JaMarcus Russell Stats
JaMarcus Russell (born August 9, 1985 in Mobile, Alabama) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. Russell played college football for the LSU Tigers where he finished 21-4 as a starter and was named MVP of the 2007 Sugar Bowl. The Oakland Raiders selected Russell with the first overall pick of the 2007 NFL Draft. Russell held out until the Raiders signed him to a contract worth $61 million with $32 million guaranteed. In three seasons with the Raiders, Russell finished 7-18 as a starter before his release on May 6, 2010.
His tenure with the Oakland Raiders was the shortest tenure with the drafting team among quarterbacks taken number 1 overall in the NFL draft. Also among those quarterbacks, Russell has the worst starting record
In addition, Russell’s 2009 passer rating of 50.0 was the lowest rating by a starting quarterback in the NFL since 1998. His final stats during his tenure as a Raider were 52.1 % pass completion, 18-23 TD-INT ratio, a passer rating of 65.2, and 15 lost fumbles.
JaMarcus Russell College Statistics (LSU):
| Stats Overview | Passing | |||||||||
| YEAR | CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP% | YPA | LNG | TD | INT | SACK | RAT |
| 2004 | 73 | 144 | 1053 | 50.7 | 7.31 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 127.19 |
| 2005 | 188 | 311 | 2443 | 60.5 | 7.86 | 50 | 15 | 9 | 21 | 136.56 |
| 2006 | 232 | 342 | 3129 | 67.8 | 9.15 | 58 | 28 | 8 | 16 | 167.03 |
JaMarcus Russell Pro Statistics (Oakland Raiders):
| Passing Stats | |||||||||||||||||||
| YEAR | TEAM | G | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | INT | FUM | RAT | |||||||
| 2007 | OAK | 4 | 36 | 66 | 54.5 | 373 | 5.7 | 2 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 55.9 | |||||||
| 2008 | OAK | 15 | 198 | 368 | 53.8 | 2423 | 6.6 | 13 | 84 | 8 | 11 | 77.1 | |||||||
| 2009 | OAK | 12 | 120 | 246 | 48.8 | 1287 | 5.2 | 3 | 86 | 11 | 9 | 50.0 | |||||||
| Career | 31 | 354 | 680 | 52.1 | 4083 | 6.0 | 18 | 86 | 23 | 22 | 65.2 | ||||||||
JaMarcus Russell (born August 9, 1985 in Mobile, Alabama) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. Russell played college football for the LSU Tigers where he finished 21-4 as a starter and was named MVP of the 2007 Sugar Bowl. The Oakland Raiders selected Russell with the first overall pick of the 2007 NFL Draft. Russell held out[1] until the Raiders signed him to a contract worth $61 million with $32 million guaranteed.[2] In three seasons with the Raiders, Russell finished 7-18 as a starter[3] before his release on May 6, 2010.[4]
