Qua Russaw
Ohio State Buckeyes
89
Great

Qua Russaw

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RDEDefenseGreatTRANSFER · Alabama
Projected Starter

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Qua Russaw is the projected starter at RDE for Ohio State Buckeyes.

Redshirt junior · #4 · 6'2", 244 lbs

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Depth at RDE · Ohio State Buckeyes

  1. 1489Qua RussawStarter
  2. 2982Zion Grady
  3. 34466Epi Sitanilei
  4. 45659Nate Riegle

Ohio State Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the Big Ten

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Up next for Ohio State

Ohio State plays Oregon at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:30 PM ET.

The Story

A Five-Star Talent

A 5-star recruit out of Carver Montgomery, ranked #35 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 13 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 89 overall (Great tier).

Recruit5★ · #35 NatlTeam Share2%
Montgomery, AL
Jersey
#4
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
244 lbs
Transfer
Alabama

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—1311

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★★5-star
Composite
0.9861
National Rank
#35
High School
Carver Montgomery
Hometown
Montgomery, AL

Why this rating?

On a 93-rated defense; 64th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.98 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 89.

Team defense (SP+)
93
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 64% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 9% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.98)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 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 31LUSCTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 30-18

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

Final W 19-15

Oct 10WMDTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-16

Oct 3WIOWATKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-14

Sep 26WILLTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-19

Sep 19WKENTTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-3

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

Final L 24-23

Qua Russaw's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

13 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement25%
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