Temple · W 49-48
No tackles.
Sacramento State · W 20-17
3 tackles
The other 7 games average 2 tackles. This one was 1 above.
Russell has tackles in 8 of Toledo’s 9 games: none against Temple.
Tyrell Russell
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Sacramento State — Week 10, 2026.
14 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
14 tackles. 6 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Toledo | 14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| Career | 14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
Last game (Wk 10): 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-30@ Michigan State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-10vs Central Connecticut | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-16vs San Diego State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 39-24@ Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 8-23vs Buffalo | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-14@ Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-38vs Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-17@ Sacramento State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 6 |
Nov. 4 · W 20-17 at Sacramento State, play by play
3 tackles.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
This season: coverage — 6 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Toledo’s defense played that day
Sacramento State’s 11 drives: 8 stopped (1 takeaway) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 8 of 10.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 3 passes broken up, tied for the most passes broken up in FBS that week. Tyrell Russell hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
0 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to -3 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where the impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
43%6 pass breakupsTackle volume
14tackles this season14 tackles · 6 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
Pass share
45.1%
283 pass / 344 run
Plays / game
69.7
9 games
Team sack rate
2.9%
309 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #164 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jason Candle → Mike Jacobs. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
