Jeremy Ruckert

#88 · TE · Jr. · Ohio State6′5″ · 253 lb · Lindenhurst, NY

Jeremy Ruckert: TE · Ohio State · #88.

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Jeremy Ruckert

TE · Ohio State · Jr · #88

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Ohio State. One game to point at: 57 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Penn State — Week 9, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Ohio State in the news

Fans storm field after USC upsets Ohio StateLos Angeles Times Nov 1
Ohio State injury report releasedEleven Warriors Oct 29
Big Ten limits NIL dealsOct 28
Oregon fires offensive coordinatorOct 25

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Ohio State	26	309	11.9	3	30
2020	Ohio State	13	151	11.6	5	36
2019	Ohio State	14	142	10.1	4	25
2018	Ohio State	1	13	13.0	0	13
Career		54	615	11.4	12	36

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 45-31@ Minnesota	1	15	15.0	0	15
Wk 2	L 28-35vs No. 12 Oregon	3	36	12.0	0	21
Wk 3	W 41-20vs Tulsa	2	30	15.0	0	16
Wk 5	W 52-13@ Rutgers	4	40	10.0	1	19
Wk 6	W 66-17vs Maryland	1	18	18.0	0	18
Wk 8	W 54-7@ Indiana	5	47	9.4	2	15	2 TD catches
Wk 9	W 33-24vs No. 20 Penn State	3	57	19.0	0	30	Season-high 57 yds
Wk 10	W 26-17@ Nebraska	3	13	4.3	0	6
Wk 12	W 56-7vs No. 7 Michigan State	1	28	28.0	0	28
Total		23	284	12.3	3	30

Signature game

Week 8 · 2021

W 54-7

at Indiana

5 rec · 47 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 47-point win on the road against Indiana.

With C. Stroud — 266 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.4 · E. Egbuka — 2 rec · 29 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · Rutgers · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.77Jeremy Ruckert 19 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud
Week 8 · Indiana · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.75Jeremy Ruckert 14 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud
Week 9 · Penn State · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.41C.J. Stroud pass complete to Jeremy Ruckert for 24 yds to the PnSt 35 for a
Week 12 · Michigan State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.16C.J. Stroud pass complete to Jeremy Ruckert for 28 yds to the OhSt 43 for a
Week 8 · Indiana · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +1.80C.J. Stroud pass complete to Jeremy Ruckert for 8 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 9 · Penn State · 1st and 15 · Q4 · EPA +1.77C.J. Stroud pass complete to Jeremy Ruckert for 30 yds to the PnSt 18 for a

4 more plays

Week 6 · Maryland · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.52C.J. Stroud pass complete to Jeremy Ruckert for 18 yds to the Mary 24 for a
Week 3 · Tulsa · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.46C.J. Stroud pass complete to Jeremy Ruckert for 16 yds to the Tulsa 48 for a
Week 8 · Indiana · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.40C.J. Stroud pass complete to Jeremy Ruckert for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 1 · Utah · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.38C.J. Stroud pass complete to Jeremy Ruckert for 9 yds to the OhSt 45

Teams and coaches

2018Ohio State13-1HC: Urban Meyer and Ryan Day · Balanced, fast tempo

2019Ohio State13-1HC: Ryan Day · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2020Ohio State7-1HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced, fast tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 47 (#50 of 119). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2021 season

47Rotational starter #50 of 119 · 2021?

11 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: fumbles lost (28th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#202 / 655 · 69th pct

8.6%

Catch rate#356 / 655 · 45th pct

74.3%

Yards / catch#376 / 655 · 43rd pct

11.9

Explosive rate#396 / 655 · 40th pct

11.4%

EPA / target#428 / 655 · 35th pct

0.53

Box-score rates (6)

Rec yards#49 / 146 · 67th pct

309

Receptions#49 / 146 · 66th pct

Yards / catch#54 / 146 · 62nd pct

11.9

Rec TDs#44 / 146 · 62nd pct

Long catch#91 / 146 · 37th pct

Fumbles lost#18 / 39 · 28th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.0	33.8	18.4	0.0
Road4g	3.2	28.8	9.7	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.2	27.8	14.0	0.2
Weeks 8+4g	3.0	36.2	15.2	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2021 season

Head Coach

Ryan Day

Pass share

54.4%

493 pass / 414 run

Plays / game

75.6

12 games

Team sack rate

3.3%

515 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

26 catches in 9 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

47 · #50 of 119 TEs · 2021

Former four-star. Now #50 at the position.

Jeremy Ruckert

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Style of play

Fans

Ohio State in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

26 catches in 9 games

Four seasons at Ohio State, drafted

2018

2022