Player Story
Mike Ruggles story
Mike Ruggles built his college career from 2013 through 2014 as a placekicker from Lutz, FL wearing No. 96, spending time with UTEP. The clearest part of Mike Ruggles' career was his field-position work: 79 punts, 3,312 punting yards, and 4 punts inside the 20 across 18 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with UTEP. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. With 18 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UTEP.
The arc is straightforward: Mike Ruggles moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.