Bison of the Day

Eddie Russ, Jr.

Position: Defensive Back
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Class: Junior
Hometown: Cottondale, Fla.
Previous School: Antelope Valley College

Previous Schools
First-Team All-America by JC Grid-wire ... First-Team All-America by the California Community College Football Coaches Association.

Returned six kickoffs for TD as a sophomore, becoming the only collegiate football player ever to return more than four TD in a season ... returned the opening kickoff for a TD on three occasions, including the opening kickoff of the season.

Had 20 kickoff returns in 2008 for 836 yards, a 41.8-yard average, and six TD ... returned 19 punts for 239 yards (12.6 avg.) and a 90-yard TD ... scored nine TD (6 KOR, 1 PR, 1 Receiving, 1 Fumble Return).

First-Team All-American Pacific Conference as a cornerback.

Has run a sub-47.0 second 400 meters ... Florida high school Class A long jump champion ... finished second in the state high jump.

A 2005 graduate of Cottondale (Fla.) High School ... coached by Michael Melvin.

Personal
Born: March 24, 1987 in Cottondale, Fla. ... Major: Kinesiology ... Parents: Eddie Sr., and Theresa Rush ... has two brothers (Edward and Kenneth) and one sister (Shontay).