Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns NFL Draft Prospects

Louisiana finished 6-7 overall and 5-3 in the Sun Belt in 2025, sneaking into a bowl on the strength of a late four-game winning streak that pushed the program's postseason run to eight straight years before a loss to Delaware closed the season. The offseason story is continuity in a portal era: head coach Mike Desormeaux, entering Year 5, runs one of the least transfer-dependent rosters in the country, with only about 15 newcomers arriving that way. That homegrown model produced a 10-4 finish in 2024, but 6-7 has been the result in three of his four seasons, and the Year 5 challenge is breaking that pattern before it hardens into the norm.

The math gives some hope on one side of the ball and real worry on the other. The Cajuns return seven starters on offense but just two on defense, plus their kicker, so the season likely hinges on whether a veteran offense can carry a defense that has to be rebuilt almost from scratch.