Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-10vs Southeast Missouri State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#14
Damarius Russell
Freshman safety on Iowa State's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 186 lb · Waseca, MN · Waseca
Transferred Washington State → Iowa State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
ATH recruit
No. 2771 nationally · Signed with Washington State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 safety on Iowa State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Washington State in 2025.
- Transferred from Washington State to Iowa State in 2026.
Damarius Russell
He got to Iowa State by way of Washington State. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Southeast Missouri State, Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Washington State3-star out of Waseca
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Iowa State
2026era →
Jimmy Rogers
Iowa State
Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Campbell → Jimmy Rogers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Iowa State
2025Washington State
2026Iowa State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Washington State7-6HC: Jimmy Rogers · Balanced
2026Iowa State1-1HC: Jimmy Rogers · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Washington State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–10
Game log
Background
2025 (at Washington State) Redshirted … appeared in five games, finishing with three tackles … had two tackles against Louisiana Tech … also had a stop against Utah State in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl win. High School Attended Waseca High School … rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN...
The secondary · Iowa State
- #2Braden Awls48 tackles · 2025
- #1Keyon Washington37 tackles · 2025
- #6Drew Surges26 tackles · 2025
- #43Caden Matson15 tackles · 2025
- #14Damarius Russell3 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Iowa State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology