Steve Russ

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1972)}}

{{for|the Australian footballer|Stephen Russ}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Steve Russ

| current_team = UAB Blazers

| number =

| position = Defensive coordinator

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|09|16}}

| birth_place = Stetsonville, Wisconsin, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 245

| high_school = Medford (WI)

| college = Air Force

| draftyear = 1995

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 218

| pastteams =

• Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1995|2000}})
• Los Angeles Xtreme (2001)

| pastcoaching =

• Ohio (2001)
  Outside linebackers coach
• Ohio (2002–2003)
  Inside linebackers coach
• Ohio (2004)
  Special teams/inside linebackers coach
• Syracuse (2005–2006)
  Linebackers coach
• Syracuse (2007)
  Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach
• Wake Forest (2008–2009)
  Tight ends coach
• Wake Forest (2010)
  Linebackers coach
• Wake Forest (2011)
  Defensive backs coach
• Air Force (2012)
  Assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator/defensive back coach
• Air Force (2013)
  Assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator/inside linebackers coach
• Air Force (2014–2017)
  Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach
• Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2018|2019}})
  Linebackers coach
• Washington Football Team / Commanders ({{NFL Year|2020|2023}})
  Linebackers coach
• Air Force (2024)
  Special assistant to the head coach
• UAB (2025–present)
  Defensive Coordinator

| highlights =

• 2× Super Bowl champion (XXXII, XXXIII)
• Million Dollar Champion (2001)

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 6

| pfr = RussSt20

}}

Steve Russ (born September 16, 1972){{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RussSt20.htm|title = Steve Russ Stats| website=Pro-Football-Reference.com }} is an American football coach and former professional linebacker who is currently the defensive coordinator for the UAB Blazers football team. He played college football as a linebacker for Air Force before being drafted by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 1995 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1995 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1995/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He also played for the Los Angeles Xtreme in the original XFL and has been a coach since 2001.