Player Bio: J.R. Russell :: Football

  J.R. Russell

J.R. Russell

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Tampa, Fla.

High School:
Gaither

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 204

Position:
WR

Birthdate:
12/05/1981

2003 -- Junior Season: Earned first team All-C-USA honors ... team's leading receiver ... caught 75 passes for a school record 1,213 yard and eight touchdowns ... 75 receptions were the third-most in a season ... averaged 16.1 yards per catch ... has caught a pass in 23 straight games... ranked 14th in the country in receiving yards and second in Conference USA ... recorded six 100-yard games ... became just the fourth player in school history to reach the 1,000-yard plateau ... grabbed seven passes for a career-best 144 yards and his first three touchdown game in a loss to Miami in the GMAC Bowl ... caught a career-high nine passes for 111 yards and a touchdowns versus Houston ... recorded six catches for 111 yards, including a 54-yard touchdown reception with 1:10 remaining to give the Cards a 43-40 win over Cincinnati ... grabbed five passes for 77 yards, including a 35-yard scoring strike with 6:47 left in the fourth quarter that helped lift the Cardinals to a win over ECU ... caught six passes for a career-best 153 yards against Army ... grabbed career-best seven passes versus USF... raced 55 yards for a touchdown against Temple ...nabbed six passes for 133 yards and a score in win over Syracuse.

2002 -- Sophomore Season: Saw action in all 13 games with four starting assignments ... ranked fourth on the squad with a career-high 24 receptions ... hauled in at least one pass in all but one game ... pulled down three balls for a season-high 59 yards and a 30-yard touchdown against East Carolina ... nabbed a game-tying, 34-yard scoring pass from Dave Ragone in the third quarter at Southern Miss to pull the Cards even at 17-17 -- U of L would eventually win that nationally televised game 20-17 in double-overtime.

2001 -- Red-Shirt Freshman Season: Tallest of the Cardinal wideouts, he pulled down 14 catches for 151 yards and two scores ... hauled in a 13-yard touchdown pass against New Mexico State in his first collegiate game ... pulled down three balls for 37 yards, including a 21-yard score against Tulane ... had his best day against TCU in the season-finale with career highs of five receptions and 59 yards.

2000 -- Freshman Season: Didn't see game action.

Gaither High School: Three-time letterwinner in football and basketball at Gaither High ... all-Tampa Tribune selection on the gridiron and hardwood as a senior ... caught 40 passes including 10 scores in `99 ... helped Gaither advance to the regional semifinals as a senior ... averaged more than 21 points a game to finish fourth in Hillsborough County ... all-academic selection in `98 and `99 ... missed most of his junior campaign with an ankle injury but caught 28 passes in three games ... a two-way starter in prep action.

 Russell's Statistics 
Year	Rec	Yds	TD	Avg.
2001	14	151	2	10.8
2002	24	287	2	12.2
2003	75	1213	8	16.1
Totals	113	1,651	12	14.6

Russell's 2003 Game-By-Game Game Rec Yds TD UK 3 45 0 SU 6 133 1 UTEP 3 38 0 Temple 5 99 1 USF 7 67 0 Army 6 153 0 Tulane 6 80 0 ECU 5 77 1 TCU 8 119 0 Memphis 4 36 0 Houston 9 111 1 UC 6 111 1 Miami 7 144 3

Russell's 2002 Game-By-Game: Game Rec Yds TD UK 1 16 0 Duke 0 0 0 CSU 1 3 0 Army 1 14 0 FSU 1 9 0 Memphis 3 13 0 TCU 1 11 0 ECU 3 59 1 UC 3 34 0 USM 3 48 1 UAB 2 22 0 Houston 4 49 0 Mar 1 9 0

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