Defensive line, Auburn, 2014–18
Dontavius Russell
- Number
- No. 95
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 320 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Carrollton, GA
- Born
- Sep 18, 1995, in Carrollton, Georgia
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Dontavius Russell played defensive line at Auburn (2014–18). The Jacksonville Jaguars took Russell in round 7, No. 235 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Auburn | 95 | DL | RS | ||
| 2015 | Auburn | 95 | DL | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Auburn | 95 | DL | So. | ||
| 2017 | Auburn | 95 | DL | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Auburn | 95 | DL | Sr. | 6′3″ | 320 |
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.
Game by game
2018 Auburn 13 games, 36 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Washington | W 21–16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Alabama State | W 63–9 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. LSU | L 21–22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Arkansas | W 34–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Southern Miss | W 24–13 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at Mississippi State | L 9–23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Tennessee | L 24–30 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Ole Miss | W 31–16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Texas A&M | W 28–24 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Georgia | L 10–27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Liberty | W 53–0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at Alabama | L 21–52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Purdue | W 63–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Auburn 13 games, 42 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 41–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Clemson | L 6–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Mercer | W 24–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Missouri | W 51–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Mississippi State | W 49–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Ole Miss | W 44–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atLSU | L 23–27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atArkansas | W 52–20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atTexas A&M | W 42–27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. UL Monroe | W 42–14 | 5 | 3 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Alabama | W 26–14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs.Georgia | L 7–28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. UCF | L 27–34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2016 Auburn 11 games, 29 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Clemson | L 13–19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Texas A&M | L 16–29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.LSU | W 18–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.UL Monroe | W 58–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atMississippi State | W 38–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Arkansas | W 56–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atOle Miss | W 40–29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atGeorgia | L 7–13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Alabama A&M | W 55–0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atAlabama | L 12–30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma | L 19–35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2019 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 24–34).
| Drill | Combine 2019 | Combine or pro day 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2¾″ | |
| Weight | 319 lb | |
| Arm length | 32″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 5.15 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.77 s | |
| Vertical jump | 25½″ | |
| Broad jump | 8′5″ | |
| Bench press | 24 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.81 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.77 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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