DONTAVIUS

RUSSELL

Dontavius Russell, our 161st ranked defensive tackle, is best suited to be a depth backup. We project he will end up with the New England Patriots because they could use a player of this quality after losing Daniel Ekuale for an extended period of time. The Patriots currently have only 2 healthy defensive tackles, and 1 is rated better than Russell: (Jeremiah Pharms).

The Patriots currently have no defensive tackles under contract beyond the 2028 season, so Russell is probably looking at a one year deal, due to his rank, with the team.