Ryan
Russell.
Ryan
Russell.
Purdue· 6'4"· 269 lb· 4.75s 40
The Dallas Cowboys primarily utilize a 4-3 defense, characterized by a one-gap penetrating front that emphasizes speed and disruption from its defensive linemen.
As a rotational pass rusher and run defender capable of contributing on early downs, with a ceiling as a consistent starting DE in a one-gap scheme.
A purely two-gapping 3-4 defensive end, where his athleticism and burst would be underutilized in favor of pure strength and bulk.
Russell's athletic profile and ability to penetrate make him a solid fit for a one-gap system, allowing him to play to his strengths as a pass rusher and disruptive force.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.75sp50
- Vertical
- 32.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 119inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.25sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.47sp50
- Bench
- 25repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Purdue | 13 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | Purdue | 13 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | Purdue | 12 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Purdue | 12 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | — | 50 | 149 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.