Player Profile

Nick Ruffin

DB • 6'0" • 202 lbs • Duluth, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Nick Ruffin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.3

Efficiency

12.4

Consistency

6.7

Season Value

7.1

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Auburn

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Primary stop by seasons
Auburn
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Auburn
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M

Nick Ruffin, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Auburn. Nick Ruffin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Auburn paired 4 primary output with 17.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 12.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2017 Postseason · Auburn

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

12.4

Usage

2.3

Consistency

6.7

Best Game by takeover score

UCF

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UCF: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. Unknown: 0. Missouri: 0. Mississippi State: 0. Ole Miss: 1. LSU: 0. Arkansas: 0. Texas A&M: 0. UL Monroe: 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. UCF: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Southern: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Missouri: 1 by 4.2. Mississippi State: 3 by 12.5. Ole Miss: 7 by 39.2. LSU: 3 by 12.5. Arkansas: 5 by 20.8. UL Monroe: 2 by 18.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=7 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=2 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=5 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=5 · +0.4 vs First Half

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Ole Miss

Best efficiency game

39.2 vs Ole Miss

Result
Mon 1/1vs UCFL 27-3410000
Sat 11/18vs UL MonroeW 42-14210010
Sat 11/4@ Texas A&MW 42-27
Sat 10/21@ ArkansasW 52-2054000
Sat 10/14@ LSUL 23-2731000
Sat 10/7vs Ole MissW 44-2375001
Sat 9/30vs Mississippi StateW 49-1031000
Sat 9/23@ MissouriW 51-1411000
Sat 9/16vs Unknown10000
Sat 9/2vs Georgia SouthernW 41-721000

Career Arc

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

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    Auburn

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201420152016201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonAuburn0
2015 Regular SeasonAuburn00
2016 PostseasonAuburn417.33.44
2016 Regular SeasonAuburn417.33.40
2017 PostseasonAuburn212.42.3-2
2017 Regular SeasonAuburn212.42.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Texas A&M

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.

#2

Ole Miss

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48 takeover score.

#3

UL Monroe

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.6 takeover score.

#4

UL Monroe

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 19.4 takeover score.

#5

Clemson

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 16.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Postseason · Auburn

4 primary output · 17.3 efficiency · 3.4 usage

10.4

#2

2016 Regular Season · Auburn

10.4

4 primary · 17.3 efficiency · 3.4 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Auburn

7.1

2 primary · 12.4 efficiency · 2.3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2014 · Rating 0.9458

St. Pius X · Atlanta, GA

Committed To
Auburn
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

57

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 20 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
57