Receiver, Central Michigan, 2025–⁠26

Justin Ruffin Jr.

Number
No. 9
Height
5′9″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Buckner, KY

Justin Ruffin Jr. plays receiver for Central Michigan.

2026 so far

7 returns, 93 yards

Last game: vs. Western Michigan, L 14–⁠21

Next game: vs. Miami (OH), Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 9@UNM
  2. 18COLG
  3. 19@MIA
  4. 11AKR

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Central Michigan7639.0021
2026Central Michigan9576.3018
Career161207.5021

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2025Central Michigan3680–––
2026Central Michigan37504180
Career614304180

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Central Michigan9WRFr.
2026Central Michigan9WRSo.5′9″180

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
2025Central Michigan110.50––5.5–
2026Central Michigan170.13––2.2–

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

2026 Central Michigan 6 games, 7 returns, 93 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5atNew MexicoL 7–⁠38390–––
Sep 12vs.ColgateW 13–⁠101180249–
Sep 19vs.WyomingW 24–⁠10–––––1
Sep 26atMiamiL 3–⁠523190–––
Oct 3vs.AkronW 41–⁠1721101261
Oct 17vs.Western MichiganL 14–⁠21–––––2
2025 Central Michigan 6 games, 7 catches, 63 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 6atPittsburghL 17–⁠454190–––
Sep 13atMichiganL 3–⁠632230–––
Oct 4atAkronL 22–⁠281210–––
Oct 18atBowling GreenW 27–⁠6–––121–
Oct 25vs.MassachusettsW 38–⁠13––––––
Dec 26 ✦vs.NorthwesternL 7–⁠34–––247–

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

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