Jace Ruder

Photo by: Manny Flores

Ruston, La. September 25th, 2021: - NCAA football game between North Texas Mean Green vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, La.
(Photo Credit):
Mean Green Sports/Manny Flores

Photo by: Manny Flores

Position:
LB
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 237
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Norton, KS
High School:
Norton HS
Prev School:
North Carolina

2024: Appeared in all 12 games, primarily on special teams … recorded six tackles on the season … put up season-high three tackles vs. Wyoming … recorded his first career tackle for loss in the regular season finale against Temple.

2023: Made the transition from QB to LB … appeared in three games on the year … missed the final half of the season due to injury.

2022: Did not see action

2021: Played in eight games and started the first four games of season ... completed 53 of 98 passes for 571 yards, three touchdowns and five interceptions with 25 rushes for 68 yards ... completed one of two passes for 14 yards with three rushes for 20 yards at FIU ... completed one attempt for 13 yards with a with a rush for three yards against Marshall ... completed three of ten passes for 13 yards with two rushes for eight yards at Louisiana Tech ... completed six of 13 passes for 34 yards, a touchdown and an interception with six rushes for -1 yard against UAB ... completed 32 of 51 passes for 366 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions with ten rushes for 15 yards at SMU ... completed ten of 21 passes for 131 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions with three rushes for 23 yards against Northwestern State.

Prior to UNT: Played three seasons at North Carolina ... saw action in six games from 2018-20 ... saw snaps against Syracuse, Duke and Western Carolina in 2020 as the backup quarterback ... played in only two games in 2019 before suffering a season-ending injury ... redshirted the 2018 season ... prepped at Norton (Kansas) High School ... Four-star prospect who is ranked No. 12 nationally as a dual-threat quarterback and No. 190 overall by Rivals ... rated as the No. 317 player in the country, the No. 16 dual-threat quarterback and the No. 1 player in Kansas by the 247Sports composite ... considered the No. 23 quarterback and the top player in Kansas by ESPN.com ... threw for 1,232 yards and 13 TDs and ran for 1,032 yards and 15 scores as a senior.