Tight end, Ohio State, 2018–⁠21

Jeremy Ruckert

Number
No. 88
Height
6′5″
Weight
253 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Lindenhurst, NY
Born
Aug 11, 2000, in Lindenhurst, New York

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Jeremy Ruckert played tight end at Ohio State (2018–⁠21). The New York Jets took Ruckert in round 3, No. 101 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
309
Receiving yards, 2021 (Ohio State, 11–⁠2)
Drafted
No. 101
Round 3, 2022 NFL Draft (New York Jets)

Career highs

2receiving touchdowns, career highfour times; last at Indiana, 2021

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2018, 2019 and 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Ohio State11313.0013
2019Ohio State1414210.1425
2020Ohio State1315111.6536
2021Ohio State2630911.9330
Career5461511.41236

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Ohio State88TEYr 1
2019Ohio State88TEYr 2
2020Ohio State88TEYr 3
2021Ohio State88TEJr. (Yr 4)6′5″253

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
2018Ohio State10.71––0.7–
2019Ohio State151.16––17.4–
2020Ohio State151.34––20.2–
2021Ohio State330.5939th (n=410)0.6719.55%

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 Ohio State 10 games, 26 catches, 309 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2atMinnesotaW 45–⁠31115015
Sep 11vs.OregonL 28–⁠35336021
Sep 18vs.TulsaW 41–⁠20230016
Oct 2atRutgersW 52–⁠13440119
Oct 9vs.MarylandW 66–⁠17118018
Oct 23atIndianaW 54–⁠7547215
Oct 30vs.Penn StateW 33–⁠24357030
Nov 6atNebraskaW 26–⁠1731306
Nov 20vs.Michigan StateW 56–⁠7128028
Jan 1 ✦vs.UtahW 48–⁠45325010
2020 Ohio State 5 games, 13 catches, 151 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 24vs.NebraskaW 52–⁠171606
Oct 31atPenn StateW 38–⁠25425213
Nov 7vs.RutgersW 49–⁠27429112
Jan 1 ✦vs.ClemsonW 49–⁠28355226
Jan 11 ✦vs.AlabamaL 24–⁠52136036
2019 Ohio State 9 games, 14 catches, 142 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.Florida AtlanticW 45–⁠21438225
Sep 21vs.Miami (OH)W 76–⁠5124024
Oct 5vs.Michigan StateW 34–⁠101404
Oct 18atNorthwesternW 52–⁠31717
Nov 9vs.MarylandW 73–⁠14230023
Nov 23vs.Penn StateW 28–⁠1721307
Nov 30atMichiganW 56–⁠271404
Dec 7vs.WisconsinW 34–⁠21116116
Dec 28 ✦vs.ClemsonL 23–⁠291606
2018 Ohio State 1 game, 1 catch, 13 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.Oregon StateW 77–⁠31113013

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (National team, won 20–⁠10).

DrillCombine 2022Combine or pro day 2022
Height6′5″
Weight250 lb
Arm length32¾″
Hand size10⅛″
Wingspan79¼″W
Bench press19 reps

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 43 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2022New York Jets2180
2023New York Jets10161510
2024New York Jets14181050
2025New York Jets14231791
2026 (so far)New York Jets38481
NFL career43664912

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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