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Jersey Number 36
Donterry Russell
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Jackson, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Provine HS
Career Honors
2023 SEC All-Freshman Team
Career Notes
Played in 12 career games with four starts โฆ Following the 2024 season, Russell has 23 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and two QB hurries.
2024 (Sophomore Season)
Played in one game with zero starts โฆ Missed the final 11 games of the season โฆ Recorded four tackles and two QB hurries โฆ Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Recorded four tackles โฆ Recorded his first two career QB hurries.
2023 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Appeared in eight games with five starts โฆ Totaled 19 tackles, 11 solo and eight assisted โฆ Had 1.5 sacks โฆ Season-high seven tackles against Western Michigan โฆ Earned his first career sack in his season debut against Alabama โฆ โฆ Made his season debut against Alabama โฆ Alabama (9/30): Made his first career start as a Bulldog โฆ Finished with five tackles including 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss, all career-highs โฆ Western Michigan (10/7): Totaled a career-high seven tackles and a quarterback hurry โฆ at Arkansas (10/21): Had three stops including a tackle for loss โฆ Also had a quarterback hurry โฆ at Auburn (10/28): Made a pair of tackles โฆ Kentucky (11/4): Split a tackle for loss โฆ at Texas A&M (11/11): Recorded a quarterback hurry.
2022 (Freshman Season)
Appeared in three games โฆ Earned a redshirt ...ย Bowling Green (9/24):ย Made his MSU debut.
High School
Prepped at Provine High School under head coach John Ladner โฆ Consensus three-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and On3 โฆ Rated the No. 17 player in Mississippi by 247Sports and No. 14 by ESPN โฆ Considered the No. 11 prospect in Mississippi by Rivals โฆ Named to the Clarion Ledgerโs 2021 Dandy Dozen as the stateโs No. 12 senior โฆ Finished his senior year with 45 tackles, including 25 solo stops, and 14.5 tackles for loss with six sacks โฆ Forced one fumble and recovered two more โฆ Did not play a junior season due to the COVID-19 pandemic โฆ Recorded 46 tackles with 11.5 tackles for loss as a sophomore in 2019 โฆ Added seven sacks and forced a fumble that year โฆ Committed to MSU on June 4, 2021.
Personal
Born Donterryย Q. Russell on January 25, 2004 ... Son of Kasson and Letoyia Harris ... Brother DeโMonte is also a member of the football team ... Major is currently undeclared.
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Social Media
X/Twitter โ @DonterryR
Instagram โ t3rry.1
Career-Highs Entering 2025
Tackles: 7, vs. Western Michigan (10/7/2023)
Tackles for Loss: 2.5, vs. Alabama (9/30/2023)
Sacks: 1.5, vs. Alabama (9/30/2023)
QB Hurries: 1, 3x, last at Texas A&M (11/11/2023)
2023 SEC All-Freshman Team
Career Notes
Played in 12 career games with four starts โฆ Following the 2024 season, Russell has 23 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and two QB hurries.
2024 (Sophomore Season)
Played in one game with zero starts โฆ Missed the final 11 games of the season โฆ Recorded four tackles and two QB hurries โฆ Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Recorded four tackles โฆ Recorded his first two career QB hurries.
2023 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Appeared in eight games with five starts โฆ Totaled 19 tackles, 11 solo and eight assisted โฆ Had 1.5 sacks โฆ Season-high seven tackles against Western Michigan โฆ Earned his first career sack in his season debut against Alabama โฆ โฆ Made his season debut against Alabama โฆ Alabama (9/30): Made his first career start as a Bulldog โฆ Finished with five tackles including 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss, all career-highs โฆ Western Michigan (10/7): Totaled a career-high seven tackles and a quarterback hurry โฆ at Arkansas (10/21): Had three stops including a tackle for loss โฆ Also had a quarterback hurry โฆ at Auburn (10/28): Made a pair of tackles โฆ Kentucky (11/4): Split a tackle for loss โฆ at Texas A&M (11/11): Recorded a quarterback hurry.
2022 (Freshman Season)
Appeared in three games โฆ Earned a redshirt ...ย Bowling Green (9/24):ย Made his MSU debut.
High School
Prepped at Provine High School under head coach John Ladner โฆ Consensus three-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and On3 โฆ Rated the No. 17 player in Mississippi by 247Sports and No. 14 by ESPN โฆ Considered the No. 11 prospect in Mississippi by Rivals โฆ Named to the Clarion Ledgerโs 2021 Dandy Dozen as the stateโs No. 12 senior โฆ Finished his senior year with 45 tackles, including 25 solo stops, and 14.5 tackles for loss with six sacks โฆ Forced one fumble and recovered two more โฆ Did not play a junior season due to the COVID-19 pandemic โฆ Recorded 46 tackles with 11.5 tackles for loss as a sophomore in 2019 โฆ Added seven sacks and forced a fumble that year โฆ Committed to MSU on June 4, 2021.
Personal
Born Donterryย Q. Russell on January 25, 2004 ... Son of Kasson and Letoyia Harris ... Brother DeโMonte is also a member of the football team ... Major is currently undeclared.
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Social Media
X/Twitter โ @DonterryR
Instagram โ t3rry.1
Career-Highs Entering 2025
Tackles: 7, vs. Western Michigan (10/7/2023)
Tackles for Loss: 2.5, vs. Alabama (9/30/2023)
Sacks: 1.5, vs. Alabama (9/30/2023)
QB Hurries: 1, 3x, last at Texas A&M (11/11/2023)
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