Usage Score
6.2
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.
Efficiency
19.6
Consistency
54.7
Season Value
30.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UAB
Scouting Read
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Dionte Ruffin, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Dionte Ruffin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.6 disruption score.
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
6.2
Consistency
54.7
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia State: 0. Louisville: 0. Liberty: 3. Middle Tennessee: 0. Marshall: 0. UAB: 2. Unknown: 1. BYU: 2. Southern Miss: 1. Florida International: 2. Charlotte: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
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. Unknown: 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1 · Games = 4 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 6 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · Games = 6 · -0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half1.4 · Games = 5 · +0.6 vs First Half
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 International | 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 | @ BYU | L 10-41 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Unknown | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/17 | @ UAB | 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 Liberty | L 24-30 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sun 9/13 | @ Louisville | L 21-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Western Kentucky
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season 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 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 12 | 19.6 | 6.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
UAB
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 53 takeover score.
#2
BYU
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.3 takeover score.
#3
Liberty
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 46.5 takeover score.
#4
UTEP
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.7 takeover score.
#5
UAB
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 37.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2020 Postseason · Western Kentucky
12 primary output · 19.6 efficiency · 6.2 usage
30.5
#2
2020 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
30.5
12 primary · 19.6 efficiency · 6.2 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Western Kentucky
25.8
10 primary · 15.7 efficiency · 1.9 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2017 · Rating 0.7859
Paulding County · Dallas, GA
- Committed To
- Western Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Career Facts
1
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
78
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 38 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.