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Retrospective scouting report · Class of 2018R6 · #194
WR· Round 6

Russell
Gage.

Russell Gage
Sickos Grade
48/100

LSU official athletic logoLSU

/ Recruiting profile
★★★☆☆stars.8456
National · #946HS class · 2014
Redemptorist, LA
247Sports composite via CFBD
R6 · #194 · ATL
02Scheme fit
Ideal system

Shanahan outside zone with play action and intermediate passing concepts.

Slot WRFlanker (Z WR)Motion manReturner
Best role

Year 1 slot receiver in a spread offense, with a ceiling as a gadget player who can align anywhere in an intermediate passing game.

Wrong fit

A vertical passing game, where his modest athletic traits will be exposed on outside releases lacking separation.

Gage's short area burst and football IQ make him a viable slot option in a scheme that emphasizes YAC and motion. They want to emphasize YAC and motion.

07Athletic testing
Relative Athletic Score
8.01
/10 · official

Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.

06Athletic profilevs. WR on Big Board

No athletic data recorded

08College production
YrTeamGRecYdsTD
2016LSU75621
2017LSU13212853
Career20263474

A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.

/ Usage share, 2017
7.3%of team plays
73 percentile at positionLSU
Pass plays · 11.3%Run plays · 5.1%Third down · 8.0%Passing downs · 9.5%
CFBD usage — share of the offense's plays involving the player
10In hindsight

Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.

Pro Bowls
0
All-Pro
0
Seasons
8
Career AV
20
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