Nick Ruffin: DB · Auburn · #19.
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Nick Ruffin
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Second year in the same secondary at Auburn. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Ole Miss — Week 6, 2017.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 26
USA Today Oct 18
On3 Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-7vs Georgia Southern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-10vs Mercer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 51-14@ Missouri | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 49-10vs No. 24 Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-23vs Ole Miss | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 23-27@ LSU | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-20@ Arkansas | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-27@ Texas A&M | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-14vs UL Monroe | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 27-34vs No. 10 UCF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 6 · 2017
W 44-23
vs Ole Miss
7 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 1 hurry
Dominant 21-point win at home against Ole Miss.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
25tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL25 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Gus Malzahn, all run-heavy offenses — 18-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
37.5%
382 pass / 636 run
Plays / game
72.7
14 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
419 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Auburn, 57 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Gus Malzahn.
