Considering the 2015-2016 college football season is well behind us and the 2016 NFL Draft is just a few days away, Slap the Sign presents its “Exit Interviews,” where we review the players leaving the program, what they’re leaving behind and taking with them, and how Notre Dame plans on replacing their production and experience.
KeiVarae Russell, CB
Production at ND
KeiVarae Russell came to the University of Notre Dame in 2012 as a highly-touted running back prospect from Everett, Washington. However, with strong depth at the position with Cierre Wood, Theo Riddick, George Atkinson III, and Cam McDaniel already earning all of the carries available, and with very shallow depth at cornerback after senior Lo Wood tore his ACL during summer practice, coaches looked elsewhere for speed, fluid hips, and confidence that could be quickly coached up into a major contributor.