Reached 12% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 88%.
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Russell opened the Dallas Cowboys DL lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Charles Haley (1992–1996).
Russell inherited the Las Vegas Raiders DL room from Aundray Bruce (1995–1998), and handed it to Lance Johnstone (1996–2006).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
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Joined GB (from OAK)
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Joined OAK (from DAL)
Drafted by DAL — Round 1, Pick 1
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Tony Siragusa
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86% match
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Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 10 seasons (1991–2000) — a true nomad. The crest trail: