JaMarcus Russell
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JaMarcus Russell

Russell in November 2008
Personal information
Current teamFree Agent
Date of birthAugust 09, 1985(age 25)
Place of birthMobile, Alabama
Height6 ft 6 inch (2 m)
Weight260 lb (117.9 kg)
Career information
CollegeLouisiana State
NFL Draft2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Debut2007 for the Oakland Raiders
Career history
As player:
* Oakland Raiders (20072009)
As player:
* Oakland Raiders (20072009)
Career highlights and awards
* College awards and honors
NFL stat - 17 Week, 2009
TD � INT18 � 23
Passing yards4083
QB Rating65.2

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JaMarcus Russell (born August 9, 1985 in Mobile, Alabama) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. Russell played college football for the LSU Tigers where he finished 21-4 as a starter and was named MVP of the 2007 Sugar Bowl. The Oakland Raiders selected Russell with the first overall pick of the 2007 NFL Draft. Russell held out until the Raiders signed him to a contract worth $61 million with $32 million guaranteed. In three seasons with the Raiders, Russell finished 7-18 as a starter before his release on May 6, 2010.

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Oakland Raiders Host Seattle Seahawks On Halloween: Just Win Baby! - Bleacher Report Tweet this news
Bleacher Report--No more cursing the waste of talent that was -JaMarcus Russell-. No more worrying about injuries to Chaz Schilens or Louis Murphy. ... - Date : Sun, 31 Oct 2010 08:40:59 GMT+00:00
Jamarcus Russell not indicted for possession of codeine - al.com (blog) Tweet this news
al.com (blog)--View full size(Press-Register/Mike Kittrell)-JaMarcus Russell-, left, leaves a court hearing with his attorney, Donald Briskman, on Aug. 11, 2010, in Mobile, ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:30:33 GMT+00:00
JaMarcus Russell avoids indictment - Patriots Insider (subscription) Tweet this news
Patriots Insider (subscription)--Former Oakland Raiders quarterback -JaMarcus Russell- still hopes to make a return to the NFL, so we can assume Friday's news was welcome. ... - Date : Sat, 30 Oct 2010 03:17:59 GMT+00:00
Alabama grand jury doesn't indict JaMarcus Russell - The Associated Press Tweet this news
The Associated Press--(AP) � An Alabama grand jury declined Friday to indict former Oakland Raiders quarterback -JaMarcus Russell- on a felony drug possession charge related to a ... - Date : Sat, 30 Oct 2010 01:40:09 GMT+00:00
SportsCenter.com Featured Postings - ESPN (blog) Tweet this news
ESPN (blog)--A Mobile County Grand Jury decided there is not enough evidence to indict former-NFL quarterback -JaMarcus Russell-. Russell was arrested on July 5th for ... - Date : Sat, 30 Oct 2010 06:59:37 GMT+00:00
JaMarcus Russell won't be indicted in Alabama drug case, source says - ESPN Tweet this news
ESPN--A grand jjury in Mobile, Ala., has declined to indict -JaMarcus Russell- on charges of drug possession, closing the case against the former Oakland Raiders ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:18:01 GMT+00:00
Jason Campbell Out Does JaMarcus Russell - Just Blog Baby (blog) Tweet this news
Just Blog Baby (blog)--A day to forget: Campbell made Alex Smith look good a -JaMarcus Russell- appear clutch. (Photo: YardBarker.com) In a team sport like football it is unfair to ... - Date : Mon, 18 Oct 2010 20:01:49 GMT+00:00
Blaine Gabbert's road to the NFL - St. Louis Post-Dispatch Tweet this news
St. Louis Post-Dispatch--That said, there have been numerous outstanding college quarterbacks - see -JaMarcus Russell- and Ryan Leaf - who seemingly had all the physical tools to be ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:46:55 GMT+00:00
JaMarcus Russell Remains Dazed and Confused About His NFL Return - Bleacher Report Tweet this news
Bleacher Report--In a modern day society, where short-term memories are prevalent, -JaMarcus Russell- walks around each day with the "bust" label on him like a permanent ... - Date : Sat, 23 Oct 2010 02:43:35 GMT+00:00
The Raiders push Broncos towards irrelevance - msnbc.com Tweet this news
msnbc.com--One week after Jason Campbell did his best -JaMarcus Russell- impression, the Raiders put together their most impressive offensive performance in the ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:24:46 GMT+00:00

