Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2017Ball State
David Rueth
LB • 6'0" • 208 lbs • Dayton, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
David Rueth shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
48
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
35
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
70
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Ball State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Ball State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Player Story
David Rueth built his college career in 2017 as a linebacker from Dayton, OH wearing No. 43, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of David Rueth's career was his defensive production: 37 tackles, 2...
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- Committed To
- Ball State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
David Rueth, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Ball State. David Rueth shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 37
- TFL
- 2
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
David Rueth quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ball State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 37
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 1 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Ball State
- Top game
- Buffalo
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Archbishop Alter · Ball State
- High school pipeline
- Archbishop Alter · 18 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 43 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 37 tackles · LB 380th (top 35%) · Mid-American 99th (top 19%) · National 1,090th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Ball State | 11 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41.6 |
Related Context
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David Rueth played LB for Ball State. Across 1 tracked season, David Rueth recorded 37 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Ball State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Ball State paired 7 primary output with 20.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Ball State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
20.4
Usage
4.8
Consistency
6.1
Best Game by takeover score
Buffalo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UAB: 0. Tennessee Tech: 2. Western Kentucky: 0. Western Michigan: 0.5. Akron: 0.5. Central Michigan: 0. Toledo: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Buffalo: 4. Miami (OH): 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UAB: 5 by 20.8. Tennessee Tech: 5 by 40.8. Western Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Western Michigan: 5 by 25.8. Akron: 3 by 17.5. Central Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Toledo: 2 by 8.3. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Northern Illinois: 3 by 12.5. Buffalo: 4 by 56.7. Miami (OH): 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 2 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 9 · -0.4 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
Buffalo
Best efficiency game
56.7 vs Buffalo
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/22 | vs Miami (OH) | L 7-28 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/17 | vs BuffaloSplash game | L 24-40 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/10 | @ Northern Illinois | L 17-63 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/2 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 14-56 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/26 | vs Toledo | L 17-58 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Central Michigan | L 9-56 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Akron | L 3-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Western Michigan | L 3-55 | 5 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Western Kentucky | L 21-33 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Tennessee TechSplash game | W 28-13 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs UAB | W 51-31 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
David Rueth story
David Rueth built his college career in 2017 as a linebacker from Dayton, OH wearing No. 43, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of David Rueth's career was his defensive production: 37 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 1 pass defended across 11 career games in the available record. That gives David Rueth's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Ball State
2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Ball State | 7 | 20.4 | 4.8 | — |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Buffalo
Week 12 · L 24-40 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Tennessee Tech
Week 3 · W 28-13
2
Havoc Plays
53 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53 takeover score.
#3
@ Western Michigan
Week 5 · L 3-55 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
41.4 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 41.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Akron
Week 6 · L 3-31 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
23.1 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 23.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Miami (OH)
Week 13 · L 7-28 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
19.4 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 19.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Ball State
7 primary output · 20.4 efficiency · 4.8 usage
41.6
Milestones
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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