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Jersey Number 66
Eli Russ
- Position:
- OL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 300
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ardmore, Okla.
- High School:
- Plainview HS
- Prev School:
- Oklahoma State
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 vs. LaGrange (Full Highlights)
Sunday, December 07
Players Postgame Press Conference (LaGrange)
Sunday, December 07
Scott Cross Postgame Press Conference (LaGrange)
Sunday, December 07
Postgame Press Conference (James Madison)
Friday, December 05
