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Basic StatsRussell Gage's Basic Stats

Russell Gage
ADP: N/A
Bye: 5
Experience: 5 Yr(s)
Age: 27.7
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
40 Time: 4.55
Speed Score: 85.60
SPARQx (Rank): 107.50 (60%)
Burst Score (Rank): 127.30 (81%)
Agility Score (Rank): 11.28 (45%)
Catch Radius (Rank): 10.18 (76%)

Injury PredictorRussell Gage's Injury Guide

Medium Risk

Chance of Injury in 2023

57%

% chance misses at least 2 quarters

Chance of Injury per Game

4.8%

1- 17√1-% Inj/Season

Projected Games Missed 2023

2.07

Durability

5.00

Ability to produce despire relatively minor injuries. 5 being most durable

Injury analysis powered by Draft Sharks Injury Guide, formerly SIP Logo

Injury History

Date League Injury Details
Sep 27, 2020 NFL Head Cranial Concussion Grade 1 Gage was ruled out for the rest of Week 3's game versus the Bears due to a head injury. He was available for the next game
Sep 3, 2020 NFL Inguinal Groin Strain Grade 2 Gage missed some time as he was limited at Falcons' practice due to a groin injury. He was available for Week 1 game
Oct 21, 2017 Non-NFL Knee Strain Grade 1 Gage injured his knee against Ole Miss on Oct 21
Sep 12, 2018 NFL Knee Patella Sprain Gage missed practice ahead of Week 2 game due to a knee injury. He was ruled out against the Panthers
Aug 15, 2019 NFL Inguinal Hip Sprain Gage suffered a hip injury during the preseason matchup with the Jets. He missed the next preseason contest against Washington
Sep 8, 2019 NFL Head Cranial Concussion Grade 1 Gage suffered a concussion during Week 1's game against the Vikings. He was cleared and played the next game.
Sep 19, 2021 NFL Pedal Ankle Sprain/Pull Unspecified Grade 1 Gage injured his ankle during the Falcons' Week 2 loss to Tampa Bay. He missed three games
Aug 10, 2022 NFL Thigh Hamstring Strain Grade 2 Gage exited Wednesday's scrimmage against the Dolphins. He was back for Week 1.
Oct 23, 2022 NFL Thigh Hamstring Strain Grade 2 Gage didn't return until Week 13.
Jan 16, 2023 NFL Head Cranial Concussion Grade 2 Gage was hospitalized following the Wild Card injury.
Aug 16, 2023 NFL Knee Patella Ligament Tear Gage went down in a joint practice with the Jets.

Basic StatsRussell Gage's Preseason Player Analysis

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Bottom Line

Gage basically has nowhere to go but up from his injury-riddled Tampa debut.

But at his best, he’s a volume-driven PPR asset with a limited ceiling and bad QB situation.

He’ll get an upside boost if the Bucs trade Mike Evans or Chris Godwin. Barring that, Gage is merely an end-of-draft best ball option.

What We Learned Last Year
  • Gage ain’t worth much with a bad hamstring.
  • He signed a three-year, $30 million last offseason, with half that money guaranteed. But injuries crept in almost immediately and hampered him throughout the year.
    • Gage missed OTAs with an unspecified injury.
    • He hurt a hamstring in August practice that cost him about three weeks.
    • Gage returned for the season opener but played just 42% of snaps. That increased for Week 2, and Gage played 61-80% of snaps over the next six games. Even then, he entered weeks 1-5 “questionable.”
    • Another hamstring injury in Week 7 cost him four games. Gage played just 33% of snaps in his first two games back from that one.
    • He then closed out the year playing 50-62% over the final five games, including the playoff loss to Dallas.
  • Gage topped three catches in just five of his 13 games (including playoffs). He averaged 3.9 receptions and 32.8 yards per game for the regular season – both down vs. his last two Falcons seasons.
  • Gage notched a career-high 72.9% catch rate but a career-low 8.4 yards per reception.
What to Expect in 2023
  • Gage agreed to a pay cut this offseason to stay with the team.
  • Unfortunately, he again had an undisclosed injury pop up during early workouts. It doesn’t sound serious, but we’ll watch to see whether it affects Gage into the start of training camp.
  • His second year in Tampa Bay figures to find a significantly altered offense. The Buccaneers dumped OC Byron Leftwich and replaced him with Dave Canales. The first-time OC spent the past 13 years on Pete Carroll’s Seahawks staff, coaching WRs (2010-17), then coaching QBs (2018-19, 2022), and spending two years (2020-21) as passing game coordinator.
  • Canales is expected to have an “added emphasis on establishing the run.” Canales said in the spring, “The marriage of the run and pass, that is our identity.” He was specifically referring to not giving away what’s coming with the formation. But Tampa will obviously need to run at a rate much higher than league low if it wants to keep the defense guessing about what’s coming.
  • The team passed at the league’s highest rate each of the past two years, leading the NFL in pass attempts each time. That volume figures to come way down in 2023.
  • Passing efficiency figures to decline as well. Comparing Baker Mayfield with Tom Brady at all feels silly. But since we have to:
    • Brady’s three Tampa seasons: 66.7% completions, 5.4% TD rate, 7.4 yards per pass attempt.
    • Mayfield’s career: 61.4% completions, 4.5% TD rate, 7.2 YPA
  • Mayfield’s also coming off his worst season and will need to beat out Kyle Trask to even get the job.

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Russell Gage, WR TB

2:10pm EDT 8/16/23

Russell Gage to miss 2023 season

ESPN's Jeremy Fowler confirms that Bucs WR Russell Gage will miss the entire 2023 season with the knee injury he suffered in Wednesday's practice. Gage was locked into Tampa's No. 3 WR job before this injury. The Bucs are now left with WRs Trey Palmer, Deven Thompkins, David Moore, and Rakim Jarrett to battle for that job. Palmer is an intriguing rookie and might be worth a look near the very end of best-ball drafts. Gage's injury should mean extra targets for WR Chris Godwin, WR Mike Evans, RB Rachaad White, and TE Cade Otton. We've adjusted all the Bucs in the 2023 fantasy football rankings.

Update: Gage suffered a ruptured right patellar tendon.

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