Hammond Russell IV
Wisconsin Badgers
91
Elite

Hammond Russell IV

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NTDefenseEliteTRANSFER · West Virginia
Projected Starter

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Hammond Russell IV is the projected starter at NT for Wisconsin Badgers.

Redshirt senior · #91 · 6'4", 320 lbs

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Depth at NT · Wisconsin Badgers

  1. 19191Hammond Russell IVStarter
  2. 29785Junior Poyser
  3. 37669Dillan Johnson
  4. 49565Jacob Anderson

Wisconsin Starting Lineup

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Up next for Wisconsin

Wisconsin plays Rutgers at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:15 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

This season: 13 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Team Share3%
Columbus, OH
Jersey
#91
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
320 lbs
Transfer
West Virginia

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—132.52

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 97-rated defense; 71th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.85 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
97
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 71% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 27% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.85)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LIOWATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 30-0

Oct 24WUSCTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-7

Oct 17LUCLATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 17-7

Oct 3WMSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-3

Sep 26WPSUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
1.5
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 24-20

Sep 19WEMUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 54-10

Sep 12WWIUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 36-9

Sep 6LNDTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-13

Hammond Russell IV's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

13 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 2 sacks
Usage / Involvement43%
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