Cornerback, West Virginia, 2019–23
Malachi Ruffin
- Number
- No. 14
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 194 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Nashville, NC
Malachi Ruffin played cornerback at West Virginia (2019–23).
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 37 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Career | 77 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | West Virginia | 14 | CB | RS | ||
| 2020 | West Virginia | 14 | CB | Fr. | ||
| 2021 | West Virginia | 14 | CB | So. | ||
| 2022 | West Virginia | 14 | CB | Jr. | ||
| 2023 | West Virginia | 14 | CB | Sr. | 5′10″ | 194 |
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.
Game by game
2023 West Virginia 13 games, 37 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Penn State | L 15–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Duquesne | W 56–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 17–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Texas Tech | W 20–13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at TCU | W 24–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | at Houston | L 39–41 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Oklahoma State | L 34–48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at UCF | W 41–28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. BYU | W 37–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | at Oklahoma | L 20–59 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Cincinnati | W 42–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | at Baylor | W 34–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. North Carolina | W 30–10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 West Virginia 11 games, 26 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | atPittsburgh | L 31–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Kansas | L 42–55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Towson | W 65–7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at Virginia Tech | W 33–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Baylor | W 43–40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atTexas Tech | L 10–48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.TCU | L 31–41 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 5 | at Iowa State | L 14–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Oklahoma | W 23–20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Kansas State | L 31–48 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atOklahoma State | W 24–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2021 West Virginia 5 games, 10 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. Long Island University | W 66–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 27–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Texas Tech | L 20–23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atKansas State | L 17–34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Minnesota | L 6–18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 West Virginia 3 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17 | vs.Kansas | W 38–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at Texas | L 13–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | atIowa State | L 6–42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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