Jace Ruder

LB • 6'2" • 237 lbs • Norton, KS, USA

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

Usage / Role

Rotational defensive role

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Developing production for a linebacker

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Sporadic game-to-game production

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Career Arc

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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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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8957

Norton · Norton, KS

Committed To: North Carolina
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2018

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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%)

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.

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