Player Dossier

2018-2022

Northwestern

Cameron Ruiz

CB • 5'11" • 185 lbs • Lake Villa, IL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Cameron Ruiz shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.2

Efficiency

7.5

Consistency

4.2

Season Value

3.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Temple

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Northwestern • Temple
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue

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.

Cameron Ruiz, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Temple. Cameron Ruiz shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Temple paired 6 primary output with 18.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 7.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Northwestern, Temple.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2022 Regular Season · Temple

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

7.5

Usage

1.2

Consistency

4.2

Best Game by takeover score

East Carolina

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Duke: 0. Unknown: 0. Rutgers: 0. Massachusetts: 0. UCF: 0. Tulsa: 0. Houston: 0. East Carolina: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2. Massachusetts: 1 by 4.2. UCF: 1 by 4.2. Tulsa: 1 by 4.2. Houston: 4 by 16.7. East Carolina: 2 by 18.3

Split Comparison

Losses0.2 · n=6
First Half0 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=4 · +0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.1 · n=8

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

East Carolina

Best efficiency game

18.3 vs East Carolina

Result
Sat 11/26vs East CarolinaL 46-4921001
Sat 11/12@ HoustonL 36-4342000
Fri 10/21vs TulsaL 16-2711000
Thu 10/13@ UCFL 13-7011000
Sat 9/24vs MassachusettsW 28-011000
Sat 9/17vs RutgersL 14-1610000
Sat 9/10vs Unknown10000
Fri 9/2@ DukeL 0-3010000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Northwestern

    2018-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Temple

    2021-2022

    Final stop

Season Progression

2018201820192020202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonNorthwestern4.515.32.3
2018 Regular SeasonNorthwestern4.515.32.30
2019 Regular SeasonNorthwestern1028.36.15.5
2020 PostseasonNorthwestern619.54.9-4
2020 Regular SeasonNorthwestern619.54.90
2021 Regular SeasonTemple618.930
2022 Regular SeasonTemple17.51.2-5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Purdue

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.

#2

Wisconsin

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.9 takeover score.

#3

Massachusetts

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.5 takeover score.

#4

Iowa

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.

#5

Cincinnati

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Temple

6 primary output · 18.9 efficiency · 3 usage

19.9

#2

2020 Postseason · Northwestern

19.2

6 primary · 19.5 efficiency · 4.9 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Northwestern

19.2

6 primary · 19.5 efficiency · 4.9 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8433

Lakes Community · Lake Villa, IL

Committed To
Northwestern
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

136

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 46 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Cameron Ruiz quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
CB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
136