Brandon Ruiz
| Mississippi State Bulldogs | |
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| Position | Placekicker |
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| Born: | February 18, 1999 Yuma, Arizona |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Arizona State (2017–2019)
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| High school | Williams Field (AZ) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Brandon Ruiz (born 1999) is an American football kicker who currently plays college football for Mississippi State. Ruiz played his first two seasons of college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils.
Early years
Ruiz attended Williams Field High School. As a senior, he made 17-of-20 field goals with a long of 58 yards and converted 66-of-67 extra points.
He was the team's kicker and punter, contributing to the school winning the 2016 5A State Championship with a 14-0 record. He set an Arizona High School record for the longest field goal (58) and tied the record for most field goals in a game (5). He also received All-region and All-state honors.
College career
Ruiz accepted a football scholarship from Arizona State University.[1] As a true freshman in 2017, he replaced the recently graduated Zane Gonzalez as the starter at kicker. He made 19-of-27 field goal attempts (long of 52 yards) and 49-of-50 extra point attempts. He had 52 touchbacks.
As a sophomore in 2018, he made 18-of-22 field goal attempts (tied 16th nationally) and 45-of-45 on extra point attempts. He had 48 touchbacks (tied 24th nationally). He received Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors, after making 3 field goals, including the game winner against No. 15 ranked Michigan State University.[2] He had a career-long 54-yard field goal (third in school history) against San Diego State University.
As a junior in 2019, he suffered a knee injury that forced him to miss the first games of the season, while Christian Zendejas was named the team's starter at kicker. Ruiz later announced that he planned to transfer during the summer of 2019.[3] On December 8, 2019 he confirmed that he had chosen to transfer to Mississippi State.[4]
References
- ^ "Williams Field kicker Brandon Ruiz commits to ASU". Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ^ "ASU's Brandon Ruiz wins Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week". Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ^ Canaday, Nick (October 8, 2019). "ASU football kicker Brandon Ruiz announces plans to transfer". statepress.com. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ Ruiz to transfer to Mississippi State
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