LSU’s injury list keeps getting longer, and Wednesday’s report offered little relief for Lane Kiffin’s team heading into Saturday’s matchup with Alabama.
The biggest question remains at linebacker. Whit Weeks, LSU’s star at the position, had surgery for a broken tibia after the Tigers’ Week 4 game against Texas A&M.
He was given a four- to six-week recovery window, and Saturday will mark six weeks since the injury. Even so, he has been listed as doubtful against Alabama.
His younger brother, Zach Weeks, is also on the report and was listed as questionable Wednesday. Zach has filled in alongside TJ Dottery and Davhon Keys while Whit has been out, and if he can’t go against the Tide, LSU will be leaning even more heavily on Dottery and Keys.
The Tigers have been dealing with injuries almost from the opening whistle this season. Redshirt freshman Philip Wright III went down with a leg injury in the Sept. 12 game against Louisiana Tech, and the wide receiver will not return in 2026.
LSU also lost junior safety Dashawn Spears and junior tight end Trey’Dez Green during the Sept. 19 AP top 10 matchup with Ole Miss. Spears is done for the season after surgery for an ACL tear, while Green worked his way back and returned against Auburn after spending four weeks on the injury report.
Another season-ending blow came when sophomore linebacker Charles Ross II tore his ACL in the Tigers’ Sept. 26 win over Texas A&M.
The only other Tiger listed on Wednesday’s report was freshman defensive tackle Richard Anderson, who is out against Alabama. Kiffin has not said how serious the injury is, and Anderson did not play in LSU’s game at Auburn.
He posted a photo on Oct. 23 from a hospital in an arm sling with the caption "minor setback for a major comeback." It remains unclear whether he will be back this season.
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