6′1″ · 308 lb · Lauderhill, FL · Dillard
Kenneth Ruff: DL · Syracuse · #45.
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Kenneth Ruff
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. He has spent four seasons in the Syracuse defensive front. One game to point at: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Western Michigan — Week 4, 2019.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Roundtable Oct 23
Syracuse.com Oct 15
247Sports Oct 7Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-0@ Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-63@ Maryland | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 6-41vs No. 1 Clemson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-33vs Western Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-3vs Holy Cross | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-16@ NC State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-27vs Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-58vs Boston College | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-6@ Duke | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 39-30vs Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 12 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
10%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
4%1 hurry26 tackles · 2.5 for loss.
4 seasons under Dino Babers — 23-26 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dino Babers
Pass share
45.0%
408 pass / 499 run
Plays / game
75.6
12 games
Team sack rate
10.8%
463 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Syracuse, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 32 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dino Babers.
