Devon Russell: CB · Buffalo · #12.
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Devon Russell
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Chris Creighton and Lance Leipold. On tape: 7 tackles and 1 sack against Charlotte, Bowl, 2019.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
44 tackles. 9 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 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 this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Buffalo | 44 | 33 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2018 | Buffalo | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2017 | Buffalo | 14 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2015 | Eastern Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 64 | 44 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 15 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-10vs Robert Morris | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-45@ No. 15 Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-35@ Liberty | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-22vs Temple | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-34@ Miami (OH) | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-21vs Ohio | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-0@ Akron | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 43-20vs Central Michigan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 43-14@ Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-30@ Kent State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 49-30vs Toledo | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-7vs Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 31-9vs Charlotte | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 33 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 9 |
Bowl · 2019
W 31-9
vs Charlotte · neutral site
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 7 tackles
Dominant 22-point win at a neutral site against Charlotte.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
20%9 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
44tackles this season44 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 9 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
30.2%
278 pass / 644 run
Plays / game
70.9
13 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
293 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Eastern Michigan and Buffalo, 64 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2020
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Ron English, Stan Parrish, Chris Creighton and Lance Leipold.
