2021 Football Roster

Jersey Number 43
Andrew Russell
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 191
- Hometown:
- Victor, N.Y.
- High School:
- Victor
At Michigan
• One-year letterman (2021)
• Two-sport athlete who is also a member of the lacrosse team
Senior (2021)
• Appeared in three games on special teams to earn his first varsity letter
• Contributed on special teams against Western Michigan (Sept. 4), Washington (Sept. 11) and Northern Illinois (Sept. 18)
Junior (2020)
• Did not see game action
Sophomore (2019)
• Did not see game action
• Joined the football team prior to the start of the 2019 season after spending his freshman season as a member of the lacrosse program at Michigan
• Named Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week for his role in preparing his teammates for Maryland
Prep
• Attended Victor High School
• Accumulated over 200 career tackles
• Caught 19 passes for 338 yards with six touchdowns and 934 all-purpose yards in 2017, and led his team with 80 tackles on defense, including 48 solo stops
• Also a letter winner in lacrosse, where he was a three-time State Champion in New York
Honors and Rankings
• All-State selection (third team, 2017)
• Twice earned All-Greater Rochester distinction (2016-17)
• Two-time All-State honoree in lacrosse (2016-17) and All-Greater Rochester selection with more than 160 career points
Personal
• Son of Andrea and Mike Russell
• Enrolled in the college of Literature, Science and the Arts
• One-year letterman (2021)
• Two-sport athlete who is also a member of the lacrosse team
Senior (2021)
• Appeared in three games on special teams to earn his first varsity letter
• Contributed on special teams against Western Michigan (Sept. 4), Washington (Sept. 11) and Northern Illinois (Sept. 18)
Junior (2020)
• Did not see game action
Sophomore (2019)
• Did not see game action
• Joined the football team prior to the start of the 2019 season after spending his freshman season as a member of the lacrosse program at Michigan
• Named Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week for his role in preparing his teammates for Maryland
Prep
• Attended Victor High School
• Accumulated over 200 career tackles
• Caught 19 passes for 338 yards with six touchdowns and 934 all-purpose yards in 2017, and led his team with 80 tackles on defense, including 48 solo stops
• Also a letter winner in lacrosse, where he was a three-time State Champion in New York
Honors and Rankings
• All-State selection (third team, 2017)
• Twice earned All-Greater Rochester distinction (2016-17)
• Two-time All-State honoree in lacrosse (2016-17) and All-Greater Rochester selection with more than 160 career points
Personal
• Son of Andrea and Mike Russell
• Enrolled in the college of Literature, Science and the Arts
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