Tyson Russell: CB · Vanderbilt · #8.
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Tyson Russell
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Fourth year in the Vanderbilt secondary. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Georgia Tech — Bowl, 2024.
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
20 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 20 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 25 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 32 | 23 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Vanderbilt | 15 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 92 | 62 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-27vs Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 55-0vs Alcorn State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 32-36@ Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-30@ No. 7 Missouri | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-13@ Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-14vs Ball State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-27vs No. 5 Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 17-7@ Auburn | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-28vs South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-24@ LSU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 23-36vs No. 7 Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-27vs Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
20tackles this season20 tackles · 1 for loss.
4 seasons under Clark Lea — 16-33 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Pass share
39.8%
304 pass / 459 run
Plays / game
58.7
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
326 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #325 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Vanderbilt, 92 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 39 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Clark Lea.
