Louisiana Tech · L 31-32
No catches.
Southern Miss · L 31-35
2 catches, 17 yards
The other 6 games average 20 yards. This one was 3 below.
Babineaux has catches in 7 of Louisiana’s 8 games: none against Louisiana Tech.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Russell Babineaux
On tape: 91 receiving yards and 6 receptions against USC, Week 2, 2026.
138 receiving yards · 17 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Southern Miss on Oct. 24: 2 catches for 17 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 17 catches for 138 yards. Louisiana has thrown to him 20 times in 183 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisiana | 17 | 138 | 8.1 | 1 | 27 |
| Career | 17 | 138 | 8.1 | 1 | 27 |
| Season | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisiana | 3 | 16 |
| Career | 3 | 16 |
Last game (Wk 8): 17 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Lamar | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-49@ No. 14 USC | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 1 | 27 | Season-high 91 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 21-14vs UAB | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-7@ Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 23-20vs Arkansas State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-6vs Troy | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-35@ Southern Miss | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 17 | 138 | 8.1 | 1 | 27 |
Week 2 · 2026
L 30-49
at USC
6 rec · 91 yds · 1 TD
With L. Winfield — 212 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 91 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD · M. Golding — 35.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 43 long
The plays that mattered most
601st in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2111% of team targetsCatch rate
81%17 of 21 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
81% catch rate on 21 targets · 11% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 36.3 | 8.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 20.2 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Pass share
35.1%
207 pass / 382 run
Plays / game
73.6
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
223 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #403 at the position.
The No. 1,122 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Sun Belt as a redshirt freshman.
2026 is in progress.
