By Greg Ostendorf
AuburnTigers.com
AUBURN, Ala. – Defensive tackle Dontavius Russell gave Auburn fans an additional Christmas present Monday when he announced via Twitter that he would be returning for his senior year.
Im grateful for everything the Auburn family has done for me and happy to be apart of it for one more yearud83dudc05 #WDE pic.twitter.com/Izd2YgW9bB
— Dontavius Russell (@russ_dont95) December 26, 2017
As a junior, Russell started all 13 games and finished with 21 tackles, 6.