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Jersey Number 45
Kenneth Ruff
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 284
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lauderhill, Fla.
- High School:
- Dillard
Bio
Career Overview: Four-year player who emerged as a starter at defensive tackle during his senior season of 2019 ... Contributed on special teams for a portion of his career ... In 44 games from 2016-19, tallied 61 tackles (32 solo), 8.5 tackles for loss and two sacks to go along with two pass breakups and three fumble recoveries ... Four letters.
Senior Year (2019): Winner of the program’s Ray Martino Award for loyalty, enthusiasm and perseverance ... Ranked No. 26 on Bruce Feldman’s “Freaks” List .... Clocked a 4.78 in the 40-yard dash, while benching 415 and doing 28 reps of 225 to go with a 595 squat ... Started all 12 games at defensive tackle, taking over the first-string role when McKinley Williams got hurt in preseason camp … Recorded 26 tackles (12 solo), two tackles for a loss and one pass breakup … Tied for the squad lead with two fumble recoveries ... Started for the first time and made one tackle in Syracuse’s season-opening shutout at Liberty (8/31) ... Matched his career high with four tackles in consecutive games at Maryland (9/7), versus Clemson (9/14) and against Western Michigan (9/21) ... Broke up a pass in the Maryland game and recovered a fumble versus WMU ... Logged three tackles, including a half tackle for loss, as Syracuse’s defensive game captain versus Holy Cross (9/28) ... Had one tackle at NC State (10/10) ... Collected three tackles versus Pittsburgh (10/18) ... Against Boston College (11/2), had three tackles and recovered his second fumble of the year ... Made two tackles at Duke (11/16) ... In the final game of his career, notched one tackle against Wake Forest (11/30).
Junior Year (2018): Appeared in all 13 games … Had 19 tackles (13 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss and two sacks … Fourteen of his 19 stops (73.7 pct.) were in the last five games of the season ... Upback on the kickoff return team ... Ran back two kickoffs for 41 yards, including a long return of 22 yards, in the season opener at Western Michigan (8/31) … Made two tackles versus Connecticut (9/22) ... Had a career-high four tackles at Wake Forest (11/3), including a personal-best two for a loss, and one sack ... Made two stops against Louisville (11/9) ... Collected a sack versus Notre Dame (11/17) ... At Boston College (11/24), matched his personal best with four tackles ... Had three tackles, including one for a loss, against West Virginia (12/28) in the Camping World Bowl.
Sophomore Year (2017): Played in 12 games at defensive tackle and as a member of the kickoff return team … Tallied 10 tackles (four solo), including 0.5 for a loss, and recovered a fumble … Also returned two kickoffs for 25 yards (12.5 avg.) ... Against Central Connecticut State (9/1), tied his personal best with two tackles and recovered his first career fumble … Made one tackle and returned a kickoff 15 yards versus Central Michigan (9/16) ... Matched his season high with two tackles, including 0.5 for a loss, at LSU (9/23) ... At NC State (9/30), credited with one tackle and one 10-yard kickoff return ... Also had tackles against Middle Tennessee (9/9), Clemson (10/13), at Miami (10/21) and at Louisville (11/18).
Freshman Year (2016): Played in seven games and made six tackles ... Carded the first tackle of his career versus Virginia Tech (10/15) ... Collected a season-high two tackles, including one for a loss of four yards, against NC State (11/12) ... Matched his season high with two stops and broke up a pass versus Florida State (11/19).
High School: Four-year linebacker for head coach Lorenzo Davis at Dillard High School … Ranked the No. 26 inside linebacker in the Class of 2016 by Rivals.com … No. 37 inside linebacker in the class, according to 247Sports.com ... No. 22 overall prospect and No. 4 linebacker in Broward County, according to the Miami Herald … 2015 Miami Herald All-Broward County Second Team selection … PrepStar All-Southeast Region honoree … U.S. National U-19 Football Team nominee … Recorded more than 30 career sacks … Had 98 tackles, 19 sacks, three forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries as a senior … Two-time captain.
