Twan Russell
Role Player
Height6'1"
Weight230 lb
BornApr 25, 1974
Age52
CollegeMiamiSee College Stats
Rookie yr1997
Draft1997 · Rd 5, Pick 148 · WAS
A linebacker who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1997 | — | WAS | 15 | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | WAS | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | WAS | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | MIA | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | MIA | 4 | — | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | ATL | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 27 | — | 28 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 30 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 30 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
42
Sustained
career value
×.6
33
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 38.4 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 30· confidence 75%
What builds the career mark of 42
On-field 26.5
Availability 15.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
1997bestavg 332001
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Miami), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Matt TurkP5yDarrell GreenCB3yDerek M. SmithILB3yKenard LangDE3yStephen DavisRB3yJames ThrashWR3yMarc BoutteDT3yMichael WestbrookWR3yAlbert ConnellWR3yDarryl PoundsCB3yLeomont EvansDB3yLeslie ShepherdWR3yJamel WilliamsDB3yHenry EllardWR2yJason TaylorOLB2yOlindo MareK2yMarvcus PattonMLB2yCris DishmanCB2yZach ThomasILB2yBrock MarionFS2yDan WilkinsonDT2ySam MadisonCB2yPatrick SurtainCB2yDana StubblefieldDT2y
1997 Draft Class· this player went #148
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2003team change
Joined ATL (from MIA)
- 2003final season
Last recorded season with ATL
- 2000team change
Joined MIA (from WAS)
- 1997draft
Drafted by WAS — Round 5, Pick 148
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 230 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 2-season peers. See all →
30
peak 33
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1997
F2001
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
28%
Era Translator
Tackles translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Tackles | Tackles/G | → 2025 Tackles | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9 | 0.6 | 18+9 | 1.1 |
| 2001 | 10 | 2.5 | 23+13 | 1.3 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #148 (Rd 5) · WAS · 1997 · -3 vs expected KV-H
30actual
33 expected · Δ−3
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