Deante Ruffin

QB · #14 · Kent State · FR · 6'1" · 215 · Philadelphia, PA

First season · QB depth chart, 3rd

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2025 board
#1728 Elijah Crawford DL · McDonogh School SYR
#1728 Branden Hoch WR · St. Thomas Aquinas FAU
#1728 Deante Ruffin QB · Winslow Township KENT
#1731 Ryland Bradford WR · Abilene UTEP
#1731 Chandler Jordan S · North Gwinnett GAST
QBs in the class
#93 JP Mialovski Millikan SDSU
#94 Jack James Paducah Tilghman TROY
#95 Deante Ruffin Winslow Township KENT
#96 Noah Ehrlich Crown Point M-OH
#97 Tyrell Lewis Wayne ARST

Around Deante

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Dru DeShields QB · 2,030 pass yds · 11g
RB Mason King RB · no college stats
WR-X Ardell Banks WR · 205 rec yds · 11g
WR-Z Da'Realyst Clark WR · 108 rec yds · 12g
WR-SL Wayne Harris WR · 383 rec yds · 12g
TE Hunter Hopperton TE · 38 rec yds · 11g

The situation

Kent State 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 9.2% 13
Red zone TD rate 74.4% 75
Line yards per carry 1.9 12
Sack rate allowed 8.1% 19