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Jersey Number 9
De'Monte Russell
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 285
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Jackson, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Provine HS
Career Honors
SEC Graduate
2024 Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC (Fourth Team)
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 SEC First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
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Career Notes
Played in 48 career games with 18 starts โฆ Ended his career with 77 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, five QB hurries, one pass breakup and one forced fumble.
2024 (Graduate Season)
Played in 10 games with nineย starts โฆ Recorded 23 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and two QB hurries ... Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his season debut ... fifth straight start โฆ Had one assisted tackle in the contest ... at Arizona State (9/7): Made sixth straight start ... Recorded two tackles, one solo and one assist ... Toledo (9/14): Made seventh straight start ... Recorded four tackles, one solo and three assisted ... Florida (9/21): Made eighth straight start ... Recorded two tackles, one solo and one assisted ...ย at Texas (9/28): Made ninth straight start ... Recorded one assisted tackle โฆ had half a tackle for loss of one yard โฆย at Georgia (10/12): ย Recorded one solo tackle ...ย vs. Texas A&M (10/19): Recorded two assisted tackles ...ย vs. Missouri (11/23): Recorded four assisted tackles โฆ at Ole Miss (11/29): Recorded a season-high six tackles with 1.0 tackle for loss and one QB hurry.
2023 (Senior Season)
Appeared in 10 games with eight starts โฆ Recorded 24 tackles, four solo and 20 assisted โฆ Had six tackles for loss โฆ Earned 2.5 sacks โฆ One pass breakup โฆ Season-best seven tackles in the season opener ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Finished with a career-high seven tackles โฆ Arizona (9/9): Notched a trio of tackles โฆ LSU (9/16): Tallied four tackles including a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry โฆ at South Carolina (9/23): Made one stop โฆ at Arkansas (10/21): Had one tackle in his return from injury that caused him to miss two games โฆ at Auburn (10/28): Finished with a tackle โฆ Kentucky (11/4): Had one tackle โฆ at Texas A&M (11/11): Notched a quarterback hurry โฆ Southern Miss (11/18): Had five tackles including a sack for a loss of eight yards โฆ Also had a quarterback hurry.
2022 (Junior Season)
Appeared in 13 games ... Finished with 16 tackles including 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks ...ย Memphis (9/3):ย Logged one tackle in Stateโs season-opening win over Memphis ...ย at Arizona (9/10):ย Had one tackle ...ย at LSU(9/17):ย Totaledย one tackle ...ย Bowling Green (9/24):ย Tallied three tackles including a split tackle for loss ...ย Arkansas (10/8):ย Made two stops including a split tackle for loss ...ย at Alabama (10/22):ย Collected one tackle ...ย Georgia (11/12):ย Had one tackle ...ย ETSU (11/19):ย Tallied a tackle ...ย vs. Illinois (1/2):ย Made four stops including his first sack of the year.
2021 (Sophomore Season)
Saw action in 11 games while making one start on the season ... Totaled 13 tackles on the campaign, including six solo stops ... Had 2.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and two QB hurries ... at Auburn (11/13): Had one tackle for a loss of 10 yards and forced a fumble in State's come-from-behind road win over the Tigers ... Tennessee State (11/20): Had a season-high five tackles (1 solo), 0.5 tackles for loss and a QB hurry in MSU's win at home.ย
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2020 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Did not see any game action due to injury.
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2019 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in four games โฆ Redshirted his initial year with the program ... Southern Miss (9/7): Made collegiate debut โฆ ย Logged one tackle.
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High School
Prepped at Provine High School under head coach Tim Wilson โฆ Four-star defensive end prospect according to 247Sports and ESPN โฆ Tabbed the No. 10 recruit from in Mississippi by 247Sports โฆ Ranked No. 14 overall recruit in the state by Rivals and ESPN โฆ Considered the No. 8 weakside defensive end in the country by 247Sports โฆ Selected for the 2019 Under Armour All-American Game โฆ Earned Most Valuable Player honors at the Under Armour Big Man Challenge and the Rivals 3-Stripe Camp โฆ Collected 131 total tackles over his prep career, including 37.0 tackles for loss and 14.5 sacks โฆ As a senior, grabbed 52 tackles with 12.0 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks โฆ Recorded a career-high four forced fumbles โฆ As a junior, posted 58 total tackles with 18.0 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks โฆ As a sophomore, totaled 21 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and recovered one fumble โฆ Also lettered in basketball โฆ Committed to MSU on April 12, 2018.
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Personal
Born DeโMonte Quinshun Russell on Nov. 26, 2000 โฆ Son of Letoyia Sims-Harris and Kasson Harris โฆ Has two siblings โ Devean Alford and Donterry Russell โฆ Brother Donterry also plays at Mississippi State โฆ Wears No. 9 to mimic fellow Jackson native and two-time MSU graduate Malik Dear โฆ Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Social Media
X/Twitter โ @monte_russell
Instagram โ demonte_russell
Career-Highs
Tackles: 7, vs. SE Louisiana (09/02/2023)
Tackles For Loss: 1.0, 5x, last vs. Southern Miss (11/18/2023)
Sacks: 1.0, 2x, last vs. Southern Miss (11/18/2023)
QB Hurries: 2, at Alabama (10/22/2022)
Pass Breakups: 1, at Texas A&M (11/11/2023)
Forced Fumbles: 1, at Auburn (11/13/2021)
SEC Graduate
2024 Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC (Fourth Team)
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 SEC First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
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Career Notes
Played in 48 career games with 18 starts โฆ Ended his career with 77 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, five QB hurries, one pass breakup and one forced fumble.
