Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 19 | — |
| Target share | 9.9% | — |
| Catch rate | 78.9% | — |
| Success rate per target | 42.1% | — |
| Yards per target | 5.3 | — |
| Explosive catches | 5.3% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 5.3% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 5 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Babineaux's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted21 targets charted
Game Log
Russell Babineaux'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
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Lamar | W 38–7 | 3.9 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | @ USC | L 30–49 | 8.0 | · | · | · | · | · | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 1 | 27 |
| 3 |  UAB | W 21–14 | 5.6 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | @ Charlotte | W 34–7 | 2.7 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Arkansas State | W 23–20 | 2.8 | · | · | · | · | · | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | @ Louisiana Tech | L 31–32 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 7 |  Troy | W 33–6 | 3.3 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | @ Southern Miss | L 31–35 | 5.5 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 4.5 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 138 | 8.1 | 1 | 27 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 3 | — |
| Yards | 16 | 976th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 5.3 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 9 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 17 | 405th / 2089 |
| Yards | 138 | 601st / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 8.1 | 424th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 27 | — |
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
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Lamar | — | 69 | ~40 (26–49) | 4 | 58% |
| Wk 2 · USC | ✓ WR | 52 | ~44 (29–52) | 6 | 85% |
| Wk 3 · UAB | ✓ WR | 72 | ~53 (35–65) | 5 | 74% |
| Wk 4 · Charlotte | ✓ WR | 78 | ~20 (6–27) | 2 | 26% |
| Wk 5 · Arkansas State | — | 63 | ~34 (11–47) | 2 | 54% |
| Wk 6 · Louisiana Tech | — | 57 | ~10 (3–16) | 1 | 18% |
| Wk 7 · Troy | — | 72 | ~24 (8–33) | 2 | 33% |
| Wk 8 · Southern Miss | — | 81 | ~27 (9–37) | 3 | 33% |
| Season | 3 GS | 544 | 252 (156–306) | 25 | 46% |
Position Room
11 WRs on the Louisiana roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Trenton Chaney | WR | FR | 17 | 217 | 1 | 13% | +0.56 |
| 10 | Russell Babineaux | WR | FR | 17 | 138 | 1 | 10% | +0.48 |
| 9 | KeDarius Wade | WR | JR | 13 | 279 | 2 | 12% | +0.54 |
| 17 | Landon Strother | WR | SO | 12 | 116 | 0 | 18% | +0.14 |
| 87 | Kristion Brooks | WR | FR | 11 | 117 | 0 | 6% | +0.86 |
| 6 | Shelton Sampson Jr. | WR | JR | 8 | 124 | 0 | 17% | +0.02 |
| 15 | Ja'Corian Norris | WR | SO | 2 | 21 | 0 | 5% | -0.14 |
| 2 | Rahji Dennis | WR | SO | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1% | +1.08 |
| 8 | Jaydon Johnson | WR | SR | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4% | +0.60 |
| 80 | Jayden Lewis | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | Landon Baptiste | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →