Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Ohio State
Jeremy Ruckert
TE • 6'5" • 253 lbs • Lindenhurst, NY, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Jeremy Ruckert reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a tight end
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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: 2021 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Player Story
Jeremy Ruckert built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a tight end from Lindenhurst, NY wearing No. 88, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Jeremy Ruckert's career was his receiving role:...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 37
- Overall
- No. 101
- NFL Team
- New York Jets
Jeremy Ruckert, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Ohio State. Jeremy Ruckert reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 615
- Receptions
- 54
- Touchdowns
- 12
Quick Answers
Jeremy Ruckert quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 615
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Clemson
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Lindenhurst · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Toms River North · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 3 · Pick 37 · New York Jets
- Latest roster
- No. 88 · Junior
- 2021 Receiving yards rank
- 309 receiving yards · TE 49th (top 12%) · Big Ten 48th (top 21%) · National 413th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 51.1 |
| 2019 Postseason | Ohio State | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 47 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 9 | 13 | 136 | 4 | 47 |
| 2020 Postseason | Ohio State | 5 | 4 | 91 | 2 | 56.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 5 | 9 | 60 | 3 | 56.6 |
| 2021 Postseason | Ohio State | 10 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 72 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 10 | 23 | 284 | 3 | 72 |
Related Context
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Jeremy Ruckert played TE for Ohio State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jeremy Ruckert recorded 615 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Ohio State paired 309 primary output with 79.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 79.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2021 Postseason · Ohio State
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
30.9
Efficiency
79.4
Usage
10.6
Consistency
73.3
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah: 25. Minnesota: 15. Oregon: 36. Tulsa: 30. Rutgers: 40. Maryland: 18. Indiana: 47. Penn State: 57. Nebraska: 13. Michigan State: 28
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah: 3 by 55.6. Minnesota: 1 by 100. Oregon: 3 by 80. Tulsa: 2 by 100. Rutgers: 4 by 66.7. Maryland: 1 by 100. Indiana: 5 by 62.7. Penn State: 3 by 100. Nebraska: 3 by 28.9. Michigan State: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins30.3 · Games = 9 · -5.7 vs Losses
Losses36 · Games = 1 · +5.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Penn State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/1 | vs Utah | W 48-45 | — | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Michigan State | W 56-7 | — | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Nebraska | W 26-17 | — | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 4.30 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Penn State | W 33-24 | — | 3 | 57 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 30 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Indiana2+ TD | W 54-7 | — | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 9.40 | 2 | 15 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Maryland | W 66-17 | — | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Rutgers | W 52-13 | — | 4 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Tulsa | W 41-20 | — | 2 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Oregon | L 28-35 | — | 3 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| Fri 9/3 | @ Minnesota | W 45-31 | — | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Player Story
Jeremy Ruckert story
Jeremy Ruckert built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a tight end from Lindenhurst, NY wearing No. 88, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Jeremy Ruckert's career was his receiving role: 54 catches, 615 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns across 25 career games in the available record. That gives Jeremy Ruckert's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ohio State
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920192020202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio State | 13 | 86.7 | 4 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Ohio State | 142 | 60.7 | 8 | 129 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 142 | 60.7 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Ohio State | 151 | 66 | 11.1 | 9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 151 | 66 | 11.1 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Ohio State | 309 | 79.4 | 10.6 | 158 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 309 | 79.4 | 10.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Clemson
Week 1 · W 49-28 · Postseason
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
81.8 takeover
55 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Penn State
Week 9 · W 33-24 · Conference game
57
Receiving Yards
81.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
57 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 1 · W 45-21
38
Receiving Yards
77.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
38 receiving yards with a 63.3 efficiency score.
#4
@ Rutgers
Week 5 · W 52-13 · Conference game
40
Receiving Yards
70.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
40 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.
#5
@ Indiana
Week 8 · W 54-7 · Conference game
47
Receiving Yards
68.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
47 receiving yards with a 62.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Ohio State
309 primary output · 79.4 efficiency · 10.6 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Ohio State
72
309 primary · 79.4 efficiency · 10.6 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Ohio State
56.6
151 primary · 66 efficiency · 11.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
4
2+ TD games
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