Player Career

Jace Ruder Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

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 Value 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 Texas19.82.31

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.

1

Havoc Plays

50.8 takeover

1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.

#2

vs Wyoming

Week 4 · W 44-17

0

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

0

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

0

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

0

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