Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 22 | — |
| Target share | 18.5% | 192nd / 534 |
| Catch rate | 40.9% | 520th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 18.2% | 524th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 2.5 | 527th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | 495th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 22.7% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 8 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Jr.'s plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted24 targets charted
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Central Michigan#122 · 3-5 | 7 | 47% | 11 | 68 | 0 | 18.5% |
| 2025 | Central Michigan#96 · 7-6 | 6 | 14% | 7 | 63 | 0 | 9.3% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Justin Ruffin Jr.'s team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Justin Ruffin Jr.'s box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | Returns | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 | @ New Mexico | L 7–38 | 4.7 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  Colgate | W 13–10 | 5.6 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 49 | · | · | · |
| 3 |  Wyoming | W 24–10 | — | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 8 | · |
| 4 | @ Miami | L 3–52 | 5.4 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 5 |  Akron | W 41–17 | 4.7 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 2 | · |
| 6 | @ Ohio | L 14–31 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 7 |  Western Michigan | L 14–21 | — | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 | 8 | · |
| 8 |  Miami (OH) | L 27–28 | 5.1 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 | · | · | 1 | 11 | · |
| 2026 · 7 games | 5.1 | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 75 | 5 | 29 | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 2 | — |
| Yards | 7 | 1146th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 3.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 5 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 11 | 650th / 2089 |
| Yards | 68 | 990th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 6.2 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 18 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 3 | — |
| Yards | 75 | — |
| Average | 25 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 28 | — |
| Punt returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 5 | — |
| Yards | 29 | — |
| Average | 5.8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 11 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · New Mexico | — | 48 | ~38 (12–48) | 6 | · | 79% |
| Wk 2 · Colgate | — | 63 | ~43 (28–52) | 3 | 2 | 68% |
| Wk 3 · Wyoming | — | 65 | · | · | 1 | — |
| Wk 4 · Miami | ✓ WR | 51 | ~30 (10–41) | 4 | · | 59% |
| Wk 5 · Akron | — | 61 | ~44 (29–54) | 5 | 2 | 72% |
| Wk 7 · Western Michigan | — | 73 | ~20 (6–27) | 1 | 2 | 27% |
| Wk 8 · Miami (OH) | ✓ WR | 60 | ~49 (32–60) | 7 | 1 | 82% |
| Season | 2 GS | 477 | 224 (139–272) | 26 | 8 | 47% |
Position Room
13 WRs on the Central Michigan roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Langston Lewis | WR | SR | 24 | 379 | 2 | 21% | +0.51 |
| 9 | Justin Ruffin Jr. | WR | SO | 11 | 68 | 0 | 16% | -0.15 |
| 17 | Braylen Naves | WR | FR | 10 | 96 | 0 | 11% | +0.12 |
| Nasir Williams | WR | 8 | 60 | 0 | 7% | +0.39 | ||
| 16 | Shawn Foster II | WR | JR | 7 | 77 | 1 | 10% | +0.25 |
| 81 | Tayte Vanderleest | WR | JR | 2 | 27 | 0 | 7% | +0.42 |
| 6 | Collin Payne | WR | SR | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +0.09 |
| 83 | Da'Shon Febres | WR | FR | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | +0.28 |
| 0 | Kendall Jones | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Camden Kruisenga | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Tommy McIntosh | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Avin Robinson | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | Dontae Robinson | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Central Michigan depth chart →