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Jersey Number 66
Eli Russ
- Position:
- OL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 319
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Ardmore, Okla.
- High School:
- Plainview HS
- Prev School:
- Oklahoma State
Bio
2024 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention
2024 (Junior): Played and started nine games (missed three due to injury) … Named to the All-Su Belt Team as an honorable mention selection … Played 133 snaps at center and 421 at left guard (started final six games at guard) … Allowed just one sack over 265 passing situations … Posted a 100 percent efficiency rating in five games … Troy’s top-rated pass blocker per Pro Football Focus … Key blocker for a 1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver, just the third duo in program history to reach those thresholds in the same season … Troy allowed just four sacks in November, the fewest in the Sun Belt … Member of the Troy Football Leadership Council … Represented Troy at Sun Belt Football Media Day
2023 (Sophomore): Started at center in 13-of-14 games for the Trojans (missed one due to injury) … Played 863 offensive snaps … Allowed just three sacks in 466 pass blocking situations; three hits and six hurries allowed … Blocked for Kimani Vidal, who was named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year and AP All-American after setting school records for single-game, single-season and career rushing yards … Blocked for just the third 3,000-yard passer and 1,000-yard rushing combo in program history … Did not allow a hit on the quarterback in 11-of-13 games … Six games with a perfect 100 efficiency rating from PFF
Oklahoma State
2022 (RS-Freshman): Saw action in nine games for the Cowboys … Played 110 total snaps, 82 at center and 28 at right guard
2021 (Freshman): Did not see any game action; redshirted
2020 (Freshman): Played in seven games in his first college football season, mainly on special teams as a blocker on placekicks ... Did not appear in the first two games or the last two games of 2020 … Played 35 total snaps
High School: Played for Joe Price at Plainview … Received all-state honors as an offensive lineman … Participated on both sides of the ball, playing defensive tackle on defense … Finished his high school career with a 29-8 record … A two-time state runner-up … Also competed in basketball, powerlifting and track and field … Finished third in the state in the shot put … Part of the National Honor Society, the FCA and the Principal’s Honor Roll … Named the rotary student of the month, as well as The Ardmoreite Student Athlete of the Month … Part of a mentoring program for kindergarten through 5th grade students and also volunteered at the Veterans Center ... Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN … Ranked by 247Sports as the No. 5 player out of Oklahoma and the No. 28 player at his position ... Chose Oklahoma State over North Texas, Tulsa, Texas Tech, Arkansas and others
Personal: William Eli Russ was born Sept. 11, 2001, in Decatur, Texas … Son of Ken and Amber Russ … Lived in Hobart, Okla., before Ardmore … Major post-baccalaureate
2024 (Junior): Played and started nine games (missed three due to injury) … Named to the All-Su Belt Team as an honorable mention selection … Played 133 snaps at center and 421 at left guard (started final six games at guard) … Allowed just one sack over 265 passing situations … Posted a 100 percent efficiency rating in five games … Troy’s top-rated pass blocker per Pro Football Focus … Key blocker for a 1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver, just the third duo in program history to reach those thresholds in the same season … Troy allowed just four sacks in November, the fewest in the Sun Belt … Member of the Troy Football Leadership Council … Represented Troy at Sun Belt Football Media Day
2023 (Sophomore): Started at center in 13-of-14 games for the Trojans (missed one due to injury) … Played 863 offensive snaps … Allowed just three sacks in 466 pass blocking situations; three hits and six hurries allowed … Blocked for Kimani Vidal, who was named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year and AP All-American after setting school records for single-game, single-season and career rushing yards … Blocked for just the third 3,000-yard passer and 1,000-yard rushing combo in program history … Did not allow a hit on the quarterback in 11-of-13 games … Six games with a perfect 100 efficiency rating from PFF
Oklahoma State
2022 (RS-Freshman): Saw action in nine games for the Cowboys … Played 110 total snaps, 82 at center and 28 at right guard
2021 (Freshman): Did not see any game action; redshirted
2020 (Freshman): Played in seven games in his first college football season, mainly on special teams as a blocker on placekicks ... Did not appear in the first two games or the last two games of 2020 … Played 35 total snaps
High School: Played for Joe Price at Plainview … Received all-state honors as an offensive lineman … Participated on both sides of the ball, playing defensive tackle on defense … Finished his high school career with a 29-8 record … A two-time state runner-up … Also competed in basketball, powerlifting and track and field … Finished third in the state in the shot put … Part of the National Honor Society, the FCA and the Principal’s Honor Roll … Named the rotary student of the month, as well as The Ardmoreite Student Athlete of the Month … Part of a mentoring program for kindergarten through 5th grade students and also volunteered at the Veterans Center ... Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN … Ranked by 247Sports as the No. 5 player out of Oklahoma and the No. 28 player at his position ... Chose Oklahoma State over North Texas, Tulsa, Texas Tech, Arkansas and others
Personal: William Eli Russ was born Sept. 11, 2001, in Decatur, Texas … Son of Ken and Amber Russ … Lived in Hobart, Okla., before Ardmore … Major post-baccalaureate
Troy Football Press Conference (Players) - Buffalo Game
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