Personal: Kenneth K. Ruff Jr. … Born in December 1997 in Plantation, Florida … Son of Lakeisha Wright … Sociology major.
Senior Year (2019): Winner of the program’s Ray Martino Award for loyalty, enthusiasm and perseverance ... Ranked No. 26 on Bruce Feldman’s “Freaks” List .... Clocked a 4.78 in the 40-yard dash, while benching 415 and doing 28 reps of 225 to go with a 595 squat ... Started all 12 games at defensive tackle, taking over the first-string role when McKinley Williams got hurt in preseason camp … Recorded 26 tackles (12 solo), two tackles for a loss and one pass breakup … Tied for the squad lead with two fumble recoveries ... Started for the first time and made one tackle in Syracuse’s season-opening shutout at Liberty (8/31) ... Matched his career high with four tackles in consecutive games at Maryland (9/7), versus Clemson (9/14) and against Western Michigan (9/21) ... Broke up a pass in the Maryland game and recovered a fumble versus WMU ... Logged three tackles, including a half tackle for loss, as Syracuse’s defensive game captain versus Holy Cross (9/28) ... Had one tackle at NC State (10/10) ... Collected three tackles versus Pittsburgh (10/18) ... Against Boston College (11/2), had three tackles and recovered his second fumble of the year ... Made two tackles at Duke (11/16) ... In the final game of his career, notched one tackle against Wake Forest (11/30).
Junior Year (2018): Appeared in all 13 games … Had 19 tackles (13 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss and two sacks … Fourteen of his 19 stops (73.7 pct.) were in the last five games of the season ... Upback on the kickoff return team ... Ran back two kickoffs for 41 yards, including a long return of 22 yards, in the season opener at Western Michigan (8/31) … Made two tackles versus Connecticut (9/22) ... Had a career-high four tackles at Wake Forest (11/3), including a personal-best two for a loss, and one sack ... Made two stops against Louisville (11/9) ... Collected a sack versus Notre Dame (11/17) ... At Boston College (11/24), matched his personal best with four tackles ... Had three tackles, including one for a loss, against West Virginia (12/28) in the Camping World Bowl.
Sophomore Year (2017): Played in 12 games at defensive tackle and as a member of the kickoff return team … Tallied 10 tackles (four solo), including 0.5 for a loss, and recovered a fumble … Also returned two kickoffs for 25 yards (12.5 avg.) ... Against Central Connecticut State (9/1), tied his personal best with two tackles and recovered his first career fumble … Made one tackle and returned a kickoff 15 yards versus Central Michigan (9/16) ... Matched his season high with two tackles, including 0.5 for a loss, at LSU (9/23) ... At NC State (9/30), credited with one tackle and one 10-yard kickoff return ... Also had tackles against Middle Tennessee (9/9), Clemson (10/13), at Miami (10/21) and at Louisville (11/18).
Freshman Year (2016): Played in seven games and made six tackles ... Carded the first tackle of his career versus Virginia Tech (10/15) ... Collected a season-high two tackles, including one for a loss of four yards, against NC State (11/12) ... Matched his season high with two stops and broke up a pass versus Florida State (11/19).
High School: Four-year linebacker for head coach Lorenzo Davis at Dillard High School … Ranked the No. 26 inside linebacker in the Class of 2016 by Rivals.com … No. 37 inside linebacker in the class, according to 247Sports.com ... No. 22 overall prospect and No. 4 linebacker in Broward County, according to the Miami Herald … 2015 Miami Herald All-Broward County Second Team selection … PrepStar All-Southeast Region honoree … U.S. National U-19 Football Team nominee … Recorded more than 30 career sacks … Had 98 tackles, 19 sacks, three forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries as a senior … Two-time captain.
Personal: Kenneth K. Ruff Jr. … Born in December 1997 in Plantation, Florida … Son of Lakeisha Wright … Sociology major.
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