2024 (Graduate Season)
Played in 10 games with nineย starts โฆ Recorded 23 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and two QB hurries ... Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his season debut ... fifth straight start โฆ Had one assisted tackle in the contest ... at Arizona State (9/7): Made sixth straight start ... Recorded two tackles, one solo and one assist ... Toledo (9/14): Made seventh straight start ... Recorded four tackles, one solo and three assisted ... Florida (9/21): Made eighth straight start ... Recorded two tackles, one solo and one assisted ...ย at Texas (9/28): Made ninth straight start ... Recorded one assisted tackle โฆ had half a tackle for loss of one yard โฆย at Georgia (10/12): ย Recorded one solo tackle ...ย vs. Texas A&M (10/19): Recorded two assisted tackles ...ย vs. Missouri (11/23): Recorded four assisted tackles โฆ at Ole Miss (11/29): Recorded a season-high six tackles with 1.0 tackle for loss and one QB hurry.
2023 (Senior Season)
Appeared in 10 games with eight starts โฆ Recorded 24 tackles, four solo and 20 assisted โฆ Had six tackles for loss โฆ Earned 2.5 sacks โฆ One pass breakup โฆ Season-best seven tackles in the season opener ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Finished with a career-high seven tackles โฆ Arizona (9/9): Notched a trio of tackles โฆ LSU (9/16): Tallied four tackles including a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry โฆ at South Carolina (9/23): Made one stop โฆ at Arkansas (10/21): Had one tackle in his return from injury that caused him to miss two games โฆ at Auburn (10/28): Finished with a tackle โฆ Kentucky (11/4): Had one tackle โฆ at Texas A&M (11/11): Notched a quarterback hurry โฆ Southern Miss (11/18): Had five tackles including a sack for a loss of eight yards โฆ Also had a quarterback hurry.
2022 (Junior Season)
Appeared in 13 games ... Finished with 16 tackles including 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks ...ย Memphis (9/3):ย Logged one tackle in Stateโs season-opening win over Memphis ...ย at Arizona (9/10):ย Had one tackle ...ย at LSU(9/17):ย Totaledย one tackle ...ย Bowling Green (9/24):ย Tallied three tackles including a split tackle for loss ...ย Arkansas (10/8):ย Made two stops including a split tackle for loss ...ย at Alabama (10/22):ย Collected one tackle ...ย Georgia (11/12):ย Had one tackle ...ย ETSU (11/19):ย Tallied a tackle ...ย vs. Illinois (1/2):ย Made four stops including his first sack of the year.
2021 (Sophomore Season)
Saw action in 11 games while making one start on the season ... Totaled 13 tackles on the campaign, including six solo stops ... Had 2.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and two QB hurries ... at Auburn (11/13): Had one tackle for a loss of 10 yards and forced a fumble in State's come-from-behind road win over the Tigers ... Tennessee State (11/20): Had a season-high five tackles (1 solo), 0.5 tackles for loss and a QB hurry in MSU's win at home.ย
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2020 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Did not see any game action due to injury.
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2019 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in four games โฆ Redshirted his initial year with the program ... Southern Miss (9/7): Made collegiate debut โฆ ย Logged one tackle.
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High School
Prepped at Provine High School under head coach Tim Wilson โฆ Four-star defensive end prospect according to 247Sports and ESPN โฆ Tabbed the No. 10 recruit from in Mississippi by 247Sports โฆ Ranked No. 14 overall recruit in the state by Rivals and ESPN โฆ Considered the No. 8 weakside defensive end in the country by 247Sports โฆ Selected for the 2019 Under Armour All-American Game โฆ Earned Most Valuable Player honors at the Under Armour Big Man Challenge and the Rivals 3-Stripe Camp โฆ Collected 131 total tackles over his prep career, including 37.0 tackles for loss and 14.5 sacks โฆ As a senior, grabbed 52 tackles with 12.0 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks โฆ Recorded a career-high four forced fumbles โฆ As a junior, posted 58 total tackles with 18.0 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks โฆ As a sophomore, totaled 21 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and recovered one fumble โฆ Also lettered in basketball โฆ Committed to MSU on April 12, 2018.
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Personal
Born DeโMonte Quinshun Russell on Nov. 26, 2000 โฆ Son of Letoyia Sims-Harris and Kasson Harris โฆ Has two siblings โ Devean Alford and Donterry Russell โฆ Brother Donterry also plays at Mississippi State โฆ Wears No. 9 to mimic fellow Jackson native and two-time MSU graduate Malik Dear โฆ Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Social Media
X/Twitter โ @monte_russell
Instagram โ demonte_russell
Career-Highs
Tackles: 7, vs. SE Louisiana (09/02/2023)
Tackles For Loss: 1.0, 5x, last vs. Southern Miss (11/18/2023)
Sacks: 1.0, 2x, last vs. Southern Miss (11/18/2023)
QB Hurries: 2, at Alabama (10/22/2022)
Pass Breakups: 1, at Texas A&M (11/11/2023)
Forced Fumbles: 1, at Auburn (11/13/2021)
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