Running back, Southern (from Grambling), 2021–24
C.J. Russell
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2024)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Arcadia, LA
C.J. Russell played running back at Grambling (2021–22) and Southern (2023–24).
Career highs
2rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Florida A&M, 2023Rushing
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Grambling | 6 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Grambling | 6 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Southern | 6 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Southern | 6 | RB | So. (Yr 4) | 6′0″ | 200 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Grambling (FCS) | 21 | -0.23 | – | – | -4.8 | 21% |
| 2022 | Grambling (FCS) | 8 | -0.04 | – | – | -0.3 | – |
| 2023 | Southern (FCS) | 19 | 0.27 | – | – | 5.1 | – |
| 2024 | Southern (FCS) | 65 | 0.12 | 37th (n=434) | 0.16 | 7.9 | 10% |
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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2024 Southern 11 games, 334 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs.Savannah State | W 42–10 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 17 | – |
| Sep 14 | at Jackson State | L 15–33 | 3 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 21 | at Prairie View A&M | W 31–24 | 6 | 42 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. Nicholls | L 7–51 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Oct 12 | at Texas Southern | W 22–19 | 10 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 56 | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. Alcorn State | W 24–14 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 26 | – |
| Oct 26 | at Florida A&M | L 6–24 | 10 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 68 | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. Bethune-Cookman | W 25–23 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 37 | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 31–9 | 12 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 65 | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. Grambling | W 24–14 | 10 | 18 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dec 7 | atJackson State | L 13–41 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 33 | – |
2023 Southern 8 games, 71 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Alabama State | L 10–14 | – | – | – | 1 | 15 | – |
| Sep 30 | atArkansas–Pine Bluff | W 27–0 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 43 | – |
| Oct 7 | vs.Florida A&M | L 19–26 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 13 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs.Lincoln (CA) | W 45–18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs.Texas Southern | W 23–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | – |
| Nov 4 | atAlcorn State | L 21–44 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 59 | – |
| Nov 11 | vs.Prairie View A&M | L 21–27 | – | – | – | 1 | 18 | – |
| Nov 25 | vs.Grambling | W 27–22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 36 | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 9 vs. Jackson State; Sep 16 vs. Alabama A&M, so those games are not listed.
2022 Grambling 6 games, 51 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | atBethune-Cookman | L 19–36 | 5 | 15 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Prairie View A&M | L 14–34 | 6 | 26 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | at Alabama A&M | L 31–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs.Florida A&M | L 16–20 | 1 | −3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs.Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 36–10 | 3 | 12 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | atTexas Southern | L 7–41 | – | – | – | 1 | 15 | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 17 at Jackson State, so that game is not listed.
2021 Grambling 2 games, 35 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at Southern Miss | L 0–37 | 9 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 18 | at Houston | L 0–45 | 10 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 5 vs. Tennessee State; Sep 25 at Prairie View A&M; Oct 30 at Florida A&M, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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