Iowa State Cyclones · S RoomS

#14 Damarius Russell

Class  RS FR/TRFrom  Washington State (transfer)Ht / Wt  5'11" · 186 lbHometown  Waseca, MN · Waseca

Depth-chart placement

Current role

SS2

Placement

Backup

Room

Safety

Experience

2-FR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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S room context

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Damarius Russell holds the SS · Backup spot in Iowa State Cyclones’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

SS · StarterDrew SurgesStarter

FS · StarterMicah HarperStarter

NB · StarterDavid CoffeyStarter

SS · BackupDamarius RussellBackup

FS · BackupDuhron GoodmanBackup

NB · BackupMalcolm JonesBackup

Transfer history

2026Washington State→Iowa State Cyclones

Background & career

Damarius Russell is a redshirt freshman member of the Iowa State roster. He is from Waseca, MN and attended Waseca. He joined the program as a transfer from Washington State. He was rated a 3-star recruit in the 2025 class.

Washington State2025

Iowa State2026 — present

Previous schoolWashington StateRecruiting3-star · No. 2771 nationalOriginWaseca, MN · Waseca