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Fred Russell

Iowa · Running Back · 2000-03

SPD
73
ELU
65
PWR
72

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Russell was a first-team all-conference pick in 2002.

In the Iowa record book, Russell ranks No. 7 in career rushing yards. Russell's 2003 season ranks No. 6 in program history for rushing yards.

In 17-0 that career earns a 72 overall, the 6th-highest running back rating at Iowa since 1990 and No. 40 among all running backs of the 2000-2004 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2002
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2003
    • Second-team all-conference

Iowa Record Book

  • No. 7 in career rushing yards
  • No. 6 in single-season rushing yards (2003)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Iowa Teammates

  1. 91Brad Banks2002QB
  2. 90Dallas Clark2002TE
  3. 88Robert Gallery1999-2003TE
  4. 83Chad Greenway2002-05LB
  5. 77Bob Sanders2000-03S
  6. 74Colin Cole1999-2002EDGE
  7. 74Matt Roth2001-04EDGE
  8. 72Aaron Kampman1998-2001EDGE
  9. 72Abdul Hodge2002-05LB
  10. 72Drew Tate2003-06QB

Full Iowa all-time roster

Top Running Backs of the 2000-2004 Era

  1. 98Reggie BushUSC · 2003-05RB
  2. 96Adrian PetersonOklahoma · 2004-06RB
  3. 93Larry JohnsonPenn State · 2000-02RB
  4. 91LaDainian TomlinsonTCU · 1997-2000RB
  5. 90Cedric BensonTexas · 2001-04RB
  6. 90Chris PerryMichigan · 2000-03RB
  7. 90Luke StaleyBYU · 1999-2001RB
  8. 86Damien AndersonNorthwestern · 1998-2001RB

Best college running backs since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Fred Russell (American football)) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.