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Jersey Number 9
De'Monte Russell
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Jackson, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Provine HS
Bio
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 … 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 nine starts … Recorded 23 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and two QB hurries ... Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his season debut ... fifth straight start … 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 ... at Texas (9/28): Made ninth straight start ... Recorded one assisted tackle … had half a tackle for loss of one yard … at Georgia (10/12):  Recorded one solo tackle ... vs. Texas A&M (10/19): Recorded two assisted tackles ... vs. Missouri (11/23): Recorded four assisted tackles … 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 … Recorded 24 tackles, four solo and 20 assisted … Had six tackles for loss … Earned 2.5 sacks … One pass breakup … Season-best seven tackles in the season opener ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Finished with a career-high seven tackles … Arizona (9/9): Notched a trio of tackles … LSU (9/16): Tallied four tackles including a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry … at South Carolina (9/23): Made one stop … at Arkansas (10/21): Had one tackle in his return from injury that caused him to miss two games … at Auburn (10/28): Finished with a tackle … Kentucky (11/4): Had one tackle … at Texas A&M (11/11): Notched a quarterback hurry … Southern Miss (11/18): Had five tackles including a sack for a loss of eight yards … 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 ... Memphis (9/3): Logged one tackle in State’s season-opening win over Memphis ... at Arizona (9/10): Had one tackle ... at LSU(9/17): Totaled one tackle ... Bowling Green (9/24): Tallied three tackles including a split tackle for loss ... Arkansas (10/8): Made two stops including a split tackle for loss ... at Alabama (10/22): Collected one tackle ... Georgia (11/12): Had one tackle ... ETSU (11/19): Tallied a tackle ... vs. Illinois (1/2): 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.Â
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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 … Redshirted his initial year with the program ... Southern Miss (9/7): Made collegiate debut …  Logged one tackle.
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High School
Prepped at Provine High School under head coach Tim Wilson … Four-star defensive end prospect according to 247Sports and ESPN … Tabbed the No. 10 recruit from in Mississippi by 247Sports … Ranked No. 14 overall recruit in the state by Rivals and ESPN … Considered the No. 8 weakside defensive end in the country by 247Sports … Selected for the 2019 Under Armour All-American Game … Earned Most Valuable Player honors at the Under Armour Big Man Challenge and the Rivals 3-Stripe Camp … Collected 131 total tackles over his prep career, including 37.0 tackles for loss and 14.5 sacks … As a senior, grabbed 52 tackles with 12.0 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks … Recorded a career-high four forced fumbles … As a junior, posted 58 total tackles with 18.0 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks … As a sophomore, totaled 21 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and recovered one fumble … Also lettered in basketball … Committed to MSU on April 12, 2018.
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Personal
Born De’Monte Quinshun Russell on Nov. 26, 2000 … Son of Letoyia Sims-Harris and Kasson Harris … Has two siblings – Devean Alford and Donterry Russell … Brother Donterry also plays at Mississippi State … Wears No. 9 to mimic fellow Jackson native and two-time MSU graduate Malik Dear … Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Social Media
X/Twitter – @monte_russell
Instagram – 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 … 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 nine starts … Recorded 23 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and two QB hurries ... Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his season debut ... fifth straight start … 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 ... at Texas (9/28): Made ninth straight start ... Recorded one assisted tackle … had half a tackle for loss of one yard … at Georgia (10/12):  Recorded one solo tackle ... vs. Texas A&M (10/19): Recorded two assisted tackles ... vs. Missouri (11/23): Recorded four assisted tackles … 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 … Recorded 24 tackles, four solo and 20 assisted … Had six tackles for loss … Earned 2.5 sacks … One pass breakup … Season-best seven tackles in the season opener ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Finished with a career-high seven tackles … Arizona (9/9): Notched a trio of tackles … LSU (9/16): Tallied four tackles including a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry … at South Carolina (9/23): Made one stop … at Arkansas (10/21): Had one tackle in his return from injury that caused him to miss two games … at Auburn (10/28): Finished with a tackle … Kentucky (11/4): Had one tackle … at Texas A&M (11/11): Notched a quarterback hurry … Southern Miss (11/18): Had five tackles including a sack for a loss of eight yards … 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 ... Memphis (9/3): Logged one tackle in State’s season-opening win over Memphis ... at Arizona (9/10): Had one tackle ... at LSU(9/17): Totaled one tackle ... Bowling Green (9/24): Tallied three tackles including a split tackle for loss ... Arkansas (10/8): Made two stops including a split tackle for loss ... at Alabama (10/22): Collected one tackle ... Georgia (11/12): Had one tackle ... ETSU (11/19): Tallied a tackle ... vs. Illinois (1/2): 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.Â
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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 … Redshirted his initial year with the program ... Southern Miss (9/7): Made collegiate debut …  Logged one tackle.
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High School
Prepped at Provine High School under head coach Tim Wilson … Four-star defensive end prospect according to 247Sports and ESPN … Tabbed the No. 10 recruit from in Mississippi by 247Sports … Ranked No. 14 overall recruit in the state by Rivals and ESPN … Considered the No. 8 weakside defensive end in the country by 247Sports … Selected for the 2019 Under Armour All-American Game … Earned Most Valuable Player honors at the Under Armour Big Man Challenge and the Rivals 3-Stripe Camp … Collected 131 total tackles over his prep career, including 37.0 tackles for loss and 14.5 sacks … As a senior, grabbed 52 tackles with 12.0 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks … Recorded a career-high four forced fumbles … As a junior, posted 58 total tackles with 18.0 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks … As a sophomore, totaled 21 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and recovered one fumble … Also lettered in basketball … Committed to MSU on April 12, 2018.
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Personal
Born De’Monte Quinshun Russell on Nov. 26, 2000 … Son of Letoyia Sims-Harris and Kasson Harris … Has two siblings – Devean Alford and Donterry Russell … Brother Donterry also plays at Mississippi State … Wears No. 9 to mimic fellow Jackson native and two-time MSU graduate Malik Dear … Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Social Media
X/Twitter – @monte_russell
Instagram – 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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