Player Dossier

2017-2021

Michigan State

Anthony Russo

QB • 6'4" • 240 lbs • Doylestown, PA, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Anthony Russo is a balanced quarterback profile with 7.9 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

0%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

0

Developing production for a quarterback

lowelite

Reliability

0

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

10

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Temple

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Temple • Michigan State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UCF

Player Story

Anthony Russo built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a quarterback from Doylestown, PA wearing No. 15, spending time with Michigan State and Temple. The clearest part of Anthony Russo's career was his...

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Anthony Russo, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Temple. Anthony Russo is a balanced quarterback profile with 7.9 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
6,361
Passing yards
6,330
Rushing yards
31
Touchdowns
51

Quick Answers

Anthony Russo quick answers

Latest team and position
Michigan State · QB
Career Total Offense
6,361
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 30 games
Best season
2018 Postseason · Temple
Top game
UCF
Latest roster
No. 15 · Senior
2021 Total offense rank
53 total offense · QB 301st (top 81%) · Big Ten 113th (top 60%) · National 901st (top 58%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonTemple00000-
2018 PostseasonTemple1124022812264.5
2018 Regular SeasonTemple112,3862,335511564.5
2019 PostseasonTemple13123128-5063.8
2019 Regular SeasonTemple132,6742,733-592363.8
2020 Regular SeasonTemple3885863221152.7
2021 PostseasonMichigan State3000024
2021 Regular SeasonMichigan State3534310024

Related Context

Anthony Russo played QB for Temple and Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Anthony Russo recorded 6,330 passing yards, 31 rushing yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Temple.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Temple paired 2,626 primary output with 58.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 65.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Temple, Michigan State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Youngstown State

Win with 53 yards of offense and 64 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2021 Postseason · Michigan State

Games

3

Primary Metric / G

17.7

Efficiency

65.4

Usage

7.9

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Youngstown State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 0. Youngstown State: 53. Ohio State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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Wins26.5 · Games = 2 · +26.5 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -26.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

3 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Youngstown State

Best efficiency game

66.7 vs Ohio State

Result
Fri 12/31vs PittsburghW 31-21
Sat 11/20@ Ohio StateL 7-56220100.00066.7
Sat 9/11vs Youngstown StateW 42-14574371.400643103.3007

Player Story

Anthony Russo story

Anthony Russo built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a quarterback from Doylestown, PA wearing No. 15, spending time with Michigan State and Temple. The clearest part of Anthony Russo's career was his passing role: 6,330 passing yards, 44 touchdown passes, 908 attempts, and 31 rushing yards across 30 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Temple. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 31 rushing yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 30 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan State and Temple.

The arc is straightforward: Anthony Russo moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Temple

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Michigan State

    2021

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20172018201820192019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonTemple0
2018 PostseasonTemple2,62658.512.12,626
2018 Regular SeasonTemple2,62658.512.10
2019 PostseasonTemple2,797569.5171
2019 Regular SeasonTemple2,797569.50
2020 Regular SeasonTemple88556.419.2-1,912
2021 PostseasonMichigan State5365.47.9-832
2021 Regular SeasonMichigan State5365.47.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UCF

Week 10 · L 40-52 · Conference game

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

490

Total Offense

73.4 takeover

490 total offense with 63.4 efficiency.

#2

@ Memphis

Week 8 · L 29-41 · Conference game

380

Total Offense

67.7 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

380 total offense with 49.3 efficiency.

#3

vs Bucknell

Week 1 · W 56-12

419

Total Offense

64.6 takeover

Win with 419 yards of offense and 69.1 efficiency.

419 total offense with 69.1 efficiency.

#4

vs Memphis

Week 7 · W 30-28 · Conference game

224

Total Offense

62.9 takeover

Win with 224 yards of offense and 72.4 efficiency.

224 total offense with 72.4 efficiency.

#5

vs Youngstown State

Week 2 · W 42-14

53

Total Offense

60.5 takeover

Win with 53 yards of offense and 64 efficiency.

53 total offense with 64 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Temple

2,626 primary output · 58.5 efficiency · 12.1 usage

64.5

#2

2018 Regular Season · Temple

64.5

2,626 primary · 58.5 efficiency · 12.1 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Temple

63.8

2,797 primary · 56 efficiency · 9.5 usage

Milestones

10

250+ passing yards

4

300+ total offense

10

3+ TD games

14

Above avg efficiency