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Player Dossier
2017-2021Memphis
JJ Russell
LB • 6'1" • 225 lbs • Grenada, MS, USA
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JJ Russell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 53.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
95
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Memphis
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Memphis
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Player Story
JJ Russell built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Grenada, MS wearing No. 23, spending time with Memphis. The clearest part of JJ Russell's career was his defensive production: 306...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
JJ Russell, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Memphis. JJ Russell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 53.8 disruption score.
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- Latest team and position
- Memphis · LB
- Career Tackles
- 306
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 57 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Memphis
- Top game
- East Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Atascocita
- High school pipeline
- Atascocita · 33 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 123 tackles · LB 14th (top 2%) · American Athletic 1st (top 1%) · National 14th (top 1%)
JJ Russell played LB for Memphis. Across 5 tracked seasons, JJ Russell recorded 306 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Memphis.
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