Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025West Virginia
Hammond Russell IV
DL • 6'3" • 312 lbs • Dublin, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Hammond Russell IV shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
52
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
14
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · West Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- West Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Robert Morris
Player Story
Hammond Russell IV built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Dublin, OH wearing No. 99, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Hammond Russell IV's career was his...
Read the storyHammond Russell IV, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · West Virginia. Hammond Russell IV shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 40
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 3
Quick Answers
Hammond Russell IV quick answers
- Latest team and position
- West Virginia · DL
- Career Tackles
- 40
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · West Virginia
- Top game
- Robert Morris
- High school pipeline
- Hamilton · 51 FBS recruits · 6 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 13 tackles · DL 546th (top 51%) · Big 12 306th (top 42%) · National 2,598th (top 42%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Postseason | West Virginia | 7 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | West Virginia | 7 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | West Virginia | 11 | 17 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | 42.4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | West Virginia | 6 | 13 | 2.5 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 25.4 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | West Virginia to Wisconsin | P4 to P4 | 81.4 | Jan 8, 2026 |
Hammond Russell IV played DL for West Virginia. Across 5 tracked seasons, Hammond Russell IV recorded 40 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with West Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
West Virginia paired 9.5 primary output with 15.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 16.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Robert Morris
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · West Virginia
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
16.5
Usage
3.9
Consistency
5.6
Best Game by takeover score
Robert Morris
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Robert Morris: 4.5. Ohio: 0. Pittsburgh: 0. Kansas: 0. Utah: 0. Houston: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Robert Morris: 4 by 61.7. Ohio: 3 by 12.5. Pittsburgh: 2 by 8.3. Kansas: 1 by 4.2. Utah: 2 by 8.3. Houston: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 3 · +1.5 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -1.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Robert Morris
Best efficiency game
61.7 vs Robert Morris
Player Story
Hammond Russell IV story
Hammond Russell IV built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Dublin, OH wearing No. 99, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Hammond Russell IV's career was his defensive production: 40 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, and 5.5 sacks across 24 career games in the available record. That gives Hammond Russell IV's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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West Virginia
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | West Virginia | 1 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | West Virginia | 1 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | West Virginia | 9.5 | 15.1 | 5.1 | 8.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | West Virginia | 4.5 | 16.5 | 3.9 | -5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Robert Morris
Week 1 · W 45-3
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Oklahoma State
Week 6 · W 38-14 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Pittsburgh
Week 3 · L 34-38
3
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#4
@ Arizona
Week 9 · W 31-26 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
#5
vs BYU
Week 10 · W 37-7 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
53.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · West Virginia
9.5 primary output · 15.1 efficiency · 5.1 usage
42.4
#2
2025 Regular Season · West Virginia
25.4
4.5 primary · 16.5 efficiency · 3.9 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · West Virginia
9
1 primary · 7.4 efficiency · 1.6 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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