KeiVarae Russell

Kansas City Chiefs 74th pick

CB · Notre Dame · 2016–2021

Draft Details

Year

2016

Round

Round 3

Pick

74th overall

Team

Kansas City Chiefs

Position

College

Notre Dame

KeiVarae Russell Career Stats

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
2016	CIN	2	1	0	1	1
2017	CIN	3	9	0	0	0
2018	CIN	4	8	3	0	1
2021	NO	1	1	0	0	0
Career		10	19	3	1	2

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

KeiVarae Russell is a former cornerback out of Notre Dame, selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 74th overall pick (round 3) in the 2016 NFL Draft. He played 23 regular-season games from 2016 to 2021, with the Cincinnati Bengals and New Orleans Saints.

More from the 2016 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	LA	Jared Goff	QB	California
1	2	PHI	Carson Wentz	QB	North Dakota State
1	3	LAC	Joey Bosa	DE	Ohio State
1	4	DAL	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	Ohio State
1	5	JAX	Jalen Ramsey	CB	Florida State
1	6	BAL	Ronnie Stanley	OT	Notre Dame
1	7	SF	DeForest Buckner	DT	Oregon
1	8	TEN	Jack Conklin	OT	Michigan State
1	9	CHI	Leonard Floyd	DE	Georgia
1	10	NYG	Eli Apple	CB	Ohio State

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