Freshman quarterback for Kent State. 2024: 73 passing yards, 2 INT.
6′1″ · 217 lb · Cleveland, OH
The story
1 quarterback for Kent State. 2024: 73 passing yards, 2 INT.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearRuel Tomlinson
The receipt on tape: 62 pass yds against Ohio, Week 11, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: interceptions (93rd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 62.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+4g | 18.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kent State | 11 | 28 | 39.3% | 73 | 2.6 | 0 | 2 | 46.9 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 11 | 28 | 39.3% | 73 | 2.6 | 0 | 2 | 46.9 | -- | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kent State | 28 | 7 | 0.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 28 | 7 | 0.2 | 0 | -- |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | L 6-27@ Bowling Green | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 0-41vs Ohio | 8/18 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 | 1.4 | Season-high 62 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 7-34@ Miami (OH) | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28.2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-43@ Buffalo | 3/5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | |
| Total | 11/28 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 1.4 | 7.8 |
2026 Outlook
Kent State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Kent State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #130 · 2026 recruiting class #122