Player Dossier

2017-2019

Alabama

Henry Ruggs III

WR • 6'0" • 190 lbs • Montgomery, AL, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Henry Ruggs III reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

15%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

23

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

37

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Alabama

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Alabama
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana

Player Story

Henry Ruggs III built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Montgomery, AL wearing No. 11, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Henry Ruggs III's career was his receiving role:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.964

Percy L. Julian · Montgomery, AL

Committed To
Alabama
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2020
Selection
Round 1 · Pick 12
Overall
No. 12
NFL Team
Las Vegas Raiders

Henry Ruggs III, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Alabama. Henry Ruggs III reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,716
Receptions
98
Touchdowns
25

Quick Answers

Henry Ruggs III quick answers

Latest team and position
Alabama · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,716
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 40 games
Best season
2018 Postseason · Alabama
Top game
Louisiana
Recruit profile
4-star · Percy L. Julian · Alabama
High school pipeline
Percy L. Julian · 11 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
NFL Draft
2020 · Round 1 · Pick 12 · Las Vegas Raiders
Latest roster
No. 11 · Junior
2019 Receiving yards rank
746 receiving yards · WR 95th (top 10%) · SEC 10th (top 5%) · National 98th (top 5%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2017 PostseasonAlabama14554146.1
2017 Regular SeasonAlabama147175546.1
2018 PostseasonAlabama14417175.3
2018 Regular SeasonAlabama14427241075.3
2019 PostseasonAlabama12227074.2
2019 Regular SeasonAlabama1238719874.2

Related Context

Henry Ruggs III played WR for Alabama. Across 3 tracked seasons, Henry Ruggs III recorded 75 rushing yards, 1,716 receiving yards, and 13 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Alabama.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Alabama paired 741 primary output with 79.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 89.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2019 Postseason · Alabama

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

62.2

Efficiency

89.6

Usage

14.7

Consistency

58.3

Best Game by takeover score

Southern Miss

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Michigan: 27. Duke: 14. New Mexico State: 66. South Carolina: 122. Southern Miss: 148. Ole Miss: 11. Texas A&M: 33. Tennessee: 72. Arkansas: 47. LSU: 68. Mississippi State: 39. Auburn: 99

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan: 2 by 90. Duke: 2 by 46.7. New Mexico State: 4 by 100. South Carolina: 6 by 100. Southern Miss: 4 by 100. Ole Miss: 1 by 73.3. Texas A&M: 1 by 100. Tennessee: 4 by 100. Arkansas: 4 by 78.3. LSU: 3 by 100. Mississippi State: 3 by 86.7. Auburn: 6 by 100

Split Comparison

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

Wins57.9 · Games = 10 · -25.6 vs Losses
Losses83.5 · Games = 2 · +25.6 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Southern Miss

Best efficiency game

100 vs Auburn

Result
Wed 1/1vs MichiganW 35-16227913.50025
Sat 11/30@ AuburnL 45-4869916.516.50133
Sat 11/16@ Mississippi StateW 38-73391313026
Sat 11/9vs LSUL 41-4636822.722.70026
Sat 10/26vs ArkansasW 48-744711.811.80118
Sun 10/20vs TennesseeW 35-134721818048
Sat 10/12@ Texas A&MW 47-281333333133
Sat 9/28vs Ole MissW 59-311111111011
Sat 9/21vs Southern Miss100 receiving yards · 2+ TDW 49-741483737274
Sat 9/14@ South Carolina100 receiving yardsW 47-23612220.320.30181
Sat 9/7vs New Mexico StateW 62-1046628.216.50139
Sat 8/31vs DukeW 42-32147709

Player Story

Henry Ruggs III story

Henry Ruggs III built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Montgomery, AL wearing No. 11, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Henry Ruggs III's career was his receiving role: 98 catches, 1,716 receiving yards, 24 touchdowns, and 75 rushing yards across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Alabama. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 75 rushing yards, 13 tackles, and 571 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Alabama.

The arc is straightforward: Henry Ruggs III moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Alabama

    2017-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201720172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonAlabama22983.88.7
2017 Regular SeasonAlabama22983.88.70
2018 PostseasonAlabama74179.616.6512
2018 Regular SeasonAlabama74179.616.60
2019 PostseasonAlabama74689.614.75
2019 Regular SeasonAlabama74689.614.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Louisiana

Week 5 · W 56-14

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

116

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

116 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs The Citadel

Week 12 · W 50-17

114

Receiving Yards

97.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

114 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Southern Miss

Week 4 · W 49-7

148

Receiving Yards

88.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

148 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ South Carolina

Week 3 · W 47-23 · Conference game

122

Receiving Yards

82.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

122 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Auburn

Week 14 · L 45-48 · Conference game

99

Receiving Yards

81.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

99 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Alabama

741 primary output · 79.6 efficiency · 16.6 usage

75.3

#2

2018 Regular Season · Alabama

75.3

741 primary · 79.6 efficiency · 16.6 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Alabama

74.2

746 primary · 89.6 efficiency · 14.7 usage

Milestones

4

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games