Quarterback, Alabama, 2025–⁠26

Keelon Russell

Number
No. 12
Height
6′3″
Weight
207 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Duncanville, TX

Keelon Russell plays quarterback for Alabama. Last time out, at Tennessee: 19 of 29, 147 yards, 2 INT; 11 carries, 6 yards, 1 TD. Russell leads Alabama in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season.

2026 so far

1,746 passing yards, 12 TD

Last game: 19 of 29, 147 yards, 2 INT; 11 carries, 6 yards, 1 TD at Tennessee, L 10–⁠26

Next game: vs. Texas A&M, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 256ECU
  2. 188@UK
  3. 320FSU
  4. 365SC
  5. 285@MSST
  6. 185UGA
  7. 147@TENN

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

365passing yards, career highvs. South Carolina, 20264touchdown passes, career highvs. South Carolina, 202686rushing yards, career highvs. East Carolina, 2026

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2025Alabama111573.31439.520
2026Alabama12919167.51,7469.1124
Career14020668.01,8899.2144

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Alabama3175.709
2026Alabama572314.1557
Career602484.1557

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Alabama12QBFr.
2026Alabama12QBSo.6′3″207

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2025Alabama180.56––10.1–––
2026Alabama2430.4794th (n=273)0.21114.455%0.320.59

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2026Alabama50%9.9 yds4.6 yds27 of 15759%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2026Alabama69%4.902.603.808%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Alabama 7 games, 1,746 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.East CarolinaW 48–⁠1018302560086
Sep 12atKentuckyW 45–⁠17162318812−9
Sep 19vs.Florida StateW 50–⁠3623303203056
Sep 26vs.South CarolinaW 49–⁠1821273654035
Oct 3atMississippi StateW 56–⁠2316222853016
Oct 10vs.GeorgiaL 17–⁠2016301851041
Oct 17atTennesseeL 10–⁠261929147026
2025 Alabama 2 games, 143 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 6vs.UL MonroeW 73–⁠04665201
Nov 22vs.Eastern IllinoisW 56–⁠079780016

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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