the ball. I can't remember the context of the post you noted, but his past stats there are solid. Kelly found a way to get him on the field at corner. He transitioned nicely and played exceptionally well for a Fr at that position winning FR AA honors.
Could he play 2 positions (Deion Sanders)? Maybe....
He's a very gifted athlete and it's interesting how Mike Frank picked up on his versatility early on....
"Russell is an extremely versatile player that could end up at a number of positions at the next level. He was a standout running back during his high school career, finishing with 4557 yards and 50 touchdowns on the ground. Russell rushed for 1850 yards and 20 touchdowns as a junior and rushed for 1293 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior despite missing three games due to injury." http://www.irishsportsdaily.com/recruiting/notre-dame-football-recruiting/6414-in-the-film-room-keivarae-russell
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Listed 122nd player nationally on 247Sports chart of top prospects . . . ranked the fifth-best all-purpose back in the nation and third-best player from Washington by 247Sports . . . rated 124th on Rivals.com Rivals250 list . . . listed as ninth-best athlete in the nation and third-best player in Washington by Rivals.com . . . rated number-138 player nationally and 12th-best tailback in his class by MaxPreps and Tom Lemming . . . rated 12th nationally among running backs and fourth-best player in Washington by SuperPrep . . . listed 207th nationally on Scout.com Scout 300 rankings . . . named to Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 list as one of the 100 best players in 13 western U.S. states . . . first-team 2011 Washington Class 4A all-state running back by Associated Press . . . gained 1,293 rushing yards on 177 attempts with 14 touchdowns as senior in 2011 despite missing three games due to injury . . . also caught five passes n 2011 for 69 yards and one TD and completed all three of his passes for 58 yards and another TD . . . first-team all-area running back by Everett Herald - and finished second in voting for all-area offensive player of the year . . . standout running back at Mariner High School in Everett, Wash. . . . rushed 30 times for 284 yards and four TDs in 28-24 win over Mount Vernon in second game of 2011 season . . . accounted for 1,850 rushing yards on 288 carries with 20 TDs as junior in 2010 . . . rushed 159 times for 1,232 yards and 14 TDs as sophomore in 2009, to go with five catches for 120 yards and two TDs . . . also played defensive back as a sophomore, making 25 tackles and three interceptions . . . carried 36 times as freshman for 182 yards and two TDs in 2008 . . . selected for U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio . . . coached by John Ondriezek at Mariner High School . . . enrolled in First Year of Studies.
