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2025 Football Roster

22 Lantz Russell

  • Position Safety
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 210
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Riverside, Calif.
  • High School Notre Dame HS
  • Major Multidisciplinary Studies
  • Prev School Mt. SAC (San Antonio College)
  • Letters 2

Biography

2024 (RS JUNIOR)
  • Played in all 12 games, making six starts at the safety and spur positions.
  • Tallied 54 tackles (31 solo) with 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, two interceptions and two breakups. 
  • Recorded a career-best 12 tackles (10 solo) against Sam Houston. 
  • Notched 11 stops and an INT at WKU. 
  • Registered nine tackles with an INT, 1.0 sack and 1.5 TFLs in a win over FIU. 
  • Posted seven tackles and a breakup at no. 10 Tennessee. 
  • Totaled eight tackles during a comeback victory at rival NM State. 
  • Recorded a sack at Colorado State. 

2023 (JUNIOR)
  • Played in four games during first season with UTEP in 2023.
  • Tallied three tackles. 
  • Recorded a tackle each at Arizona, against UNLV and LA Tech. 

PRIOR TO UTEP
  • Totaled 62 tackles with three interceptions, five breakups and a sack in 18 games played at Mt. SAC (San Antonio College) the last two seasons.
  • Tallied 41 tackles with a sack and two interceptions during sophomore season (2022).
  • Recorded a season-high eight tackles (six solo) and an interception at Fullerton.
  • Registered five tackles and a sack in a win over El Camino.
  • Posted five stops the next week at Riverside.
  • Had a tackle and recorded an interception for 16 yards and a breakup in a win over LA Valley.
  • Tallied 21 tackles with an interception during freshman season.
  • Recorded a season-high eight tackles with half a tackle for loss versus Cerritos.
  • Posted seven stops in a win at Palomar.
  • Intercepted a pass in a victory over Fullerton.
  • Named CIF Southern Section 2019 All-Division 8 Team in high school.

PERSONAL: Lantz Jae Russell is the son of Leonard and Tasha Russell … has one brother and one sister … born in Riverside, Calif. … father, Leonard, played running back for Arizona State and later was drafted by the Patriots in 1991, where he went on to win Rookie of the Year … cousin, Bryson, plays linebacker for the Washington Huskies. ... multidisciplinary studies major 

Statistics

Season:
2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2023Junior

    Safety
    6'3" 197 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2024Redshirt Junior

    Safety
    6'3" 210 lbs
    26
  • 22

    2025Redshirt Senior

    Safety
    6'3" 210 lbs
    22