Brady Russell

2022 Media Guide Bio:

AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—He has played in 38 career games with 28 starts … He has 58 career catches for 646 yards and three touchdowns … His 58 receptions are good for 48th in CU history and ninth among tight ends, while his 646 yards ranks 61st in program annals and 12th most for tight ends … On the preseason watch list for both the John Mackey Award (top tight end) and the Burlsworth Trophy (most outstanding player who started as a walk-on) … Named fourth-team Preseason All-Pac-12 by both Athlon and Phil Steele’s College Football … Named to the East-West Shrine Game 1,000 Watch List … Phil Steele ranked him as the No. 46 tight end nationally.

2021 (Jr.-2.)—Started all 12 games … Was invited to the Senior Bowl after the season … Led the team with 25 receptions for 307 yards, becoming the 14th tight end to lead the team in both receptions and yards and first since 2006 (Riar Geer) … That feat has happened just three times in the past 31 seasons when adding Daniel Graham (2001) to the list … Named a game captain eight times, against Texas A&M and then for the final seven games of the season … Most productive game came against UCLA where he caught five passes for 87 yards … His 65-yard reception against USC was the Buffs longest play from scrimmage for the season … Named preseason fourth-team All-Pac-12 by Athlon and was CU’s nomination for the Burlsworth Trophy for the best player who started his career as a walk-on.

2020 (Jr.)—Started the first two games of the season before an injury early at Stanford sidelined him for the rest of the season … Named a captain for the season opener against UCLA and had five receptions for 77 yards and a touchdown against the Bruins … His numbers against UCLA were the first time a tight end led the Buffs in receiving since Scott Fernandez had one catch for 71 yards at Arizona in 2012 … It’s also the most yards by a tight end in a game since Nick Kasa caught three passes for 87 yards at Washington State in a 35-34 win in 2012 … It’s also the most yards for a tight end in a home game since Tyson DeVree had seven catches for 90 yards and a touchdown against Kansas in 2007 … It’s also the most for a tight end in a win at Folsom Field since Joe Klopfenstein had five catches for 99 yards in a 41-20 win over Texas A&M in 2005 … Injured on the fourth offensive play of the game at Stanford … On the watch list for the Bullsworth Trophy, given to the top player who began his career as a walk-on … Also named third-team Preseason All-Pac-12 by both Athlon, Phil Steele’s College Football and Pick Six Previews.

2019 (Soph.)—He earned the team’s Relentless Award … Played in all 12 games with 11 starts … Finished the season with 23 catches for 221 yards and two touchdowns … His 23 catches were more than the tight end position as a whole had caught in the previous three seasons combined … He was named the CU Offensive Player of the Game against Washington State when he had three catches for 20 yards … He had a critical 24-yard reception against Washington on CU’s second scoring drive of the game … His season long reception came against Colorado State for 29 yards … He also saw action on three special teams units, field goal/PAT, punt coverage and kick return … He had one special teams point on the season, a tackle … None scrimmage and the spring game, he had four catches for 30 yards. 2018 (Fr.-RS)—Played in all 12 games and had three starts … Three starts came in the final four games of the season … Had five receptions for 41 yards and one rush for no gain … Four of his five catches for 23 years came at Washington … Was a walk-on his first season and awarded a scholarship during Fall Camp.

2017 (Fr.)—Redshirted … Was awarded as the team’s Offensive Scout Player of the Year.

HIGH SCHOOL—He was a two-time first-team Front Range League selection as a defensive end as well as drawing second-team honors at tight end his senior year … Was named his team’s MVP as both a junior and senior … Posted 46 tackles, 14 tackles for losses, 10.5 sacks, one pass breakup, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble on defense his senior year … Caught seven passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns … As a junior he posted 61 tackles, 11.0 sacks, one forced fumble and three fumble recoveries … His sophomore campaign, his first on varsity, he recorded seven tackles … Lists winning the city championship for the first time in school history as a senior, when he helped lead his team to a 7-3 record, as his biggest moment in high school … He participated in track & field as a freshman.

ACADEMICS—He graduated with a degree in Strategic Communication at Colorado in May 2021, with a minor in Sports Media, and is pursuing a master’s degree in Organizational Leadership.

PERSONAL—He was born August 31, 1998 in Camp Pendleton (San Diego) Calif., when his father was serving in the military … Hobbies include hunting and fishing … Father, Randy, played football at Arkansas; an uncle, Matt Russell, was a consensus first-team All-American at Colorado, served as the Director of Player Personnel for the Denver Broncos and currently works as a senior personnel executive for the Philadelphia Eagles; he won the 1996 Butkus Award, was a fourth round pick of the Detroit Lions in the 1997 NFL Draft and is a member of CU’s Athletic Hall of Fame … A brother, Tyler, was on the U.S. Naval Academy track and field team where he was a 2015 and 2016 NCAA East Regional Qualifier in the high jump … Another brother, Cody, played defensive end at Northern Colorado from 2012-14 … An uncle, Marc Booth, played football at Arkansas … He has held previous summer jobs in construction and at a restaurant and lists his desired profession to be a NFL player or scout.