#12
Alabama · 2026

Keelon Russell

QBSophomore6' 3", 207 lbsDuncanville, TX
Alabama Crimson Tide6-2 · TDC #7
Snap share
96%
7 of 8 started · 486 of 505 snaps
Pass yards
2057
19th of 276 in FBS
TD – INT
15–5
Yards / att.
9.3
14th of 146 in FBS
Completion
67.0%
34th of 146 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.47
7th of 161 QBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS QB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

283 plays · +132.0 total EPA · 7th of 161 qualifying QBs
All plays+0.47
Passing+0.44
Rushing+0.92
1st down+0.36
2nd down+0.31
3rd down+0.67
Standard downs+0.38
Passing downs+0.63
RussellQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays56%
Pass plays98%
Run plays17%
1st down48%
2nd down52%
3rd down83%
Standard downs50%
Passing downs72%
RussellQB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

PassingValueFBS rank
Dropbacks236—
Success rate46.6%44th / 181
Explosive pass rate15.7%15th / 181
Deep-throw rate14.3%72nd / 181
Sack rate8.1%148th / 181
Interception rate2.3%—
3rd-down conversion32.3%121st / 181
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries44—
Success rate54.5%—
Explosive run rate34.1%—
Stuffed at the line22.7%—
First downs19—
Red-zone carries10—
Goal-line carries1—

Charting

Where Russell's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Avg. depth of throw
10.0
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
18%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
4.9
638 yds after the catch
Air yards
1114
of 1752 yds on charted throws
Pressured
19%
hurried or sacked · 18 sacks

Where he throws186 throws charted

67% comp10.0 avg. depth4.9 YAC/catch18% 20+ air yds15–5 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 14 throws (8%), 12 caught (86%), 67 yds, 4.8 per throw1486% · 67yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 20 throws (11%), 16 caught (80%), 107 yds, 5.3 per throw2080% · 107yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 16 throws (9%), 10 caught (63%), 93 yds, 5.8 per throw1663% · 93yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 8 throws (4%), 6 caught (75%), 102 yds, 12.8 per throw875% · 102yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 7 throws (4%), 6 caught (86%), 143 yds, 20.4 per throw786% · 143yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 10 throws (5%), 4 caught (40%), 112 yds, 11.2 per throw1040% · 112yLeft, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (2%), 2 caught (67%), 125 yds, 41.7 per throw367% · 125yMiddle, Behind air yards: 3 throws (2%), 2 caught (67%), 9 yds, 3.0 per throw367% · 9yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 4 throws (2%), 3 caught (75%), 27 yds, 6.8 per throw475% · 27yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 13 throws (7%), 9 caught (69%), 92 yds, 7.1 per throw1369% · 92yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 1 caught (20%), 16 yds, 3.2 per throw520% · 16yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 4 throws (2%), 4 caught (100%), 139 yds, 34.8 per throw4100% · 139yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw30% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 13 throws (7%), 11 caught (85%), 88 yds, 6.8 per throw1385% · 88yRight, 0–4 air yards: 10 throws (5%), 8 caught (80%), 31 yds, 3.1 per throw1080% · 31yRight, 5–9 air yards: 23 throws (12%), 16 caught (70%), 155 yds, 6.7 per throw2370% · 155yRight, 10–14 air yards: 9 throws (5%), 6 caught (67%), 95 yds, 10.6 per throw967% · 95yRight, 15–19 air yards: 8 throws (4%), 6 caught (75%), 106 yds, 13.3 per throw875% · 106yRight, 20–29 air yards: 7 throws (4%), 4 caught (57%), 96 yds, 13.7 per throw757% · 96yRight, 30+ air yards: 5 throws (3%), 4 caught (80%), 149 yds, 29.8 per throw580% · 149y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction30 carries

Left
47%
6.4 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
27%
8.8 YPC · 75% succ.
Right
27%
16.8 YPC · 88% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Alabama

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (1 of Russell’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Avg. depth of throw
6.4
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
11%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
5.3
37 yds after the catch
Air yards
41
of 78 yds on charted throws
Pressured
0%
hurried or sacked · 0 sacks

Where he throws9 throws charted

73% comp6.4 avg. depth5.3 YAC/catch11% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 throws (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 throws (22%), 2 caught (100%), 21 yds, 10.5 per throw2100% · 21yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 2 throws (22%), 2 caught (100%), 6 yds, 3.0 per throw2100% · 6yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 throws (11%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per throw1100% · 8yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: 2 throws (22%), 1 caught (50%), 13 yds, 6.5 per throw250% · 13yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (11%), 1 caught (100%), 30 yds, 30.0 per throw1100% · 30yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCmp/AttPass ydsTD–INTY/ADropback SRCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farAlabama#7 · 6-2896%148/221205715–59.346.6%662513.8554.5%
2025Alabama#15 · 11-424%11/151432–09.5—3175.70—

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Keelon Russell's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Keelon Russell's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.7 avg. game scoreBest: 9.7 vs South Carolina (Week 4)3 of 8 games at 8.0+
PassingRushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDINTCarYdsY/CTDLong
1East CarolinaW 48–106.9183060.02568.50013866.6123
2@KentuckyW 45–173.9162369.61888.2128-9-1.1016
3Florida StateW 50–369.2233076.732010.73035618.7157
4South CarolinaW 49–189.7212777.836513.5408354.4116
5@Mississippi StateW 56–238.7162272.728513.0305163.2117
6GeorgiaL 17–205.6163053.31856.2109414.6022
7@TennesseeL 10–262.4192965.51475.1021160.5119
8Texas A&MW 31–207.5193063.331110.4319202.2010
2026 · 8 games6.714822167.020579.3155662513.8557

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions148—
Attempts221—
Completion %67.0%34th / 146
Yards205719th / 276
Yards / att.9.314th / 146
Touchdowns1527th / 276
Interceptions5—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries66—
Yards251275th / 1519
Yards / carry3.8250th / 312
Touchdowns582nd / 683
Long57—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11711th / 2089
Yards-102073rd / 2074
Yards / catch-10—
Touchdowns0—
Long0—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles4—
Lost4—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps: every offensive play credited to the QB running the offense. Close to a true snap count

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · East Carolina✓ QB807442193%
Wk 2 · Kentucky✓ QB636331·100%
Wk 3 · Florida State✓ QB676737·100%
Wk 4 · South Carolina✓ QB575635·98%
Wk 5 · Mississippi State—614927180%
Wk 6 · Georgia✓ QB616141·100%
Wk 7 · Tennessee✓ QB575740·100%
Wk 8 · Texas A&M✓ QB595942·100%
Season7 GS505486295296%

Position Room

5 QBs on the Alabama roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
12Keelon RussellQBSO2212057155+0.47
10Austin MackQBSR42300+0.61
11Tayden-Evan KaawaQBFR—————
13John GazzanigaQBSO—————
19John CooperQBJR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 12+ plays per team game. Alabama depth chart →