If you look at West Virginia defensive lineman Hammond Russell IV, it’s hard to picture him at any other position other than lineman. He’s 6-foot-3 and 312 pounds.

He actually started his football career as a quarterback in high school. Russell was 185 pounds in his freshman year. In Week 8 of his sophomore year, Russell weighed in at 195 and switched to D-line.

From sophomore to junior year, Russell went up to 245, and senior year was at 275, looking more like a Power Four defensive lineman.

“I got better each year in high school,” Russell said. “Then, coming into college, everything was brand new. All I knew in high school was to run straight. Once I got to college, I learned how to strike.”

Against Robert Morris, the argument could be made that Russell had the best performance of an

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