Qua Russaw
Ohio State Buckeyes
82
Good

Qua Russaw

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RDEDefenseGoodTRANSFER · Alabama
2nd String / Backup

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Qua Russaw is listed 2nd string at RDE for Ohio State Buckeyes.

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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 82 overall (Good tier).

Recruit5★ · #35 NatlTeam Share2%
Montgomery, AL
Jersey
#4
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
243 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 96-rated defense; 63th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.96 for competition level) put them -4 vs unit starters → 82.

Team defense (SP+)
96
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 63% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 11% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
-4 for role; −6 depth penalty

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.

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Team Role

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

Depth at RDE · Ohio State Buckeyes

  1. 11283Beau AtkinsonStarter
  2. 2482Qua RussawYou
  3. 34467Epi Sitanilei
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.