Fullback, Ball State, 2017–⁠21

Cody Rudy

Number
No. 8
Height
5′11″
Weight
245 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Middletown, IN

Cody Rudy played fullback at Ball State (2017–⁠21).

Team titles: MAC champions, 2020

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017Ball State430000
2018Ball State210000
2019Ball State1170000
Career17110000

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Ball State2168.0011
2019Ball State252.513
2020Ball State121109.2022
2021Ball State16935.8015
Career322247.0122

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Ball State8FBYr 1
2018Ball State8FBYr 2
2019Ball State8FBYr 3
2020Ball State8FBYr 4
2021Ball State8FBSr. (Yr 5)5′11″245

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
2017Ball State30.27––0.8–
2019Ball State20.95––1.9–
2020Ball State160.42––6.7–
2021Ball State220.03––0.65%

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

2021 Ball State 8 games, 16 catches, 93 yards
DateOpponentResultTklSacksPDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 11atPenn StateL 13–⁠44–––5280
Sep 18atWyomingL 12–⁠45–––160
Sep 25vs.ToledoL 12–⁠22–––2230
Oct 16atEastern MichiganW 38–⁠31–––1−10
Oct 23vs.Miami (OH)L 17–⁠24–––3160
Nov 2atAkronW 31–⁠25–––140
Nov 17vs.Central MichiganL 17–⁠37–––140
Nov 23vs.BuffaloW 20–⁠3–––2130
2020 Ball State 7 games, 12 catches, 110 yards
DateOpponentResultTklSacksPDRecRec ydsRec TD
Nov 11vs.Eastern MichiganW 38–⁠31–––2160
Nov 18vs.Northern IllinoisW 31–⁠25–––1150
Nov 28atToledoW 27–⁠24–––3350
Dec 5atCentral MichiganW 45–⁠20–––3320
Dec 12vs.Western MichiganW 30–⁠27–––130
Dec 18vs.BuffaloW 38–⁠28–––120
Dec 31 ✦vs.San José StateW 34–⁠13–––170
2019 Ball State 7 games, 11 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSacksPDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.IndianaL 24–⁠34100–––
Sep 7vs.FordhamW 57–⁠29100131
Sep 21atNC StateL 23–⁠34200–––
Oct 12atEastern MichiganW 29–⁠23–––120
Oct 19vs.ToledoW 52–⁠14200–––
Nov 16vs.Central MichiganL 44–⁠45200–––
Nov 23atKent StateL 38–⁠41300–––
2018 Ball State 3 games, 2 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSacksPDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 6vs.Northern IllinoisL 16–⁠24100–––
Oct 13atCentral MichiganW 24–⁠23––––––
Nov 13vs.Western MichiganW 42–⁠41100–––
2017 Ball State 5 games, 4 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSacksPDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 23atWestern KentuckyL 21–⁠33–––1110
Oct 21vs.Central MichiganL 9–⁠56–––150
Oct 26vs.ToledoL 17–⁠58100–––
Nov 9atNorthern IllinoisL 17–⁠63200–––
Nov 21vs.Miami (OH)L 7–⁠28100–––

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

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