#10
Louisiana · 2026

Russell Babineaux

WRFreshman5' 9", 178 lbsLafayette, LA
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns2-1 · TDC #97
Snap share
71%
2 of 3 started · likely 55–84%
Receptions
11
154th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
115
265th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
10.5
319th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
1
158th of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.77
87th of 301 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

14 plays · +10.7 total EPA · 87th of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.77
Passing+0.82
Rushing+0.07
1st down+0.57
2nd down+0.58
3rd down+1.46
Standard downs+0.74
Passing downs+0.80
BabineauxWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays7%
Pass plays19%
Run plays1%
1st down6%
2nd down9%
3rd down9%
Standard downs6%
Passing downs9%
BabineauxWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets11—
Target share19.3%172nd / 489
Catch rate81.8%72nd / 489
Success rate per target45.5%301st / 489
Yards per target7.0314th / 489
Explosive catches9.1%285th / 489
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets2—
Red-zone targets0—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries1—
Yards5962nd / 1194
Yards / carry5—
Touchdowns0—
Long5—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11154th / 1676
Yards115265th / 1662
Yards / catch10.5319th / 499
Touchdowns1158th / 527
Long27—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Lamar—69~40 (26–49)458%
Wk 2 · USC✓ WR52~44 (29–52)685%
Wk 3 · UAB✓ WR72~53 (35–65)574%
Season2 GS193137 (107–162)1571%

Position Room

11 WRs on the Louisiana roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
10Russell BabineauxWRFR11115119%+0.77
17Landon StrotherWRSO541033%-0.31
9KeDarius WadeWRJR479014%+0.06
87Kristion BrooksWRFR43706%+1.03
4Trenton ChaneyWRFR334015%-0.18
15Ja'Corian NorrisWRSO22104%+0.54
2Rahji DennisWRSO—————
6Shelton Sampson Jr.WRJR—————
8Jaydon JohnsonWRSR———4%+0.60
80Jayden LewisWRFR—————
85Landon BaptisteWRJR—————

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 4+ plays per team game. Louisiana depth chart →