JaMarcus Russell NFL Draft Bio

JaMarcus Russell is Selected 1st overall in the 2007 NFL Selection Draft by the Oakland Raiders

JaMarcus Russell (born August 9, 1985) is an all-conference quarterback for the LSU Tigers. Russell is considered to be one of the top players in the upcoming 2007 NFL Draft, due to his play in his junior season and the Sugar Bowl. Due to his 6'6 and 260 lb. frame he brings many comparisons to the NFL's Daunte Culpepper.

High School career
JaMarcus Russell came to LSU as a highly-touted quarterback out of Williamson High School in Mobile, Alabama, where he became the all-time passing leader in Alabama high school history. He chose LSU over Florida State on National Signing Day. Russell accumulated over 10,000 yards and scored 84 TDs is his high school career.

College career

Freshman season
Russell was redshirted during the 2003 season, when quarterback Matt Mauck led LSU to the BCS National Championship. In 2004, he split time with senior quarterback Marcus Randall, playing in 11 games and starting 4. He completed just over 50 percent of his passes for 1,053 yards, throwing for 9 touchdowns and 4 interceptions.

His most memorable game of the season was the 2004 Capital One Bowl against Iowa. Coming off the bench. Russell led LSU to two fourth-quarter scoring drives, allowing the Tigers to erase a 12 point deficit. However, on the final play of the game, Iowa quarterback Drew Tate completed a touchdown pass to Warren Holloway to beat the Tigers 30-25.

Sophomore season
By the fall 2005 season, Russell was the undisputed starting quarterback for LSU. He led LSU to a 10-1 regular season record, the SEC Western Division title, and a top-5 ranking going into the SEC Championship Game. He also improved statistically, completing 60 percent of his passes for 2,443 yards and 15 touchdowns. Russell received an honorable mention on the AP's All-SEC Team.

Russell led the Tigers to two dramatic come-from-behind wins in the regular season. The first came on a 39 yard pass to Early Doucet on 4th down in the final minute of the game, as the Tigers defeated Arizona State 35-31. Later in the season, LSU defeated a then-undefeated Alabama team 16-13 when Russell completed a 14 yard touchdown to Dwayne Bowe in overtime for the win.

Russell injured his shoulder in a loss to Georgia in the SEC Championship Game, and missed the team's bowl game. Backup quarterback Matt Flynn replaced Russell for the Peach Bowl against Miami, and the Tigers won the game 40-3.

Russell also received some acclaim for his assistance efforts after Hurricane Katrina. After the hurricane and flood, Russell is reported to have housed around 20 people in his apartment, including legendary New Orleans singer Fats Domino, who had been rescued by boat during the flood.

Junior season
Russell was the starting quarterback again at LSU in 2006, beating out backup Matt Flynn and highly-touted redshirt freshman Ryan Perriloux. He had a very productive 2006 regular season, leading the Tigers to a 10-2 record and a BCS Sugar Bowl berth. He threw for 2,797 yards, 26 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. He was also second in the SEC with 2,923 yards from scrimmage. He also won the SEC Offensive Player of the Week award three times during the regular season.

His most memorable performance of the 2006 season came against Tennessee. In spite of throwing three interceptions (including one returned for a touchdown), he led LSU on a come-from-behind, 15-play, 80-yard drive in the final minutes of the game. The drive ended with a four-yard touchdown pass to Early Doucet with less than 10 seconds left in the game, and the Tigers defeated Tennessee 28-24. Earlier in the drive, Russell and Doucet also connected for a first down on a 4th and 8 situation.

At the end of the 2006 season, Russell was named to the all-SEC first team, ahead of Kentucky's Andre Woodson and Florida's Chris Leak. In addition, he was named an honorable mention All-American by Sports Illustrated's website, SI.com.

According to Chris Landry, who has well-known ratings system for future talent in the NFL, JaMarcus has rating of 7.2. According to that, it would classify him as player with superstar potential at the next level.

In the final game of his junior year, the Allstate Sugar Bowl, Russell accumulated over 350 yards of passing and rushing and scored 3 TDs leading to the Tigers 41-14 win over Notre Dame. He was also named the Allstate Sugar Bowl's MVP.

Pro career
2007 NFL Draft On January 10, 2007, Russell decided to skip his final season of NCAA eligibility and enter the 2007 NFL Draft, where he is expected to be a first round pick, and possibly compete with Brady Quinn, Calvin Johnson, and others for the No. 1 overall selection. USC coach Pete Carroll considers Russell to be the player his former offensive coordinator and current Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin should select. The Raiders hold the first pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. Soon after announcing his decision to enter the Draft, Russell began working out with former College of San Mateo coach Tom Martinez, who has also worked with Tom Brady.

Draft Year: 2007

JaMarcus Russell NFL Prospect Stats

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
1	JaMarcus Russell	Quarterback	6-6	260
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
1	1	Oakland Raiders	LSU	Mobile, Alabama

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