Tight end, South Carolina State, 2016–⁠18

Austin Ruger

Number
No. 48
Height
6′2″
Weight
225 lb
Hometown
Lewisville, TX

Austin Ruger played tight end at South Carolina State (2016–⁠18).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016South Carolina State3248.0013
2018South Carolina State12020.0020
Career44411.0020

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2018South Carolina State110000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2016South Carolina State48TE
2017South Carolina State48TE
2018South Carolina State48TE6′2″225

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016South Carolina State (FCS)50.40––2.0–
2018South Carolina State (FCS)12.54––2.5–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 South Carolina State 1 game, 1 catch, 20 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 8atUCFL 0–⁠381200100

No box score in the source for Sep 22 vs. Norfolk State; Sep 27 at North Carolina A&T; Oct 6 at Morgan State; Oct 13 vs. Bethune-Cookman; Oct 20 vs. Delaware State; Oct 27 at Howard; Nov 10 at Florida A&M; Nov 17 vs. Savannah State; Nov 24 vs. North Carolina Central, so those games are not listed.

2016 South Carolina State 2 games, 3 catches, 24 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 3atUCFL 0–⁠382170–––
Sep 17atClemsonL 0–⁠59170–––

No box score in the source for Sep 24 at Florida A&M; Oct 15 at Howard; Oct 22 vs. Delaware State; Oct 29 at Hampton; Nov 5 at North Carolina A&T; Nov 12 vs. Norfolk State; Nov 19 vs. Savannah State; Nov 26 vs. Bethune-Cookman, so those games are not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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