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Marcus Randall
LSU Starting Quarterbacks
JaMarcus Russell
Succeeded by
Matt Flynn
Preceded by
Josh McCown
Oakland Raiders Starting Quarterback
2007-2009
(with Josh McCown and Daunte Culpepper 2007)
Succeeded by
Bruce Gradkowski
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Mario Williams
1st Overall Pick in NFL Draft
JaMarcus Russell
Succeeded by
Jake Long

2007 NFL Draft :
Ht Wt 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20 ss 3-cone Vert Broad JumpBroad BP Wonderlic
6-5½ 265 4.83 1.67 2.78 x x x x x 24
Data from LSU Pro Day
"X" Denotes "No Data" or "Did Not Participate"


Manning Award winners

2004: Leinart * 2005: Young * 2006: Russell * 2007: Ryan * 2008: Tebow * 2009: McCoy

National Football League Draft number one overall picks

Berwanger * Francis * C. Davis * Aldrich * Cafego * Harmon * Dudley * Sinkwich * Bertelli * Trippi * Dancewicz * Fenimore * Gilmer * Bednarik * Hart * Rote * Wade * Babcock * Garrett * Shaw * Glick * Hornung * Hill * Duncan * Cannon * Mason * E. Davis * Baker * Parks * Frederickson * Nobis * Bu. Smith * Yary * Simpson * Bradshaw * Plunkett * Patulski * Matuszak * Jones * Bartkowski * Selmon * Bell * Campbell * Cousineau * B. Sims * Rogers * K. Sims * Elway * Fryar * Br. Smith * Jackson * Testaverde * Bruce * Aikman * George * Maryland * Emtman * Bledsoe * Wilkinson * Carter * Johnson * Pace * P. Manning * Couch * Brown * Vick * Carr * Palmer * E. Manning * A. Smith * Williams * Russell * Long * Stafford * Bradford |

2007 NFL Draft First Round Selections

JaMarcus Russell * Calvin Johnson * Joe Thomas * Gaines Adams * Levi Brown * LaRon Landry * Adrian Peterson * Jamaal Anderson * Ted Ginn, Jr. * Amobi Okoye * Patrick Willis * Marshawn Lynch * Adam Carriker * Darrelle Revis * Lawrence Timmons * Justin Harrell * Jarvis Moss * Leon Hall * Michael Griffin * Aaron Ross * Reggie Nelson * Brady Quinn * Dwayne Bowe * Brandon Meriweather * Jon Beason * Anthony Spencer * Robert Meachem * Joe Staley * Ben Grubbs * Craig Davis * Greg Olsen * Anthony Gonzalez

Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders first-round draft picks

Rutgens * Gabriel * Lorick * Schuh * Upshaw * Dickey * Thoms * Chester * Tatum * Siani * Guy * Lawrence * Colzie * Wilson * Watts * Marsh * Allen * Mosebar * Woods * Hester * Buczkowski * Clay * Brown * McDaneil * Davis * Smith * Marinovich * McGlockton * Bates * Frederickson * Kaufman * Dudley * D. Russell * Woodson * Collins * Stinchcomb * Janikowski * Gibson * Buchanon * Harris * Asomugha * Brayton * Gallery * Washington * Huff * J. Russell * McFadden * Heyward-Bey * McClain

Oakland Raiders 2007 NFL Draft selections

JaMarcus Russell * Zach Miller * Quentin Moses * Mario Henderson * Johnnie Lee Higgins * Michael Bush * John Bowie * Jay Richardson * Eric Frampton * Oren O'Neal * Johnathan Holland

Los Angeles / Oakland Raiders starting quarterbacks

Flores * Davidson * Wood * Lamonica * Stabler * Pastorini * Plunkett * M. Wilson * Evans * Schroeder * Beuerlein * Marinovich * Hostetler * Hobert * George * W. Wilson * Gannon * Tuiasosopo * Mirer * Collins * Brooks * Walter * McCown * Culpepper * Russell * Gradkowski * Frye



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