Henry Ruggs III

WR · Alabama 2019 · #11

Last confirmed: Alabama, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′0″ · 190 lb · Montgomery, AL · Percy L. Julian

Henry Ruggs III: WR · Alabama · #11.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Bryce TreggsCalifornia · 2015 · 88% season match
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Marcus LeakMaryland · 2014 · 81% season match
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Henry Ruggs III

WR · Alabama · Jr · #11

Beats you over the top. Third year in the Alabama receiving corps. A game that shows it: 148 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Southern Miss — Week 4, 2019.

How he plays

Play style

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Alabama in the news

Coleman-Williams out vs TennesseeThe Tuscaloosa News Oct 15
2027 RB commit out for seasonOct 9
Former Alabama coach Dennis Franchione diesWBMA Oct 7

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2019	Alabama	40	746	18.6	7
2018	Alabama	46	741	16.1	11
2017	Alabama	12	229	19.1	6
Career		98	1,716	17.5	24

Season	Team
2019	Alabama	2	75	286	--
2018	Alabama	--	--	--	--
2017	Alabama	--	--	239	46
Career		2	75	525	46

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 42-3vs Duke	2	14	7.0	0	9
Wk 2	W 62-10vs New Mexico State	4	66	16.5	1	39
Wk 3	W 47-23@ South Carolina	6	122	20.3	1	81
Wk 4	W 49-7vs Southern Miss	4	148	37.0	2	74	Season-high 148 yds
Wk 5	W 59-31vs Ole Miss	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 7	W 47-28@ No. 24 Texas A&M	1	33	33.0	1	33
Wk 8	W 35-13vs Tennessee	4	72	18.0	0	48
Wk 9	W 48-7vs Arkansas	4	47	11.8	1	18
Wk 11	L 41-46vs No. 1 LSU	3	68	22.7	0	26
Wk 12	W 38-7@ Mississippi State	3	39	13.0	0	26
Wk 14	L 45-48@ No. 16 Auburn	6	99	16.5	1	33
Bowl	W 35-16vs No. 17 Michigan	2	27	13.5	0	25
Total		40	746	18.6	7	81

Signature game

Week 14 · 2019

L 45-48

at Auburn

6 rec · 99 yds · 1 TD

With J. Waddle — 4 rec · 98 yds · 3 TD · M. Jones — 335 yds · 4 TD · 2 INT · 32 rush yds (8 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · South Carolina · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +6.97Tagovailoa to Ruggs III: an 81-yard touchdown pass.
Week 4 · Southern Miss · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +6.10Tua Tagovailoa pass complete to Henry Ruggs III for 74 yds for a TD, (Will Reichard KICK)
Week 2 · New Mexico State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +6.08Henry Ruggs III run for 75 yds for a TD
Week 4 · Southern Miss · 2nd and 13 · Q1 · EPA +4.87Tua Tagovailoa pass complete to Henry Ruggs III for 45 yds for a TD, (Will Reichard KICK)
Week 11 · LSU · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.16Tua Tagovailoa pass complete to Henry Ruggs III for 22 yds to the LSU 27 for a
Week 14 · Auburn · 1st and 15 · Q4 · EPA +2.98Mac Jones pass complete to Henry Ruggs III for 28 yds to the Aub 40 for a

4 more plays

Week 2 · New Mexico State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.95Tua Tagovailoa pass complete to Henry Ruggs III for 39 yds to the NMxSt 33 for a
Week 1 · Michigan · 2nd and 13 · Q3 · EPA +2.94Mac Jones pass complete to Henry Ruggs III for 25 yds to the Alab 47 for a
Week 7 · Texas A&M · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.90Tagovailoa to Ruggs III: a 33-yard touchdown pass.
Week 14 · Auburn · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.83Mac Jones pass complete to Henry Ruggs III for 24 yds to the Aub 38 for a

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Nick Saban — 38-4 over that span.

2017Alabama13-1HC: Nick Saban · Run-heavy

2018Alabama14-1HC: Nick Saban · Run-leaning

2019Alabama11-2HC: Nick Saban · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (94th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (86th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#43 / 728 · 94th pct

23.1%

Yards / catch#99 / 728 · 86th pct

16.6

EPA / target#145 / 728 · 80th pct

0.76

TD rate#195 / 728 · 73rd pct

7.7%

Catch rate#305 / 728 · 58th pct

71.2%

Box-score rates (7)

Long catch#27 / 556 · 95th pct

Yards / catch#41 / 556 · 93rd pct

18.7

Rec TDs#54 / 556 · 88th pct

Rush TDs#23 / 283 · 86th pct

Rush yards#43 / 283 · 85th pct

Rec yards#94 / 556 · 83rd pct

746

Receptions#183 / 556 · 67th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

56th → 80th percentile

Explosive rate

74th → 94th percentile

Catch rate

35th → 58th percentile

TD rate

89th → 73rd percentile

Yards / catch

73rd → 86th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.3	68.7	19.5	0.7
Road4g	4.0	73.2	20.7	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.9	60.1	19.8	0.7
Weeks 8+5g	4.0	65.0	16.4	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2019 season

Head Coach

Nick Saban

Pass share

48.7%

406 pass / 428 run

Plays / game

64.2

13 games

Team sack rate

2.8%

429 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

40 catches and 2 carries in 12 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Henry Ruggs III

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Alabama in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

40 catches and 2 carries in 12 games

Three seasons at Alabama, drafted

His moves

2017 14 games

2020