Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2024North Texas
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.
Impact Production
22
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
19
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · North Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 7
- Program Path
- North Carolina • North Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Player Story
Jace Ruder built his college career from 2018 through 2024 as a linebacker from Norton, KS wearing No. 3, spending time with North Carolina and North Texas. The clearest part of Jace Ruder's career was his passing...
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- Committed To
- North Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Jace Ruder, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · North Texas. Jace Ruder shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 7
- TFL
- 1
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Jace Ruder quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Texas · LB
- Career Tackles
- 7
- Tracked sample
- 7 unique seasons · 7 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · North Texas
- Top game
- Temple
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Norton · North Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Norton · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 7 tackles · LB 806th (top 66%) · American Athletic 340th (top 52%) · National 3,171st (top 52%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | North Carolina | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 33.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | North Carolina | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Carolina | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Texas | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 3 | 33.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Texas | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | North Texas | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Regular Season | North Texas | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 34.3 |
Related Context
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Jace Ruder played LB for North Carolina and North Texas. Across 7 tracked seasons, Jace Ruder recorded 666 passing yards, 123 rushing yards, and 7 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with North Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
North Texas paired 1 primary output with 9.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 9.8 efficiency.
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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.
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2024 Regular Season · North Texas
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
9.8
Usage
2.3
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
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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
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Wins0.3 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.3 vs Wins
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
Player Story
Jace Ruder story
Jace Ruder built his college career from 2018 through 2024 as a linebacker from Norton, KS wearing No. 3, spending time with North Carolina and North Texas. The clearest part of Jace Ruder's career was his passing role: 666 passing yards, 4 touchdown passes, 106 attempts, and 123 rushing yards across 16 career games in the available record. His career also includes 123 rushing yards and 7 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jace Ruder's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
North Carolina
2018-2020
Opening stop
- 2
North Texas
2021-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920202021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Texas | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | North Texas | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | North Texas | 1 | 9.8 | 2.3 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Temple
Week 14 · W 24-17 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
50.8 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Wyoming
Week 4 · W 44-17
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Havoc Plays
11.4 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 11.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Tulsa
Week 5 · W 52-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
6.4 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Texas Tech
Week 3 · L 21-66
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Havoc Plays
3.3 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Georgia Tech
Week 10 · L 28-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
0 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · North Texas
1 primary output · 9.8 efficiency · 2.3 usage
34.3
#2
2018 Regular Season · North Carolina
33.3
0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · North Carolina
33.3
0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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