#90
Louisville · 2026

Daylen Russell

DLJunior6' 3", 300 lbsMiami, FL
Louisville Cardinals4-3 · TDC #18
Snap share
45%
1 of 7 started · likely 29–58%
Tackles
16
1311th of 5418 in FBS
Solo
7
Tackles for loss
1.5
1058th of 2453 in FBS
Sacks
0
Interceptions
0

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

DefenseValueFBS rank
Havoc plays11755th / 2577
Tackles for loss11085th / 1914
Run stops11459th / 3270
Sacks0—
Pass breakups0—
Interceptions0—
Forced fumbles0—
Tackles16—

Career

2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsTklTFLSacksINTPDHavoc
2026 so farLouisville#18 · 4-3745%161.50001
2025Miami#6 · 13-349%61000—

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Daylen Russell's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Daylen Russell's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.6 avg. game scoreBest: 6.7 vs Florida State (Week 6)0 of 7 games at 8.0+
Defense
WkOpponentResultGame scoreTklSoloTFLSacksHurPDINTTD
1vsOle MissL 38–415.5300000··
2VillanovaW 59–135.1200000··
3SMUW 41–316.0210.5000··
4Wake ForestL 27–304.5110000··
5@NC StateL 28–316.1330000··
6Florida StateW 44–206.7221000··
7@SyracuseW 34–265.5300000··
2026 · 7 games5.61671.5000··

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles161311th / 5418
Solo7—
Tackles for loss1.51058th / 2453
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartOpp. playsEst. snapsPlays madePenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Ole Miss—78~38 (15–60)3·49%
Wk 2 · Villanova✓ DL61~26 (10–41)2243%
Wk 3 · SMU—79~35 (14–55)2·44%
Wk 4 · Wake Forest—61~21 (8–33)1·34%
Wk 5 · NC State—84~45 (22–57)3·54%
Wk 6 · Florida State—77~38 (15–60)2·49%
Wk 7 · Syracuse—84~33 (13–52)3·39%
Season1 GS524236 (151–303)16245%

Position Room

17 DLs on the Louisville roster, ordered by tkl

#PlayerPosClassTklTFLSacksINTPD
50Clev LubinDLSR365.54.5—0
2Demeco KennedyDLJR201.50.5—0
3Tyler ThompsonDLSR175.54.5—0
99Jerod Smith IIDLJR1752—0
90Daylen RussellDLJR161.50—0
17AJ GreenDLSR1532—2
19Micah CarterDLSR1400—0
95Joshua DonaldDLJR120.50.5—0
93Bailey AbercrombieDLSO60.50—0
40Eric HazzardDLSO500—0
Tommy ZiesmerDL500—0
91Keon WebbDLJR10.50—0
94Dillon SmithDLSO100—0
97Maurice DavisDLSO100—0
59Reece SellersDLFR—————
62Chris Jones Jr.DLSO—————
98Sam DawsonDLFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Louisville depth chart →