Cornerback, Vanderbilt, 2021–24
Tyson Russell
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Plantation, FL
Tyson Russell played cornerback at Vanderbilt (2021–24).
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Vanderbilt | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 32 | 23 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 25 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 92 | 62 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
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 | Vanderbilt | 8 | CB | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 8 | CB | So. | ||
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 8 | CB | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 8 | CB | Sr. | 5′11″ | 185 |
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
2024 Vanderbilt 12 games, 20 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 34–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Alcorn State | W 55–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Georgia State | L 32–36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Missouri | L 27–30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Kentucky | W 20–13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Ball State | W 24–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Texas | L 24–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Auburn | W 17–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. South Carolina | L 7–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at LSU | L 17–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Tennessee | L 23–36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Georgia Tech | W 35–27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Vanderbilt 10 games, 25 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. Hawai’i | W 35–28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Alabama A&M | W 47–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at UNLV | L 37–40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Kentucky | L 28–45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Missouri | L 21–38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Florida | L 14–38 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Georgia | L 20–37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Ole Miss | L 7–33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atSouth Carolina | L 6–47 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | atTennessee | L 24–48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Vanderbilt 10 games, 32 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | atHawai’i | W 63–10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Elon | W 42–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Wake Forest | L 25–45 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Northern Illinois | W 38–28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Alabama | L 3–55 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Ole Miss | L 28–52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atGeorgia | L 0–55 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | atMissouri | L 14–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.South Carolina | L 27–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Florida | W 31–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Vanderbilt 7 games, 15 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10″ |
| Weight | 184 lb |
| Arm length | 32″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| Wingspan | 75¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.63 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 s |
| 3-cone drill | 7.07 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.25 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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