High School: Three-year standout two-way lineman who excelled on defensive end at state power Nease High School for head coach Craig Howard...led team to a three-year mark of 27-2 as squad reached the state AAAA finals in 2005 and 2006 and won the title in 2005...served as team captain...teammate of current Florida quarterback and 2007 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow...named first team all-county as a senior...also lettered in basketball and weight lifting...had scholarship offers from Hawaii, Syracuse, Louisville, and Temple...served as Student Council President and was a member of the National Honor Society.
At Delaware: First-year transfer from the University of Connecticut...will be eligible immediately and have redshirt freshman eligibility...athletic and active down lineman who will add depth to the Blue Hen unit at either tackle or end...projected as No. 3 left tackle behind sophomores Demitrius Hester and Siddiq Haynes to open pre-season...At Connecticut: Member of the team for one season for the Division I FBS Huskies.
2007 Season: Did not see game action and retained freshman eligibility...team went 9-4 overall and 5-2 in the Big East under head coach Randy Edsall...team lost to Wake Forest 24-10 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl...UConn offensive coordinator Rob Ambrose is the brother of UD graduate assistant coach Jared Ambrose...posted eight tackles, including two for losses, in UConn’s 2008 spring game.
Personal: Daniel Abell “Danny” Russell IV...son of Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Russell III...born Dec. 14, 1988...has one sister...finance major at Delaware...would like to work as an investment banker after graduation. |
