Russell Gage Fantasy Football Profile, News and Stats

Russell Gage
WR
, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Age: 26
Weight: 184 lbs
Height: 6' 0"

ADP: 112
Depth Chart Ranking: 3

Pts	RecYds	RecTD	Rec	RuYds
97	770	4	66	0

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Draft note

by John Paulsen

With the news that Chris Godwin was cleared for the start of camp and avoided PUP, it appears that the team expects him to play in September, if not as early as Week 1. Gage’s ADP has been rising all summer as Godwin’s likely ACL-recovery timeline has permeated through the fantasy community. However, with Godwin’s recovery looking like it’s going to beat even the most optimistic estimates, it’s fair to question Gage’s role now that the Bucs signed Julio Jones to further shore up the receiving corps. Gage saw about half his targets out of the slot last season, so he’ll likely play there whenever Godwin is sidelined, but he’s capable of playing outside as well and can rotate with Jones once Godwin is back to playing starter’s snaps. The good news is that Gage is capable of playing major snaps if/when Godwin and/or Jones miss time.

Latest news

Buccaneers WR Chris Godwin returns to practice

Tampa Bay Bucs via Twitter

Aug 05 · 11:05 AM EDT

This was Godwin's first practice since his ACL tear.

Related Players: Mike Evans, Julio Jones, Russell Gage

Fantasy Impact:

If Godwin is truly ready to go by Week 1, we have a bonafide wide receiver logjam in Tampa Bay, which will be a great problem to have for Tom Brady. There for a brief moment, it was looking like Russell Gage was going to operate as the team's WR2 for at least a small portion of the 2022 season, but with the return of Godwin and the addition of Julio Jones, he may be relegated back to a rotational role.

Scouting report

by Jordan Heck

· Jul 18 · 12:45 PM EDT

TB WR Russell Gage - 2022 Fantasy Football Outlook

2022 Fantasy Upside
Russell Gage is joining Tampa Bay after two solid seasons with Atlanta. Gage was the Falcons’ leading wide receiver last year, finishing 66-770-4 on 94 targets, which was good enough for a WR48 finish. And there is reason to believe he’ll top that in 2022. He joins a Bucs team that threw the ball 731 times last season (compared to the Falcons’ 573) and also lost Antonio Brown and Rob Gronkowski in the offseason. Chris Godwin is also still recovering from a torn ACL, which will put him out likely through October. This means Gage gets shot up into WR2 in one of the most productive offenses in the NFL. Even Tom Brady made note of this in the offseason, saying of Gage as the team’s WR2: “That is a very important role for an offense that throws the ball as much as we do." Even when Godwin returns, we saw Antonio Brown have a lot of success as a WR3 in this offense. Gage is likely on pace for a career season.

2022 Fantasy Downside
Gage has never been a dominant player throughout his career, finishing under 800 yards each season. He’s also never scored more than four touchdowns in a season. And while he’s projected to be in that No. 2 role, the Bucs also have some other interesting options at WR including Cyril Grayson, Jaelon Darden, Tyler Johnson, Breshad Perriman and Scotty Miller. Also, a lot of Gage’s value depends on when Godwin is able to return, which is unknown at the moment. If Godwin returns sooner than expected, then Gage only gets a limited amount of time in that WR2 role.

2022 Bottom Line
Assuming Godwin misses the first half of the season, Gage should turn into a real value play for Tampa Bay. Even when Godwin returns, Gage is a talented wide receiver who “can play 3 positions,” according to HC Todd Bowles. In 2020 when Evans, Godwin, and Brown were all on the field, they had a fairly even target distribution (Evans 19.5%, Godwin 18.9%, Brown 15.7%). Gage gets an upgrade at quarterback, and joins a much better offensive system in 2022. He’ll likely post career numbers, and should be viewed as a strong WR3 option ahead of the double digit rounds.

2022 Strength of Schedule - TB

W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6	W7	W8	W9	W10	W11	W12	W13	W14	W15	W16	W17	W18
31 @DAL	15 @NO	9 GB	25 KC	27 ATL	16 @PIT	8 @CAR	30 BAL	7 LAR	6 SEA	BYE	11 @CLE	15 NO	17 @SF	19 CIN	23 @ARI	8 CAR	27 @ATL

Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.

Game Stats


Week	Opp	Rec	RecYds	RecTD	Tgts	YPR	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Fum	YPC	STD	PPR	Snaps	%
1	PHI	0	0	0	2	0.00	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0.0	49/72	68.1%
2	@TB	5	28	0	7	5.60	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.8	7.8	38/72	52.8%
3	@NYG	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	WAS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5	NYJ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6	BYE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7	@MIA	4	67	1	6	16.75	0	0	0	0	0.00	12.7	16.7	40/63	63.5%
8	CAR	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0.0	36/53	67.9%
9	@NO	7	64	0	8	9.14	0	0	0	0	0.00	6.4	13.4	48/59	81.4%
10	@DAL	0	0	0	3	0.00	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0.0	35/54	64.8%
11	NE	5	49	0	8	9.80	0	0	0	0	0.00	4.9	9.9	40/54	74.1%
12	@JAX	6	62	1	7	10.33	0	0	0	0	0.00	12.2	18.2	46/60	76.7%
13	TB	11	130	0	12	11.82	0	0	0	1	0.00	11.0	22.0	53/71	74.6%
14	@CAR	4	64	0	6	16.00	0	0	0	0	0.00	6.4	10.4	52/69	75.4%
15	@SF	8	91	1	12	11.38	0	0	0	0	0.00	15.1	23.1	48/60	80.0%
16	DET	4	39	0	5	9.75	0	0	0	1	0.00	1.9	5.9	40/46	87.0%
17	@BUF	3	50	0	5	16.67	0	0	0	0	0.00	5.0	8.0	42/53	79.2%
18	NO	9	126	1	13	14.00	0	0	0	0	0.00	18.6	27.6	45/50	90.0%
Per game			4.71	55.00	0.29	6.71	11.67	0	0	0	0.14	0.00	6.93	11.64	43.71/59.71	73.96%
Totals			66	770	4	94	11.67	0	0	0	2	0.00	97	163	612/836	73.96%

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