Second-year freshman... Tall, quick, athletic quarterback, listed No. 2 on post-spring depth chart... Sat out 2012 as redshirt.
2012 (True Freshman): Sat out first season at Baylor and participated on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility... Dressed for 12 of 13 games (all but season opener), but did not see any game action.
High School: Dual-threat quarterback from Garland (Texas) High School... Three-sport star played football for head coach Jeff Jordan at GHS... National position rankings: No. 41 by 247Sports.com, No. 47 by ESPN.com, No. 70 by Scout.com... No. 106-rated prospect in Texas according to ESPN.com, rated No. 155 by 247Sports.com... Rated No. 72 by Dallas Morning News SportsDay's Dallas-Area Top 100, fifth among quarterbacks... Named 2011 second-team All-District 10-5A as senior after leading GHS to 9-3 record and area second round of playoffs... 2011 stat totals: 103-188 passing for 1,502 yards and 12 touchdowns, rushed for 471 yards and seven TDs on 83 attempts... Selected 2010 honorable mention All-District 10-5A as junior for 7-4 Garland squad... Threw for 779 yards on 66-of-134 passing and seven TDs as junior despite hand injury... Also ran for 395 yards and three TDs on 81 rushes... Letterman in football, basketball and track (4x200 meters) at GHS... Brother, Caleb, is senior linebacker at Texas A&M.
Personal: Son of Ronnie and Andrea Russell... Full name is Seth Andrew Russell... Born Jan. 27, 1994, in Dallas, Texas... Majoring in biology.