2-star LB Chris Russell commits to Memphis

Memphis' recruiting momentum continued to pick up steam when twostar inside linebacker Chris Russell from Dyersburg committed to the Tigers late Monday night.

Russell became the second commit of the day after cornerback Chris Johnson from Mississippi announced his commitment via Twitter. With threestar running back Rodrigues Clark committing on Sunday, the Tigers have secured five commitments since June 5 and seven overall.

For perspective, Memphis only had five 2018 commits at this point exactly a year ago.

Russell, who is 6-foot-2 and 220 lbs., had offers from Georgia Tech and Tennessee-Martin. He was offered by Memphis on June 2 according to his Twitter page.

Memphis' class is now ranked No. 48 nationally according to Rivals and No. 52 by 247Sports.

Memphis 2019 commitments DT Trevis Hopper, Central HS (Memphis):

3-star recruit by Rivals and 247Sports, No. 39 defensive tackle (247Sports)

DE Eric Gregory, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.):

4-star recruit by Rivals and 247Sports, No. 21 weak-side defensive end (247Sports); No. 97 overall, No. 7 strong-side defensive end (Rivals)

TE Drew Martin, North Little Rock (Ark.):

3-star recruit by Rivals and 247Sports. No. 14 recruit in Arkansas (247Sports)

QB Sheldon Layman, McGill-Toolen (Mobile, Ala.):

3-star recruit by Rivals and 247Sports, No. 42 pro-style QB (247Sports), No. 50 recruit in Alabama (247Sports)

RB Rodrigues Clark, Starkville (Miss.):

3-star recruit by Rivals and 247Sports, No. 35 recruit in Mississippi (Rivals)

ATH CJ Johnson, Greenwood (Miss.):

Unranked by 247Sports ILB Chris Russell, Dyersburg: 2-star recruit by Rivals and 247Sports Rivals and