Braylen Russell

Doak Walker Award Preseason Watch List (2025) 2025 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in nine games with one start … Totaled 55 carries for 286 yards and five rushing touchdowns while catching four passes for 27 yards … Registered eight carries for 31 yards and a touchdown in a loss vs. Mississippi State (Nov. 1) … Rushed three times for seven yards and a touchdown in a loss to Auburn (Oct. 25) … Registered 36 rushing yards on four carries in a loss to No. 4 Texas A&M (Oct. 18) … Rushed eight times for 47 yards during a loss at No. 12 Tennessee (Oct. 11) … Recorded 15 rushing yards on three carries in a loss to Notre Dame (Sept. 27) … Rushed four times for 47 yards and a touchdown and caught one pass for eight yards in a loss at Memphis (Sept. 20) … Registered 37 rushing yards and one touchdown at Ole Miss while catching one pass for two yards (Sept. 13) … Rushed five times for 25 yards and a touchdown and registered two catches for 21 yards in a win over Arkansas State (Sept. 6) … Scored first rushing touchdown of the season courtesy of a seven-yard run with 5:05 left in the first quarter of the win over the Red Wolves (Sept. 6) … Saw action in a season-opening win over Alabama A&M, rushing 11 times for 41 yards (Aug. 30). 2024 (FRESHMAN): Played in 10 games while registering two starts … Rushed 67 times for a total of 354 yards and three touchdowns … Averaged 5.3 yards per carry … Caught three passes for 18 yards … Ranked fourth on the team with 354 yards on total offense … Saw action in Liberty Bowl win over Texas Tech, rushing 20 times for 50 yards and a touchdown (Dec. 27) … Registered two yards on five carries vs. Ole Miss (Nov. 2) … Rushed for a game-high and career-high 175 yards on 16 carries for an average of 10.9 yards per carry during the Razorbacks’ 58-25 victory at Mississippi State (Oct. 26), became the first freshman to rush for 175 or more yards since Darren McFadden ran for 187 against South Carolina on Nov. 5, 2005 … Also tallied one reception for 11 yards (Oct. 26) … Rushed three times for three yards vs. LSU (Oct. 19) … Started and rushed for a game-high 62 yards on eight carries during a win over No. 4 Tennessee (Oct. 5) … Gained 15 yards on three carries against Texas A&M (Sept. 28) … Rushed nine times for 22 yards with one reception for seven yards during a victory at Auburn (Sept. 21) … Is the third freshman running back to rush for multiple touchdowns in a season during the Sam Pittman era (2020-present) … Scored his second touchdown of the season on a two-yard rush in the second quarter of a win over UAB (Sept. 14) … Saw action at Oklahoma State (Sept. 7) … Rushed for 23 yards and a touchdown on three carries in first collegiate action against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Aug. 29) … Scored first career touchdown against UAPB on a nine-yard rush in the third quarter. HIGH SCHOOL: A four-star prospect according to 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN … No. 237 overall prospect in ESPN 300 rankings … Rated the No. 16 running back nationally and the No. 3 overall prospect in Arkansas by ESPN … No. 21 running back in the country and No. 4 overall prospect in Arkansas according to Rivals … No. 24 running back nationally and No. 4 overall prospect in Arkansas by 247Sports …Played for head coach Brad Harris at Benton High School in Benton, Ark. … As a senior, ran the ball 167 times for 1,359 yards and 20 touchdowns … Added 18 receptions for 351 receiving yards and five scores as a senior … Recorded 1,643 rushing yards and 26 touchdowns (6.8 ypc) as a junior in 2022 … Registered 22 receptions for 224 yards and a score as a junior … Birthdate: July 14, 2005 … CHOSE ARKANSAS OVER: Arizona, Baylor, Boston College, Cincinnati, Kansas, Kansas State, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas A&M, South Carolina and others.