2023 Football Roster
Jersey Number 14
Malachi Ruffin
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 194
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Nashville, N.C.
- High School:
- Nash Central
- Has played in 46 career games, including 16 starts
2023 (r-Sr.)
- Played in 12 games, including five starts at cornerback
- Totaled three tackles against North Carolina in the Duke's Mayo Bowl
- Registered two solo tackles at Baylor
- Finished with three tackles and a pass breakup against UC
- Posted three stops at Oklahoma
- Added one tackle and a pass breakup against BYU
- Tallied five solo tackles and a pass breakup at UCF
- Assisted a pair of tackles against Oklahoma State
- Finished with seven tackles, including five solos, at Houston
- Totaled two solo stops at TCU
- Posted four solo tackles against Texas Tech
- WVU Special Teams Champion (Pitt)
- Intercepted a pass in the Pitt game; also added one solo tackle
- Registered one stop against Duquesne
- Added three tackles in the season opener at Penn State, including two solo stops
2022 (r-Jr.)
- Played in 12 games, including five starts
- Saw action at cornerback, cat safety and used extensively on special teams
- Used on more than 400 defensive plays, including a season-high 85 plays at Oklahoma State
- Saw action on 180 special teams plays, including a season-high 25 plays at Iowa State
- Finished with 26 tackles for the season, including 15 solo stops and a fumble recovery
- Had a season-best two interceptions and tied for a team-high five pass breakups
- Registered a person-best five tackles, including three unassisted tackles against Oklahoma
- Had four tackles, including three solo stops at Iowa State
- Also four tackles against Towson and Kansas State
2021 (r-So.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
- Played in 11 games, adding depth at cornerback
- Used primarily on special teams
- Finished with 10 tackles, including eight unassisted tackles
- Saw action on more than 200 plays, including 33 on defense
- Registered three solo tackles at Kansas State, tying his season high
- Season-high three tackles against Texas Tech, including two unassisted tackles
- Had two tackles against Virginia Tech
2020 (COVID)
- Played in 10 games, adding depth at cornerback
- Used primarily on special teams
- Saw action on 75 snaps for the season, including 65 on special teams
- Used on a season-high 15 special teams plays at Texas
- Registered four tackles, including three solo stops
- Season-high two special teams solo tackles at Texas
2019 (r-Fr.)
- Did not see game action
2018 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
High School
- Played for coach Chris Lee at Nash Central High
- Earned All-Conference Second Team honors as a senior after finishing with 59 tackles, including 40 solo stops, two interceptions and a fumble recovery
- Also played basketball and ran track at Nash Central
Personal
- Son of Brian and Tylina Gordon
- One of three children (1 brother, 1 sister)
- Graduated with his bachelor’s degree in advertising and public relations in August 2022
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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