Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Western Kentucky
Dionte Ruffin
DB • 5'11" • 185 lbs • Kenner, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dionte Ruffin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
15
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: BYU
Player Story
Dionte Ruffin built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive back from Kenner, LA wearing No. 26, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Dionte Ruffin's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Western Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Dionte Ruffin, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Dionte Ruffin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 78
- TFL
- 1
- Passes defended
- 24
Quick Answers
Dionte Ruffin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · DB
- Career Tackles
- 78
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- BYU
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Paulding County · Western Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- Paulding County · 6 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 23 tackles · DB 275th (top 35%) · Conference USA 127th (top 24%) · National 1,178th (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 11 | 28 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 15.1 |
| 2019 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 13 | 23 | 1 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | 41.4 |
| 2020 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 49.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 11 | 22 | - | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | 49.4 |
Related Context
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Dionte Ruffin played DB for Western Kentucky. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dionte Ruffin recorded 78 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Western Kentucky paired 12 primary output with 19.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: BYU
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Postseason · Western Kentucky
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
19.6
Usage
2.8
Consistency
54.7
Best Game by takeover score
BYU
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Game by game trend chart. Georgia State: 0. Louisville: 0. Liberty: 3. Middle Tennessee: 0. Marshall: 0. UAB: 2. Chattanooga: 1. BYU: 2. Southern Miss: 1. Florida International: 2. Charlotte: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia State: 1 by 4.2. Louisville: 1 by 4.2. Liberty: 2 by 38.3. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. Marshall: 4 by 16.7. UAB: 5 by 40.8. Chattanooga: 0 by 10. BYU: 1 by 24.2. Southern Miss: 5 by 30.8. Florida International: 2 by 28.3. Charlotte: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 5 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 6 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
BYU
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs UAB
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/26 | @ Georgia State | L 21-39 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/6 | @ Charlotte | W 37-19 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Florida InternationalSplash game | W 38-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Southern Miss | W 10-7 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/1 | @ BYUSplash game | L 10-41 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Chattanooga | W 13-10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/17 | @ UABSplash game | L 14-37 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Marshall | L 14-38 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Middle Tennessee | W 20-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/19 | vs LibertySplash game | L 24-30 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sun 9/13 | @ Louisville | L 21-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dionte Ruffin story
Dionte Ruffin built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive back from Kenner, LA wearing No. 26, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Dionte Ruffin's career was his defensive production: 78 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 interception, and 24 passes defended across 38 career games in the available record. His career also includes 85 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dionte Ruffin's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Western Kentucky
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201720182019201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 1 | 6.1 | 0.4 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 1 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 3 | 13.3 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 10 | 15.7 | 1.9 | 7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 10 | 15.7 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 12 | 19.6 | 2.8 | 2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 12 | 19.6 | 2.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ BYU
Week 9 · L 10-41
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
#2
vs UAB
Week 5 · W 20-13 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#3
vs UTEP
Week 12 · W 40-16 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
50.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Liberty
Week 3 · L 24-30
3
Havoc Plays
49.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 49.4 takeover score.
#5
@ UAB
Week 7 · L 14-37 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
48.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Western Kentucky
12 primary output · 19.6 efficiency · 2.8 usage
49.4
#2
2020 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
49.4
12 primary · 19.6 efficiency · 2.8 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Western Kentucky
41.4
10 primary · 15.7 efficiency · 1.9 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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