#12
Alabama · 2026

Keelon Russell

QBSophomore6' 3", 207 lbsDuncanville, TX
Alabama Crimson Tide5-2 · TDC #7
Snap share
96%
6 of 7 started · 427 of 446 snaps
Pass yards
1746
19th of 265 in FBS
TD – INT
12–4
Yards / att.
9.1
22nd of 142 in FBS
Completion
67.5%
32nd of 142 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.46
14th of 156 QBs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

243 plays · +111.4 total EPA · 14th of 156 qualifying QBs
All plays+0.46
Passing+0.39
Rushing+1.08
1st down+0.30
2nd down+0.30
3rd down+0.73
Standard downs+0.33
Passing downs+0.71
RussellQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays55%
Pass plays97%
Run plays16%
1st down47%
2nd down49%
3rd down83%
Standard downs49%
Passing downs70%
RussellQB average

Advanced

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

PassingValueFBS rank
Dropbacks203—
Success rate45.8%50th / 170
Explosive pass rate15.6%23rd / 170
Deep-throw rate14.0%67th / 170
Sack rate8.4%150th / 170
Interception rate2.2%—
3rd-down conversion31.5%123rd / 170
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries35—
Success rate62.9%—
Explosive run rate40.0%—
Stuffed at the line17.1%—
First downs18—
Red-zone carries6—
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
9.8
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
18%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
4.6
502 yds after the catch
Air yards
939
of 1441 yds on charted throws
Pressured
18%
hurried or sacked · 16 sacks

Where he throws156 throws charted

67% comp9.8 avg. depth4.6 YAC/catch18% 20+ air yds12–4 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 12 throws (8%), 10 caught (83%), 54 yds, 4.5 per throw1283% · 54yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 16 throws (10%), 12 caught (75%), 77 yds, 4.8 per throw1675% · 77yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 12 throws (8%), 8 caught (67%), 69 yds, 5.8 per throw1267% · 69yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 8 throws (5%), 6 caught (75%), 102 yds, 12.8 per throw875% · 102yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 4 caught (80%), 78 yds, 15.6 per throw580% · 78yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 9 throws (6%), 4 caught (44%), 112 yds, 12.4 per throw944% · 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 (3%), 3 caught (75%), 27 yds, 6.8 per throw475% · 27yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 9 throws (6%), 6 caught (67%), 45 yds, 5.0 per throw967% · 45yMiddle, 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: 3 throws (2%), 3 caught (100%), 103 yds, 34.3 per throw3100% · 103yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 11 throws (7%), 11 caught (100%), 88 yds, 8.0 per throw11100% · 88yRight, 0–4 air yards: 9 throws (6%), 7 caught (78%), 28 yds, 3.1 per throw978% · 28yRight, 5–9 air yards: 22 throws (14%), 15 caught (68%), 141 yds, 6.4 per throw2268% · 141yRight, 10–14 air yards: 6 throws (4%), 5 caught (83%), 70 yds, 11.7 per throw683% · 70yRight, 15–19 air yards: 6 throws (4%), 4 caught (67%), 90 yds, 15.0 per throw667% · 90yRight, 20–29 air yards: 6 throws (4%), 4 caught (67%), 96 yds, 16.0 per throw667% · 96yRight, 30+ air yards: 4 throws (3%), 3 caught (75%), 111 yds, 27.8 per throw475% · 111y
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 direction23 carries

Left
43%
7.7 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
30%
9.7 YPC · 86% succ.
Right
26%
19.7 YPC · 83% 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 · 5-2796%129/191174612–49.145.8%572314.1562.9%
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

6.6 avg. game scoreBest: 9.7 vs South Carolina (Week 4)3 of 7 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
2026 · 7 games6.612919167.517469.1124572314.1557

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions129—
Attempts191—
Completion %67.5%32nd / 142
Yards174619th / 265
Yards / att.9.122nd / 142
Touchdowns1233rd / 265
Interceptions4—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries57—
Yards231240th / 1457
Yards / carry4.1233rd / 324
Touchdowns556th / 631
Long57—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11613th / 1995
Yards-101980th / 1981
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%
Season6 GS446427253296%

Position Room

5 QBs on the Alabama roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
12Keelon RussellQBSO1911746124+0.46
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 →