2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Donterry Russell
Wins the gap play after play. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Utah State — Week 8, 2026.
19 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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 | Texas State | 19 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2025 | Texas State | 18 | 10 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 19 | 11 | 4.0 | 1.5 | -- |
| Career | 60 | 26 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 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 7-59@ No. 5 Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-31vs UTSA | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-35vs North Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 63-10vs Incarnate Word | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 29-31@ San Diego State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 66-27vs Colorado State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-17vs Utah State | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 45-46@ No. 20 Boise State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Week 8 · 2026
W 20-17
vs Utah State
0.5 sacks · 1 tackle for loss · 6 tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +20 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
5%1 TFLSack rate
3%0 sacksHurry rate
5%1 hurry19 tackles · 1 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
40.9%
242 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
74.0
8 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
223 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #128 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #27 of 63 Sun Belt LBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 26 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Leach, Zach Arnett, Jeff Lebby and G.J. Kinne.
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