# Dontavius Russell

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{{Short description|American football player (born 1995)}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name         = Dontavius Russell
| image        = Dontavius Russell.png
| image_size   =
| alt          = 
| caption      = Russell with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2019
| current_team = 
| number       = 98
| position     = [Defensive tackle](/source/Defensive_tackle)
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1995|9|18}}
| birth_place  = [Carrollton, Georgia](/source/Carrollton%2C_Georgia), U.S.
| death_date   = 
| death_place  = 
| height_ft    = 6
| height_in    = 3
| weight_lb    = 319
| high_school  = [Carrollton](/source/Carrollton_High_School_(Carrollton%2C_Georgia))
| college      = [Auburn](/source/Auburn_Tigers)
| draftyear    = 2019
| draftround   = 7
| draftpick    = 235
| pastteams    =
* [Jacksonville Jaguars](/source/Jacksonville_Jaguars) ({{NFL Year|2019}}–{{NFL Year|2020}})
| status       = 
| highlights   = 
| statlabel1   = [Total tackles](/source/Tackle_(football_move))
| statvalue1   = 3
| pfr          = RussDo00 
}}
'''Dontavius Russell''' (born September 18, 1995) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [defensive tackle](/source/defensive_tackle) for the [Jacksonville Jaguars](/source/Jacksonville_Jaguars) of  the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Auburn Tigers](/source/Auburn_Tigers_football) and was selected by the Jaguars in the seventh round of the [2019 NFL draft](/source/2019_NFL_draft).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vitale |first=Josh |date=April 27, 2019 |title=NFL Draft Day 3 recap: Auburn's Slayton goes to Giants, Deshaun Davis to Bengals, Cox to Dolphins, Russell to Jaguars |url=https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/auburn/2019/04/27/auburn-nfl-draft-day-3-recap-darius-slayton-new-york-giants-dontavius-russell-deshaun-davis-ryan-cox/3586617002/ |access-date=March 3, 2021 |website=The Montgomery Advertiser |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Professional career==
Russell was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL draft with the 235th overall pick.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 27, 2019 |title=Round 7: Russell is the selection |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/round-7-russell-is-the-selection |website=Jaguars.com}}</ref>

On August 9, 2020, Russell was placed on [injured reserve](/source/injured_reserve) with a minor hip injury.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Oehser, John |date=August 10, 2020 |title=Transactions: Jaguars roster at 80 |work=Jaguars.com |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/transactions-jaguars-roster-at-80 |access-date=August 11, 2020}}</ref> He was waived on March 17, 2021.<ref>{{cite news |author=Long, Mark |title=Jaguars add 12 new guys, including 4 sure defensive starters |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nfl/jaguars-add-12-new-guys-including-4-sure-defensive-starters/2021/03/17/5c6e54a0-8771-11eb-be4a-24b89f616f2c_story.html |website=WashingtonPost.com |date=March 17, 2021 |access-date=March 17, 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://auburntigers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1236 Auburn Tigers bio]

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Category:1995 births
Category:Living people
Category:Players of American football from Carrollton, Georgia
Category:American football defensive tackles
Category:Auburn Tigers football players
Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen

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