Receiver, San Diego State, 2010–14
Ezell Ruffin
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Long Beach, CA
Ezell Ruffin played receiver at San Diego State (2010–14).
At a glance
Career highs
10catches, career highvs. Fresno State, 2013181receiving yards, career highvs. Fresno State, 20132receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Idaho, 2014Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2012
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | San Diego State | 17 | 319 | 18.8 | 0 | 57 |
| 2013 | San Diego State | 68 | 1,136 | 16.7 | 3 | 75 |
| 2014 | San Diego State | 26 | 422 | 16.2 | 2 | 59 |
| Career | 111 | 1,877 | 16.9 | 5 | 75 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | San Diego State | 3 | WR | |
| 2011 | San Diego State | 3 | WR | |
| 2012 | San Diego State | 3 | WR | |
| 2013 | San Diego State | 3 | WR | |
| 2014 | San Diego State | 3 | WR | 6′1″ |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | San Diego State | 80 | 0.81 | 50th (n=341) | 0.81 | 64.7 | 9% |
| 2014 | San Diego State | 46 | 0.53 | 51st (n=496) | 0.52 | 24.4 | 9% |
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
2014 San Diego State 7 games, 26 catches, 422 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 38–7 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Sep 6 | at | L 27–31 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 59 | – |
| Nov 1 | at | L 14–30 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9 | −2 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 35–21 | 4 | 86 | 2 | 28 | – |
| Nov 15 | at | L 29–38 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 38 | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 30–14 | 7 | 126 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 38–7 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | – |
2013 San Diego State 13 games, 68 catches, 1,136 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | L 19–40 | 4 | 91 | 0 | 49 | – |
| Sep 7 | at | L 7–42 | 6 | 80 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 30–34 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Sep 28 | at | W 26–16 | 8 | 101 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 51–44 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 36 | 5 |
| Oct 10 | at | W 27–20 | 6 | 108 | 1 | 62 | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | L 28–35 | 10 | 181 | 0 | 44 | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 35–30 | 7 | 165 | 2 | 75 | −1 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 34–30 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Nov 16 | at | W 28–21 | 4 | 99 | 0 | 31 | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 34–31 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Nov 30 | at | L 19–45 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 17 | −8 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. | W 49–24 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 39 | 7 |
2012 San Diego State 9 games, 17 catches, 319 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | L 12–21 | – | – | – | – | 9 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 42–7 | 5 | 132 | 0 | 57 | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 49–41 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | L 34–38 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Sep 29 | at | L 40–52 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 37 | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 52–14 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 15 | 10 |
| Oct 20 | at | W 39–38 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 28–9 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. | L 6–23 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2015 East–West Shrine Game (West team, lost 3–19).
| Drill | Combine 2015 | Combine or pro day 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅝″ | |
| Weight | 218 lb | |
| Arm length | 31⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 8¾″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.68 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.66 s | |
| Vertical jump | 27½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′2″ | |
| Bench press | 17 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.35 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.58 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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