Lantz Russell is a safety who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UTEP.
Russell erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at UTEP. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Missouri State — Week 12, 2025.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 3 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-28@ Utah State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-17vs UT Martin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-27@ No. 7 Texas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 11-30vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 8-19vs Liberty | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 35-17vs Sam Houston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-30vs Jacksonville State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-38@ Missouri State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-34vs New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 31-61@ Delaware | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 12 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%1 TFL27 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Pass share
52.4%
410 pass / 372 run
Plays / game
65.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
452 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #410 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #18 of 25 Conference USA Ss — his program moves to the Mountain West for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Mountain West.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dana Dimel → Scotty Walden. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
