Keelon Russell
Alabama Crimson Tide
83
Good

Keelon Russell

Alabama Crimson TideElite
QBOffenseGood
Projected Starter

Is Keelon Russell starting?

Keelon Russell is the projected starter at QB for Alabama Crimson Tide.

Keelon Russell is the projected starting QB on a Elite Alabama — 83 OVR.

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Depth at QB · Alabama Crimson Tide

  1. 11283Keelon RussellStarter
  2. 21072Austin Mack
  3. 31565Jett Thomalla

What's Next

Who do they play next?Ashton Daniels — vs Florida State · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Austin Mack — No. 2 at QB for AlabamaHow do they compare?Auburn — Iron Bowl

The Story

A Five-Star Talent

A 5-star recruit out of Duncanville, ranked #2 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 143 passing yards, 2 TD, 0 INT. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 83 overall (Good tier).

Recruit5★ · #2 NatlTeam Share4%
Duncanville, TX
Jersey
#12
Class
RS FR
Height
6'3"
Weight
207 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
202514320

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★★5-star
Composite
0.9997
National Rank
#2
High School
Duncanville
Hometown
Duncanville, TX

Why this rating?

On a 91-rated offense; 35th-percentile production (×0.98 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 83.

Team offense (SP+)
91
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 35% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top <1% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.98)
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12WUKYDS 188
CMP-ATT
16-23
YDS
188
TD
1
INT
2
QBR
135.2
CAR
8
YDS
-9
AVG
-1.1
TD
0

Final W 45-17

Sep 5WECUYDS 256
CMP-ATT
18-30
YDS
256
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
131.7
CAR
13
YDS
86
AVG
6.6
TD
1

Final W 48-10

Keelon Russell's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

QB: 143 pass yds · 2 TD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement67%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.