO	15 Da'Shawn Womack JR/TR	-
NT	52 Will Echoles SO	96 Jamarious Brown RS SO	-
DT	51 Zxavian Harris SR	97 Kamron Beavers RS FR	95 Andrew Maddox FR
BUCK	4 Suntarine Perkins JR	1 Princewill Umanmielen JR/TR	47 DeeJay Holmes Jr. RS SO
WLB	30 Jaden Yates JR/TR	26 Tahj Chambers RS SR/TR	-
MLB	6 TJ Dottery RS JR/TR	34 Tyler Banks SR	-
LCB	33 Antonio Kite RS JR/TR	11 Jaylon Braxton JR/TR	28 Dante Core FR
SS	29 Nick Cull RS JR	7 TJ Banks SO	-
FS	3 Sage Ryan RS SR/TR	20 Anthony Robinson III RS FR	-
RCB	32 Chris Graves Jr. RS JR/TR	9 Ricky Fletcher RS JR/TR	27 Pat Broomfield RS FR
NB	14 Kapena Gushiken SR/TR	16 Wydett Williams Jr. SR/TR	-

Here's a look at Ole Miss' depth chart for its special teams:

Position	Starter (No./Player)	Backup (No./Player)
PT	44 Oscar Bird FR	45 Mike Baker RS FR
PK	17 Lucas Carneiro RS JR/TR	45 Mike Baker RS FR
KO	17 Lucas Carneiro RS JR/TR	45 Mike Baker RS FR
LS	93 Carter Short RS SR/TR	94 Caleb Blankenship RS FR
H	44 Oscar Bird FR	82 Joshua Pfeifer RS SR
PR	2 Harrison Wallace III RS SR/TR	14 Izaiah Hartrup RS SR/TR
KR	14 Izaiah Hartrup RS SR/TR	11 Deuce Alexander RS SO/TR

LSU depth chart

Here's a look at LSU's depth chart for its offense:

Position	Starter	Backup 1	Backup 2	Backup 3	Backup 4
WR-X	0 Zavion Thomas SR/TR	4 Nic Anderson RS JR/TR	2 Destyn Hill RS SO/TR	-	-
WR-Z	1 Aaron Anderson RS JR/TR	12 Kyle Parker RS SO	-	-	-
WR-W	3 Chris Hilton Jr. RS SR	6 Barion Brown SR/TR	82 Kylan Billiot RS FR	83 Ta'Ron Francis FR	-
LT	71 Tyree Adams RS SO	57 Carius Curne FR	-	-	-
LG	65 Paul Mubenga RS SO	78 Coen Echols RS FR	-	-	-
C	61 Braelin Moore RS JR/TR	79 DJ Chester RS SO	-	-	-
RG	56 Josh Thompson RS SR/TR	-	-	-	-
RT	75 Weston Davis RS FR	77 Ory Williams RS FR	-	-	-
TE	10 Bauer Sharp RS SR/TR	14 Trey'Dez Green SO	88 Donovan Green RS JR/TR	-	-
QB	13 Garrett Nussmeier RS SR	11 Michael Van Buren Jr. SO/TR	16 Colin Hurley RS FR	-	-
RB	29 Caden Durham SO	28 Kaleb Jackson JR	22 Harlem Berry FR	8 Ju'Juan Johnson SO	-

Here's a look at LSU's depth chart for its defense:

Position	Starter	Backup 1	Backup 2	Backup 3	Backup 4
LDE	44 Jack Pyburn SR/TR	12 Jimari Butler GR/TR	48 Kolaj Cobbins RS FR	-	-
LDT	96 Dominick McKinley SO	90 Jacobian Guillory II GR	95 Shone Washington RS JR/TR	-	-
RDT	88 Bernard Gooden RS SR/TR	16 Ahmad Breaux SO	99 Sydir Mitchell RS SO/TR	-	-
RDE	6 Patrick Payton RS SR/TR	19 Gabriel Reliford SO	97 Dylan Carpenter RS SO	-	-
WLB	40 Whit Weeks JR	46 Tylen Singleton RS FR	15 Jaiden Braker FR	-	-
MLB	33 West Weeks GR/TR	42 Davhon Keys SO	35 Zach Weeks FR	32 Keylan Moses FR	-
STAR	7 Harold Perkins Jr. RS JR	2 Jardin Gilbert RS SR/TR	-	-	-
LCB	4 Mansoor Delane SR/TR	1 Ashton Stamps JR	8 Ja'Keem Jackson RS SO/TR	-	-
SS	13 A.J. Haulcy SR/TR	10 Dashawn Spears SO	-	-	-
FS	0 Tamarcus Cooley RS SO/TR	25 Javien Toviano JR	-	-	-
RCB	11 PJ Woodland SO	3 DJ Pickett FR	-	-	-

Here's a look at LSU's depth chart for its special teams:

Position	Starter	Backup 1	Backup 2	Backup 3	Backup 4
PT	90 Grant Chadwick SO/TR	32 Aeron Burrell SO	-	-	-
PK	34 Damian Ramos RS SR	32 Aeron Burrell SO	-	-	-
KO	32 Aeron Burrell SO	34 Damian Ramos RS SR	-	-	-
LS	49 Jonathan Ferguson GR	51 Silas Hall FR	-	-	-
H	90 Grant Chadwick SO/TR	-	-	-	-
PR	0 Zavion Thomas SR/TR	4 Nic Anderson RS JR/TR	-	-	-
KR	6 Barion Brown SR/TR	0 Zavion Thomas SR/TR	-	-	-

How to watch Ole Miss vs. LSU game? TV channel and live stream details for Week 5 game

The Ole Miss vs. LSU game will be broadcast live on ABC. Fans can also live stream the Week 5 contest on Fubo.