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2015 Football Roster

Scott Grau
Cecil Anderson

9 Alonzo Russell

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 205
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Washington, DC
  • High School H.D. Woodson

Biography

2015
Listed at No. 1 at wide receiver in preseason depth chart...Candidate for Biletnikoff Award as nation’s leading receiver...Enters 2015 season ranked 10th in career receptions at Toledo (166), sixth in career receiving yards (2,458) and sixth in career touchdown catches (19)...Has caught at least one pass in every game in his career (38 straight).

2014
Made third-team All-MAC for the third consecutive season...51 receptions, 770 receiving yards and eight touchdown receptions..Has at least two catches in every game...Caught game-winning 22-yard TD in 20-19 overtime win at WMU on Oct. 4...Set season highs in receptions (7) and receiving yards (120), and tied season best in TD receptions (2) vs. CMU...First TD catch vs. CMU was a remarkable one-hand snatch...Five catches including two TDs vs. Cincinnati.

2013
Third-team All-MAC pick...Second on team with 59 receptions, 728 receiving yards and six TD catches...10th in MAC in receptions per game (4.9)...Caught at least five passes in six games...Caught five passes for 100 yards vs. NIU, including season-long 45-yard TD catch...Caught eight passes and two TDs vs. Bowling Green, including game-winner from 11 yards out with 1:22 to play...Other TD vs. BGSU was a one-hand grab in the second quarter...Tied career-best with nine receptions to go with a season-high 147 yards and a TD vs. BSU...Grabbed one-handed three-yard TD catch vs. CMU on Sept. 21 that earned him ESPN’s "Play of the Day"...Seven catches for 101 yards and one TD vs. Missouri...Was on official watch list for Biletnikoff Award.

2012
Third-team All-MAC pick...Second on team with 56 receptions...Second on team and eighth in MAC with 960 receiving yards...Second in MAC with 17.1 yards per catch...Has at least one reception in every game...Season-best nine receptions for 139 yards and 2 TDs vs. Akron...Had a 59-yard TD reception at Arizona and a 60-yarder at EMU...Season-best 66-yard TD grab vs. BGSU...Also caught a 34-yarder vs. the Falcons and a 32-yarder vs. Coastal Carolina.

2011
Sat out the season as a redshirt.

High School
Three-star prospect by Scout.com and Rivals.com....Rated as the No. 12 prep school player in the nation by Rivals...Attended Milford Academy in New York, the same prep school as former Rocket safety Jermaine Robinson...Caught 52 passes for 1,153 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior at Woodson High School in Washington, DC...Four TDs on kickoff and punt returns, and three more scores on seven interceptions...First-team All-Metro D.C. selection...Also played basketball and ran track.

Personal
Full name is Alonzo Jermey Russell...Birthdate: Sept. 29, 1992...Individualized studies major.


Career Statistics

Year G/S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP
2011DNP
201213/135696017.1566-BGSU
201312/125972812.3645-NIU
201413/135177015.1859-EMU
Totals38/38166245814.81966-BGSU

Career Game Highs
Receptions: 9 (Twice, last vs BSU, 9-28-13)
Receiving Yards: 152 (BGSU, 9-15-12)

Touchdowns: 2 (Four times, last vs. Central Michigan, 9-27-14

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2012Redshirt

    Wide Receiver
    6'4" 190 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2013Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'4" 190 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2014Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'4" 205 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2015Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'4" 205 lbs
    9