2015 SCHEDULE

STAFF
SIDELINES HISTORY PLAYOFF RECORDS 2014 SEASON RYAN
RECORDS
RUSSELL
2014:
• Played and started all 12 games as a senior to produce 44 tackles, three sacks, 6.5 tackles for loss, a
pass breakup and a forced fumble.
• Registered five tackles and three quarterback hurries against Notre Dame.
• Was a nuisance in the Illinois backfield, recording three tackles for loss, a sack and two hurries in addition
to three stops against the Fighting Illini.
• Made six tackles against Minnesota.
• Filled the stat sheet against Indiana in his final collegiate appearance, tallying six tackles, 2.5 tackles for
loss, a sack for -10 yards and a forced fumble.
2013:
• Appeared in all 12 games, making 11 starts as a junior and recorded 35 tackles, 25 solo, with six tackles
for loss to go along with a pair of sacks.
• Made six tackles and registered a sack at Cincinnati.
• Collected five stops at Michigan State.
• Recorded six tackles, including one tackle for loss, in the season finale at Indiana.
2012:
• As a sophomore started all 13 games, finishing second on the team with 8.5 tackles for loss in addition to
37 tackles, including 29 solo stops, and four sacks.
• Had 2.5 tackles for loss with a sack among a career-high seven total stops at No. 22 Notre Dame.
• Made six tackles, five solo, with a sack at No. 7 Ohio State.
• Tied a career-high with seven solo tackles and added a sack in the Heart of Dallas Bowl against Oklahoma
State.
2011:
• Appeared in all 13 games as a freshman, making 11 starts and compiling 33 tackles, including 18 solo,
with 4.5 for losses, a sack, three fumbles forced and three fumbles recovered.
• Recorded his first career tackle for a loss among three total tackles at Rice.
• Had four tackles, including his first career sack, and forced a fumble at Penn State.
• Finished with four tackles, including two tackles for loss, and a fumble forced at Indiana.
PERSONAL:
• Attended Creekview High School in Carrollton, Texas where he was named as a second team All-District
honoree and team Most Valuable Player for defense as a senior.
• Had 62 total tackles, 49 solo and 13 assisted, including 17 for losses and five sacks his senior season.
• Earned his degree in sociology from Purdue.
COMMUNITY:
• 2015 Rookie Club presented by UnitedHealthcare.
• 2015 Dallas Cowboys U High School Camp.
RUSSELL’S PURDUE TOTALS
DEFENSE INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES REC
Sks- Tkl/ QB
Year Team GP-GS ST AT TT Yds Ls Prs PBU FF No Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD
2011 Purdue ..............13-11 18 15 – 33 1.0(-9) 4.5(-22) 2 0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 24 8.0 24 0
2012 Purdue ..............13-13 29 8 37 4.0(-25) 8.5(-35) 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
2013 Purdue ..............12-11 25 10 – 35 2.0(-7) 5.5(-21) 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
2014 Purdue ..............12-12 29 15 – 44 3.0(-26) 6.5(-42) 5 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Totals ...............50-47 101 48 – 149 10.0(-67) 25(-120) 8 2 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 24 6.0 24 0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Total Tackles – 7 at Notre Dame, 9/8/12, vs. Oklahoma State, 1/1/13
Tackles for Loss – 2.5 vs. Indiana, 11/29/14
Sacks – 1 many times - last vs. Indiana, 11/29/14
MARK NZEOCHA (nuh-ZAH-chuh)
49 • Linebacker
6-3 • 235 • 1/1/90
Wyoming • D7a for ’15 (236th overall)
NFL: Rookie • Cowboys: Rookie
COLLEGE: Mark Nzeocha was selected by the Dallas Cowboys with their first of three seventh round draft
choices (236th overall) in the 2015 NFL Draft. Nzeocha, a German national from Neusitz, moved from his
homeland to play college football at Wyoming. As a collegian, he amassed 207 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss,
3.0 sacks, five forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, nine pass deflections and an interception while starting
26-of-39 games in four seasons as a Cowboy. He is expected to compete for time in the linebacker rotation
while also adding strength, speed and size to the special teams units in Dallas.
TRANSACTION SUMMARY:
5/2/15: Drafted in the seventh round (236th overall) by Dallas.
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