Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017LSU
Russell Gage
WR • 6'0" • 179 lbs • Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Russell Gage reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
24
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
31
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · LSU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Player Story
Russell Gage built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 83, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Russell Gage's career was his receiving role: 26...
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- Committed To
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 20
- Overall
- No. 194
- NFL Team
- Atlanta Falcons
Russell Gage, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · LSU. Russell Gage reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 347
- Receptions
- 26
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Russell Gage quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 347
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · LSU
- Top game
- Texas A&M
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · The Bolles School
- High school pipeline
- The Bolles School · 48 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 6 · Pick 20 · Atlanta Falcons
- Latest roster
- No. 83 · Class 2017
- 2017 Receiving yards rank
- 285 receiving yards · WR 391st (top 40%) · SEC 42nd (top 20%) · National 470th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | LSU | 7 | - | 0 | 0 | 48.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | LSU | 7 | 5 | 62 | 1 | 48.1 |
| 2017 Postseason | LSU | 13 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 64.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | LSU | 13 | 19 | 270 | 4 | 64.6 |
Related Context
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Russell Gage played WR for LSU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Russell Gage recorded 232 rushing yards, 347 receiving yards, and 17 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with LSU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
LSU paired 285 primary output with 73 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 73 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · LSU
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
21.9
Efficiency
73
Usage
14.5
Consistency
37.1
Best Game by takeover score
Texas A&M
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 15. BYU: 36. Chattanooga: 20. Mississippi State: 16. Syracuse: 6. Troy: 62. Florida: 0. Auburn: 28. Ole Miss: 0. Alabama: 5. Arkansas: 0. Tennessee: 16. Texas A&M: 81
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 2 by 50. BYU: 2 by 100. Chattanooga: 3 by 44.4. Mississippi State: 1 by 100. Syracuse: 1 by 40. Troy: 3 by 100. Auburn: 3 by 62.2. Alabama: 1 by 33.3. Tennessee: 1 by 100. Texas A&M: 4 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins20.8 · Games = 9 · -3.7 vs Losses
Losses24.5 · Games = 4 · +3.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Texas A&M
Best efficiency game
100 vs Texas A&M
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/1 | vs Notre Dame | L 17-21 | — | 2 | 15 | 10 | 7.50 | 0 | 15 |
| Sun 11/26 | vs Texas A&M | W 45-21 | — | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 20.30 | 1 | 33 |
| Sun 11/19 | @ Tennessee | W 30-10 | — | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Arkansas | W 33-10 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | @ Alabama | L 10-24 | — | 1 | 5 | 4.4 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Ole Miss | W 40-24 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Auburn | W 27-23 | — | 3 | 28 | 19.8 | 9.30 | 1 | 14 |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Florida | W 17-16 | — | — | — | 8.7 | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Troy | L 21-24 | — | 3 | 62 | 16.3 | 20.70 | 1 | 34 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Syracuse | W 35-26 | — | 1 | 6 | 8.5 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Mississippi State | L 7-37 | — | 1 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Chattanooga | W 45-10 | — | 3 | 20 | 3.7 | 6.70 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 9/3 | vs BYU | W 27-0 | — | 2 | 36 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 32 |
Player Story
Russell Gage story
Russell Gage built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 83, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Russell Gage's career was his receiving role: 26 catches, 347 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 232 rushing yards across 20 career games in the available record. His career also includes 232 rushing yards and 17 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Russell Gage's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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LSU
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | LSU | 62 | 82.7 | 25 | 62 |
| 2016 Regular Season | LSU | 62 | 82.7 | 25 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | LSU | 285 | 73 | 14.5 | 223 |
| 2017 Regular Season | LSU | 285 | 73 | 14.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Texas A&M
Week 13 · W 45-21 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
88.9 takeover
81 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Texas A&M
Week 13 · W 54-39 · Conference game
62
Receiving Yards
88.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
62 receiving yards with a 82.7 efficiency score.
#3
vs Troy
Week 5 · L 21-24
62
Receiving Yards
74.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
62 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs BYU
Week 1 · W 27-0
36
Receiving Yards
62.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
36 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Auburn
Week 7 · W 27-23 · Conference game
28
Receiving Yards
57.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
28 receiving yards with a 62.2 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · LSU
285 primary output · 73 efficiency · 14.5 usage
64.6
#2
2017 Regular Season · LSU
64.6
285 primary · 73 efficiency · 14.5 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · LSU
48.1
62 primary · 82.7 efficiency · 25 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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