Russell Gage

BIOGRAPHY

Russell Gage was born on January 22, 1996, in Baton, Rouge. He is a wide receiver in the NFL.

He attended Redemptorist High School where he was a solid athlete who played significantly on offense, defense and special teams for Redemptorist and was a three-star prospect by Scout.com, Rivals.com, ESPN.com, and 247Sports. He ranked as the 28th best player in the state of Louisiana by 247Sports and 34th in the state by Rivals and accounted eight interceptions and 65 total tackles on defense as a senior. He also played as a quarterback and completed 69-of-141 passes for 740 yards and three touchdowns, and he rushed for 1,018 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2013. 

After he finished high school, Gage committed to the University of Louisiana State where as a freshman in 2014, he saw action in a backup role against Sam Houston State and New Mexico State and recorded two tackles against Sam Houston, one on special teams coverage and one on defense. As a sophomore in 2015, he played in the season opener at Mississippi State he trained as a defensive back throughout the season while as a junior in 2016, Gage played in 11 games with four starts against Missouri, Southern Miss, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M. He had the best game of his career in the win over Texas A&M, hauling in five passes for 62 yards and a touchdown, caught a 9-yard TD pass from Danny Etling in the fourth quarter against the Aggies to stretch the LSU lead to 47-25 and was a contributor on special teams as well, finishing season with six tackles. 

In his senior season in 2017, Gage played in all 13 games with two starts, where as a wide receiver, he finished third on the team in rushing with 232 yards and a TD on 28 carries. He averaged a team-best 8.3 yards a carry and also finished third on the squad in receiving yards with 285 on 21 receptions which was 4th on the team. He tied for the team-high honors with three receiving TDs and made a spectacular 14-yard diving touchdown catch from Danny Etling that helped spark LSU’s comeback win over Auburn. He finished with 71 rushing yards against Auburn, which included a 70-yard run in the second quarter that led to LSU’s first touchdown and led LSU in rushing against Florida with 52 yards on six carries while he tied with Derrius Guice for most rushing yards for the Tigers in comeback win over Auburn.

After he graduated from college, Gage entered the 2018 NFL Draft where he was selected in the sixth round by the Atlanta Falcons. In Week 6, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Gage recorded his first professional reception, which went for six yards.

In March of 2022, he signed a three-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.