Zach Ruffin
Memphis Tigers
67
Depth

Zach Ruffin

Memphis TigersAverage
WLBDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Southern Miss
Projected Starter

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Zach Ruffin is the projected starter at WLB for Memphis Tigers.

Sophomore · #22 · 6'4", 199 lbs

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Neshoba Central, ranked #1,062 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 4 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 67 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,062 NatlTeam Share0%
Philadelphia, MS
Jersey
#22
Class
SO/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
199 lbs
Transfer
Southern Miss

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—400

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8669
National Rank
#1062
High School
Neshoba Central
Hometown
Philadelphia, MS

Why this rating?

On a 76-rated defense; 24th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.78 for competition level) put them -9 vs unit starters → 67.

Team defense (SP+)
76
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 24% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 42% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.78)
Depth-chart adjustment
-9 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WUABTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
6
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 38-13

Oct 3WCLTTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-8

Sep 19WUTMTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 45-21

Sep 12LBOISTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 38-20

Sep 5WARSTTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 42-24

Aug 30WUNLVTKL 13
TKL
13
SOLO
9
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 27-21

Zach Ruffin's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

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