Russell Babineaux

WR · #10 · Louisiana · FR · 5'9" · 178 · Lafayette, LA

Projected WR-H starter

121 2026 receiving yards
15 of 19 2026 catches
1 2026 TDs
2 Explosive plays
7 Career games (3 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Louisiana7315-19 121 8.1 1

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 17.3 38
Yards per catch 8.1 12
Catch rate 78.9% 87
Receiving TDs 1 37

Around Russell

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Lunch Winfield QB · 1,153 pass yds · 7g
RB Darrell Smith RB · 156 rush yds · 5g
WR-X Kristion Brooks WR · 112 rec yds · 7g
WR-Z KeDarius Wade WR · 226 rec yds · 7g
TE Teddy Gawlik TE · 59 rec yds · 7g

The situation

Louisiana 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 14.0% 80
Red zone TD rate 78.8% 79
Line yards per carry 2.8 74
Sack rate allowed 5.5% 55

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1Lamar Cardinals2 1 4 0 0
W2 @ USC6 6 91 1 1
W3 UAB5 4 20 0 0
W4 @ CHAR2 1 1 0 0
W5 ARST2 2 0 0 0
W6 @ LT1 0 0 0 1
W7 TROY1 1 5 0 0

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2025 board
#1118 Daejawn Smith WR · Edna Karr LT
#1118 Colter Alberding IOL · Allen RICE
#1122 Russell Babineaux WR · Acadiana ULL
#1133 Kenneth Boston OT · River Oaks School MISS
#1133 Dalton Knapp EDGE · All Saints Episcopal KSU
WRs in the class
#159 Bryson Hayes Maize KU
#160 Daejawn Smith Edna Karr LT
#161 Russell Babineaux Acadiana ULL
#162 Kayleb Barnett Jenks VAN
#162 Nasir Newkirk Dudley LIB
2026 · 38th pctile of WRs
Recruit · 65th pctile of class