Averett University Athletics

2023: Started all 10 games at defensive end ... Had a team-high 85 total tackles, with 36 solo tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, three forced fumbles and 11 quarterback hurries ... Named the 2023 Old Dominion Athletic Conference's Lou Wacker Defensive Player of the Year and All-ODAC First Team defensive lineman ... Named the 2023 Touchdown Club of Richmond's Defensive Lineman of the Year ... 2023 D3football.com All-Region First Team defensive line ... Twice named the ODAC Defensive Player of the Week ... Named to the D3football.com Team of the Week once ... Earned a first-place vote as a finalist for the Lanier Award, the only player other than the winner to receive a first-place vote ... Broke the Averett single-season sack record with 12 and finished his career second all-time in sacks with 17 for his career ... Finished his career fifth all-time in program history with 30.5 tackles for loss ... Averett Athletics Night of Champions Senior Male Athlete of the Year ... Awarded the Dr. Tommy Foster Male Student-Athlete of the Year at Night of Champions ... Named to the Virginia Sports Information Directors College Division All-State First Team.

2022: Started all 10 games at defensive end ... Had 56 tackles, including 10.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks ... Forced two fumbles and had three quarterback hurries.

2021: Played in eight games at defensive end ... Had 17 tackles with 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.

2020-21: Appeared in three games ... Made two tackles and recovered one fumble.

2019: Gained experience on the JV squad.

Personal: Son of Danny Russell and Joy Cary ... Majoring in marketing management.

Jahlin Russell's Career Year-By-Year Statistics
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