Player Dossier

2017-2021

Ball State

Cody Rudy

FB • 5'11" • 245 lbs • Middletown, IN, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Cody Rudy leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.7 efficiency.

Usage / Role

1%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

3

Developing production for a back

lowelite

Reliability

0

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

14

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Ball State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Ball State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Toledo

Player Story

Cody Rudy built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a FB from Middletown, IN wearing No. 8, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Cody Rudy's career was his receiving role: 32 catches, 224...

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Cody Rudy, FB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Ball State. Cody Rudy leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.7 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
224
Receiving yards
224
Touchdowns
1

Quick Answers

Cody Rudy quick answers

Latest team and position
Ball State · FB
Career Scrimmage Yards
224
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 30 games
Best season
2020 Postseason · Ball State
Top game
Toledo
Latest roster
No. 8 · Senior
2021 Scrimmage yards rank
93 scrimmage yards · FB 7th (top 30%) · Mid-American 130th (top 61%) · National 1,450th (top 57%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonBall State516016024.2
2018 Regular SeasonBall State3000050
2019 Regular SeasonBall State750519
2020 PostseasonBall State7707057.4
2020 Regular SeasonBall State71030103057.4
2021 Regular SeasonBall State893093047.4

Related Context

Cody Rudy played FB for Ball State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Cody Rudy recorded 224 receiving yards, 17 tackles, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Ball State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason

Ball State paired 110 primary output with 64.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 66.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky

Loss with 11 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2017 Regular Season · Ball State

Games

5

Scrimmage Yards / G

3.2

Efficiency

66.7

Usage

0.7

Consistency

13.3

Best Game by takeover score

Western Kentucky

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 11. Central Michigan: 5. Toledo: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Miami (OH): 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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First Half5.3 · Games = 3 · +5.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 2 · -5.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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5 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Western Kentucky

Best efficiency game

91.7 vs Western Kentucky

Result
Wed 11/22vs Miami (OH)L 7-28
Fri 11/10@ Northern IllinoisL 17-63
Thu 10/26vs ToledoL 17-58
Sat 10/21vs Central MichiganL 9-56155
Sat 9/23@ Western KentuckyL 21-3311111

Player Story

Cody Rudy story

Cody Rudy built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a FB from Middletown, IN wearing No. 8, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Cody Rudy's career was his receiving role: 32 catches, 224 receiving yards, and 1 touchdown across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 17 tackles and 12 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Cody Rudy's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Ball State

    2017-2021

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Season Value Progression

201720182019202020202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonBall State1666.70.7
2018 Regular SeasonBall State00-16
2019 Regular SeasonBall State520.90.45
2020 PostseasonBall State11064.72.4105
2020 Regular SeasonBall State11064.72.40
2021 Regular SeasonBall State9344.73.6-17

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Toledo

Week 13 · W 27-24 · Conference game

Win with 35 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

35

Scrimmage Yards

69.5 takeover

35 scrimmage yards and 4 usage.

#2

@ Western Kentucky

Week 4 · L 21-33

11

Scrimmage Yards

65.8 takeover

Loss with 11 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

11 scrimmage yards and 2 usage.

#3

@ Central Michigan

Week 14 · W 45-20 · Conference game

32

Scrimmage Yards

63.7 takeover

Win with 32 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

32 scrimmage yards and 3.8 usage.

#4

vs Toledo

Week 4 · L 12-22 · Conference game

23

Scrimmage Yards

62.7 takeover

Loss with 23 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

23 scrimmage yards and 3.6 usage.

#5

@ Penn State

Week 2 · L 13-44

28

Scrimmage Yards

57.4 takeover

Loss with 28 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

28 scrimmage yards and 8.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Postseason · Ball State

110 primary output · 64.7 efficiency · 2.4 usage

57.4

#2

2020 Regular Season · Ball State

57.4

110 primary · 64.7 efficiency · 2.4 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Ball State

50

0 primary · efficiency · 0 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games