Quarterback, Michigan State (from Temple), 2016–⁠21

Anthony Russo

Lettered 2021 (school media guide)

Number
No. 15
Height
6′4″
Weight
240 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Doylestown, PA

Anthony Russo played quarterback at Temple (2016–⁠20) and Michigan State (2021).

At a glance

Best season
2,861
Passing yards, 2019 (Temple, 8–⁠5)
Best game
444 yards
At UCF, week 10, 2018: No. 3 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

444passing yards, career highat UCF, 20184touchdown passes, career highfive times; last at Memphis, 20202rushing touchdowns, career highat Navy, 2020

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2018Temple19834557.42,5637.41414
2019Temple24641958.72,8616.82112
2020Temple9213568.18636.496
2021Michigan State7977.8434.800
Career54390859.86,3307.04432

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Temple43631.5316
2019Temple35−64−1.829
2020Temple21221.0210
2021Michigan State3103.307
Career102310.3716

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Temple15QBRS
2018Temple15QBFr.
2019Temple15QBSo.
2020Temple15QBJr.
2021Michigan State15QBSr.6′4″240

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2018Temple3870.2549th (n=160)0.2697.647%0.260.15
2019Temple4510.1724th (n=155)0.2777.647%0.22–
2020Temple1560.3366th (n=116)0.2751.964%0.26–
2021Michigan State120.25––3.0–––

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Michigan State 3 games, 43 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 11vs.Youngstown StateW 42–⁠1457430010
Nov 20atOhio StateL 7–⁠5622000–
Dec 30 ✦vs.PittsburghW 31–⁠21––––––
2020 Temple 3 games, 863 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 10atNavyL 29–⁠3121302061120
Oct 17vs.South FloridaW 39–⁠373042270429
Oct 24atMemphisL 29–⁠41416338743−7
2019 Temple 13 games, 2,861 passing yards, 21 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.BucknellW 56–⁠1232414094110
Sep 14vs.MarylandW 20–⁠17203727731−6
Sep 21atBuffaloL 22–⁠38255125833−27
Sep 28vs.Georgia TechW 24–⁠292212701−6
Oct 3atEast CarolinaW 27–⁠17233420810−10
Oct 12vs.MemphisW 30–⁠28203322420–
Oct 19atSMUL 21–⁠451832171101
Oct 26vs.UCFL 21–⁠63122419922−15
Nov 7atSouth FloridaW 17–⁠7152116401−11
Nov 16vs.TulaneW 29–⁠21223822121–
Nov 23atCincinnatiL 13–⁠15244322811−3
Nov 30vs.UConnW 49–⁠171423247208
Dec 27 ✦vs.North CarolinaL 13–⁠55122012801−5
2018 Temple 11 games, 2,563 passing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 8vs.BuffaloL 29–⁠36242400–
Sep 15atMarylandW 35–⁠14152522811–
Sep 20vs.TulsaW 31–⁠17720112021
Sep 29atBoston CollegeL 35–⁠45204525502−8
Oct 6vs.East CarolinaW 49–⁠6212525441−9
Oct 13atNavyW 24–⁠172331300119
Oct 20vs.CincinnatiW 24–⁠172041237339
Nov 1atUCFL 40–⁠5231524444246
Nov 10atHoustonW 59–⁠491422217000
Nov 17vs.South FloridaW 27–⁠172034264013
Dec 27 ✦vs.DukeL 27–⁠5625462281112

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2022
Height6′3″
Weight239 lb
Arm length31½″
Hand size9⅜″
40-yard dash4.95 s
10-yard split1.76 s
Vertical jump31½″
Broad jump8′10″
3-cone drill7.51 s
20-yard shuttle4.57 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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