Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 38-41@ Ole Miss | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 59-13vs Villanova | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#29
Blake Ruffin
Senior defensive back on Louisville's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 205 lb · Louisville, KY · Trinity
In transfer portal — destination TBD (from Louisville)
The story
4 defensive back on Louisville's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearBlake Ruffin
Blake Ruffin arrived at Louisville from Eastern Illinois. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Villanova — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Louisville
NFL
NFL Draft
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In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Louisville
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jeff Brohm — 10-5 over that span.
2025Louisville9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced
2026Louisville1-1HC: Jeff Brohm · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisville | 4 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Louisville | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 59–13
vs Villanova
2 TOT
Dominant 46-point win at home against Villanova.
With L. Kienholz — 332 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.7 · 42 rush yds (6 car) · 2 TD · T. Richardson — 11 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
Background
PRONUNCIATION 2025: Earned All-ACC Academic accolades ... Made his Louisville debut against Eastern Kentucky, recording a pair of tackles. 2024: Missed the season due to injury. 2023 (Eastern Illinois): Started all 11 games at safety during the 2023 season... earned second team All-America honors...
The secondary · Louisville
- #5Koen Entringer73 tackles · 2025
- #13Tayon Holloway42 tackles · 2025
- #9Antonio Watts42 tackles · 2025
- #4Jabari Mack34 tackles · 2025
- #29Blake Ruffin8 tackles · 2025
14 more on the roster · Louisville team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology