Player Dossier

2018-2024

North Carolina

Jace Ruder

LB • 6'2" • 237 lbs • Norton, KS, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jace Ruder shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.9

Efficiency

9.8

Consistency

8.3

Season Value

5.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · North Carolina

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
North Carolina • North Texas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Temple

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.

Jace Ruder, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · North Carolina. Jace Ruder shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

North Carolina paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 9.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across North Carolina, North Texas.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Temple

Win 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.

2024 Regular Season · North Texas

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

9.8

Usage

2.9

Consistency

8.3

Best Game by takeover score

Temple

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas Tech: 0. Wyoming: 0. Tulsa: 0. Temple: 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. Texas Tech: 1 by 4.2. Wyoming: 3 by 12.5. Tulsa: 2 by 8.3. Temple: 1 by 14.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=3
First Half0 · n=2 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=2 · +0.5 vs First Half
All Games0.3 · n=4

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Temple

Best efficiency game

14.2 vs Temple

Result
Sat 11/30@ TempleW 24-1711100
Sat 9/28vs TulsaW 52-2022000
Sat 9/21vs WyomingW 44-1731000
Sat 9/14@ Texas TechL 21-6610000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    North Carolina

    2018-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    North Texas

    2021-2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

2018201920202021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina000
2019 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina0000
2020 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina0000
2021 Regular SeasonNorth Texas0000
2022 Regular SeasonNorth Texas00
2023 Regular SeasonNorth Texas00
2024 Regular SeasonNorth Texas19.82.91

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Temple

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.4 takeover score.

#2

Wyoming

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 5 takeover score.

#3

Tulsa

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.

#4

Texas Tech

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.

#5

Georgia Tech

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · North Carolina

0 primary output · 0 efficiency · 0 usage

33.3

#2

2019 Regular Season · North Carolina

33.3

0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · North Carolina

33.3

0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8957

Norton · Norton, KS

Committed To
North Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

7

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 16 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jace Ruder quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career passing yards
666