Defensive back, Louisville (from Eastern Illinois), 2021–26
Blake Ruffin
- Number
- No. 29
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Louisville, KY
Blake Ruffin plays defensive back for Louisville, after Eastern Illinois (2021–23). Last time out, at Syracuse: 2 tackles.
2026 so far
14 tackles
Last game: 2 tackles at Syracuse, W 34–26
Next game: vs. Stanford, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Eastern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Eastern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Louisville | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Louisville | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Eastern Illinois | 29 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Eastern Illinois | 29 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Eastern Illinois | 29 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Louisville | 29 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Louisville | 29 | DB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2026 | Louisville | 29 | DB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′3″ | 205 |
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.
Game by game
2026 Louisville 6 games, 14 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. Ole Miss | L 38–41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Villanova | W 59–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. SMU | W 41–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Wake Forest | L 27–30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Florida State | W 44–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Syracuse | W 34–26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Louisville 4 games, 8 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 51–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Bowling Green | W 40–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Pittsburgh | W 34–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Toledo | W 27–22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Eastern Illinois 5 games, 4 tackles, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | atBowling Green | L 15–38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Illinois State | W 14–13 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 30 | at Northwestern State | W 19–10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 14 | at Southeast Missouri State | L 28–35 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 4 | at Lindenwood | W 16–10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2021 Eastern Illinois 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at South Carolina | L 0–46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 11 at Dayton, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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