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 Score

2.4

Efficiency

64.7

Consistency

58.1

Season Value

56.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Ball State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Ball State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Toledo

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

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

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason

Ball State paired 110 primary output with 64.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 64.7 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: Toledo

Win with 35 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2020 Postseason · Ball State

Games

7

Scrimmage Yards / G

15.7

Efficiency

64.7

Usage

2.4

Consistency

58.1

Best Game by takeover score

San José State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. San José State: 7. Eastern Michigan: 16. Northern Illinois: 15. Toledo: 35. Central Michigan: 32. Western Michigan: 3. Buffalo: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San José State: 1 by 58.3. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 66.7. Northern Illinois: 1 by 100. Toledo: 3 by 97.2. Central Michigan: 3 by 88.9. Western Michigan: 1 by 25. Buffalo: 1 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins15.7 · Games = 7
First Half18.3 · Games = 4 · +5.9 vs Second Half
Second Half12.3 · Games = 3 · -5.9 vs First Half
All Games15.7 · Games = 7

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Toledo

Best efficiency game

100 vs Northern Illinois

Result
Thu 12/31@ San José StateW 34-13177
Sat 12/19@ BuffaloW 38-28122
Sat 12/12vs Western MichiganW 30-27133
Sat 12/5@ Central MichiganW 45-2033210.7
Sat 11/28@ ToledoW 27-2433511.7
Thu 11/19vs Northern IllinoisW 31-2511515
Thu 11/12vs Eastern MichiganW 38-312168

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Ball State

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season 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

Win with 35 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

35

Primary metric

35 scrimmage yards and 4 usage.

#2

Western Kentucky

11

Primary metric

Loss with 11 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

11 scrimmage yards and 2 usage.

#3

Central Michigan

32

Primary metric

Win with 32 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

32 scrimmage yards and 3.8 usage.

#4

Toledo

23

Primary metric

Loss with 23 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

23 scrimmage yards and 3.6 usage.

#5

Penn State

28

Primary metric

Loss with 28 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

28 scrimmage yards and 8.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Postseason · Ball State

110 primary output · 64.7 efficiency · 2.4 usage

56.3

#2

2020 Regular Season · Ball State

56.3

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

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

224

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 30 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Cody Rudy quick answers

Position
FB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career receiving yards
224