#38

Brady Russell

TE · Colorado · Sr. · #38

Colorado 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Brady Russell

TE · Colorado · Sr · #38

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
—
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Colorado
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches
2021
Karl Dorrell
Colorado
2022
Mike Sanford Jr.
Colorado
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Karl Dorrell → Mike Sanford Jr.. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Colorado4-8HC: Karl Dorrell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2022Colorado1-11HC: Mike Sanford Jr. · Balanced, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Colorado201537.70--
2021Colorado2530712.30--
Career4546010.20--

How he plays

Play style

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Complete TE

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

TE

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Tristen Tewes’s 2021 season.

Tristen Tewes

82%match

Northern Illinois · 2021

#2

Tyneil Hopper

Boise State · 2022

78%
#3

John Langan

Rutgers · 2021

75%
#4

Emmanuel Stevenson

Arkansas State · 2022

75%
#5

Reed Tyler

Arkansas State · 2020

71%

Matches Tristen on

Height
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception

Differs from Tristen on

Reception volume (higher)
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Based on 8 features · 3 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tyneil Hopper's junior season at Boise State (2022).

Tyneil Hopper

84%match

Boise State · 2022

#2

Drew Biber

Purdue · 2024

84%
#3

Ahmon Green

Georgia Southern · 2025

84%
#4

Nick Gallo

Virginia Tech · 2022

83%
#5

Shelton Zeon III

UNLV · 2022

82%

Matches Tyneil on

Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Reception volume

Differs from Tyneil on

EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Opponent-adjusted stats · junior cohort across all seasons

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#14 in market ▲ from #30 · 6 books

+22004.3% implied▲ tightened from +4000

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2022
3072021
1532022

-50%

Sharp dropoff (-50%) — career inflection point.