Receiver, Buffalo, 2016–⁠22

Jovany Ruiz

Lettered 2020–⁠22 (school media guide)

Number
No. 8
Height
6′0″
Weight
197 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Fredonia, NY

Jovany Ruiz played receiver at Buffalo (2016–⁠22).

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Marshall, 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Buffalo201929.6126
2021Buffalo710915.6163
Career2730111.1263

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Buffalo8WRYr 1
2017Buffalo8WRYr 2
2018Buffalo8WRYr 3
2019Buffalo8WRYr 4
2020Buffalo8WRYr 5
2021Buffalo8WRYr 6
2022Buffalo8WRSr. (Yr 7)6′0″197

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
2020Buffalo270.71––19.27%
2021Buffalo120.29––3.4–

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 Buffalo 2 games, 7 catches, 109 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.WagnerW 69–⁠7376163
Sep 11atNebraskaL 3–⁠28433013
2020 Buffalo 6 games, 20 catches, 192 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 4atNorthern IllinoisW 49–⁠30115015
Nov 10vs.Miami (OH)W 42–⁠10327114
Nov 28vs.Kent StateW 70–⁠41449026
Dec 12vs.AkronW 56–⁠721107
Dec 18vs.Ball StateL 28–⁠38329017
Dec 25 ✦vs.MarshallW 17–⁠10761020
2018 Buffalo 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 13vs.AkronW 24–⁠6––––
2017 Buffalo 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 7vs.Bowling GreenW 38–⁠28––––

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

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