Receiver, LSU, 2014–⁠17

Russell Gage

Number
No. 83
Height
6′0″
Weight
179 lb
Hometown
Baton Rouge, LA
Born
Jan 22, 1996

Russell Gage played receiver at LSU (2014–⁠17). The Atlanta Falcons took Gage in round 6, No. 194 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
285
Receiving yards, 2017 (LSU, 9–⁠4)
Drafted
No. 194
Round 6, 2018 NFL Draft (Atlanta Falcons)

Career highs

81receiving yards, career highvs. Texas A&M, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016LSU56212.4124
2017LSU2128513.6334
Career2634713.3434

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016LSU620000
2017LSU1160000
Career1780000

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017LSU282328.3170

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014LSU83WR
2015LSU83WR
2016LSU83WR
2017LSU83WR6′0″179

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016LSU100.46––4.6–
2017LSU640.4435th (n=507)0.5228.17%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 LSU 13 games, 21 catches, 285 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 2vs.BYUW 27–⁠02360–––
Sep 9vs.ChattanoogaW 45–⁠103200–––
Sep 16atMississippi StateL 7–⁠371160–––
Sep 23vs.SyracuseW 35–⁠26160–––
Sep 30vs.TroyL 21–⁠243621100
Oct 7atFloridaW 17–⁠16–––100
Oct 14vs.AuburnW 27–⁠233281300
Oct 21atOle MissW 40–⁠24––––––
Nov 4atAlabamaL 10–⁠24150200
Nov 11vs.ArkansasW 33–⁠10–––300
Nov 18atTennesseeW 30–⁠101160–––
Nov 25vs.Texas A&MW 45–⁠214811100
Jan 1 ✦vs.Notre DameL 17–⁠212150–––
2016 LSU 7 games, 6 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 10vs.Jacksonville StateW 34–⁠13–––100
Sep 24atAuburnL 13–⁠18–––100
Oct 1vs.MissouriW 42–⁠7–––100
Nov 12atArkansasW 38–⁠10–––100
Nov 19vs.FloridaL 10–⁠16–––100
Nov 24atTexas A&MW 54–⁠395621–––
Dec 31 ✦vs.LouisvilleW 29–⁠9–––100

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2018
Height6′0″
Weight186 lb
Arm length33″
Hand size9⅛″
40-yard dash4.50 s
10-yard split1.54 sW
Vertical jump39″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press15 reps
3-cone drill7.03 s
20-yard shuttle4.25 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 65 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2018Atlanta Falcons96630
2019Atlanta Falcons14494461
2020Atlanta Falcons16727864
2021Atlanta Falcons13667704
2022Tampa Bay Buccaneers13514265
NFL career652442,49114

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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