Last confirmed: Auburn, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 320 lb · Carrollton, GA
Dontavius Russell: DL · Auburn · #95.
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Dontavius Russell
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. This is his third year in the same defensive front at Auburn. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Tennessee — Week 7, 2018.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-16vs No. 6 Washington | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-9vs Alabama State | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-22vs No. 12 LSU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-3vs Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-13vs Southern Miss | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 9-23@ Mississippi State | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 24-30vs Tennessee | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-16@ Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-24vs No. 25 Texas A&M | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-27@ No. 5 Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 53-0vs Liberty | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-52@ No. 1 Alabama | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 63-14vs Purdue | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 13 | 6.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2018
W 21-16
vs Washington · neutral site
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%6 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksHurry rate
6%2 hurries36 tackles · 6 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Gus Malzahn — 26-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
43.9%
382 pass / 489 run
Plays / game
67.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
410 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
36 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Auburn, 4 sacks — drafted at #235 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
His career
He has a stat line in 37 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Gus Malzahn.
Where he ended up · NFL
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 8th NFL season
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 8th NFL season
