Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Iowa State
De'Monte Ruth
DB • 5'10" • 175 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
De'Monte Ruth shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
25
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
28
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
40
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas
Player Story
De'Monte Ruth built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive back from Dallas, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of De'Monte Ruth's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Iowa State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
De'Monte Ruth, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Iowa State. De'Monte Ruth shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 61
- TFL
- 2
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
De'Monte Ruth quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 61
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Iowa State
- Top game
- Texas
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Wilmer-Hutchins · Iowa State
- High school pipeline
- Wilmer-Hutchins · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 27 tackles · DB 334th (top 39%) · Big 12 113th (top 28%) · National 1,532nd (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa State | 6 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa State | 8 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa State | 8 | 26 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 41.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa State | 10 | 27 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 19 |
Related Context
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De'Monte Ruth played DB for Iowa State. Across 5 tracked seasons, De'Monte Ruth recorded 61 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Iowa State paired 5 primary output with 21.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 13.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Drake
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Iowa State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
13.3
Usage
1.9
Consistency
6.7
Best Game by takeover score
Drake
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. West Virginia: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Kansas: 1. Baylor: 0. Texas: 0. Kansas State: 0. Drake: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma: 5 by 20.8. Oklahoma State: 2 by 8.3. West Virginia: 1 by 4.2. Texas Tech: 6 by 25. Kansas: 3 by 22.5. Baylor: 2 by 8.3. Texas: 1 by 4.2. Kansas State: 1 by 4.2. Drake: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Drake
Best efficiency game
30.8 vs Drake
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/1 | vs Drake | W 27-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/25 | vs Kansas State | W 42-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/18 | @ Texas | L 10-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Baylor | W 28-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Kansas | W 27-3 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Texas Tech | W 40-31 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs West Virginia | W 30-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Oklahoma State | W 48-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Oklahoma | L 27-37 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Iowa | L 3-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
De'Monte Ruth story
De'Monte Ruth built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive back from Dallas, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of De'Monte Ruth's career was his defensive production: 61 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and 5 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. His career also includes 29 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives De'Monte Ruth's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa State
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa State | 5 | 21.4 | 3.7 | 5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa State | 5 | 21.4 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa State | 2 | 13.3 | 1.9 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Texas
Week 5 · L 7-17 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Drake
Week 14 · W 27-24
1
Havoc Plays
54.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Kansas
Week 10 · W 27-3 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
47.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Texas Tech
Week 8 · W 31-13 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
28.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 28.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Akron
Week 3 · W 41-14
0
Havoc Plays
22.2 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 22.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Iowa State
5 primary output · 21.4 efficiency · 3.7 usage
41.2
#2
2017 Regular Season · Iowa State
41.2
5 primary · 21.4 efficiency · 3.7 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Iowa State
36.1
0 primary · 3.5 efficiency · 0.6 usage
Milestones
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Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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