Norfolk State University Athletics

2024 (Junior)
Played 11 games for the Spartans … Recorded 19 tackles, including eight solo stops and one tackle for loss … Added two pass breakups, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery … Tallied season-high four tackles against North Carolina Central … Forced a fumble against East Carolina, recovering a fumble later in the game … Named to NSU AD Honor Roll for fall semester.

2023 (Junior)
Played in just one game, recording a solo tackle at Temple … Named to NSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring semester.

2022 (Sophomore)
Played in all 11 games, seeing action at safety and on special teams … Made 14 tackles, including seven solo … Recorded one sack and one pass breakup as well … Tallied season-high three tackles and a pass breakup at Morgan State … Notched first sack of collegiate career against Delaware State.

2021 (Freshman)
Played in all 11 games and started four times at safety as a true freshman … Finished the season with 38 tackles, 2.5 for loss, with one interception, one forced fumble and two pass breakups … Made five tackles, one for loss, at Wake Forest … Made the first start of his career against Elizabeth City State, making three tackles … In his second career start, he logged a career-high nine tackles at St. Francis (Pa.), including half a tackle for loss … Scored two touchdowns by returning a pair of blocked punts for touchdowns, a 4-yarder at Howard and a 3-yarder at Delaware State … Was named MEAC Rookie of the Week after the Howard win … Made five tackles and one interception in the win over Morgan State … Broke up two passes at DSU.

High School
Lettered three years in football and track and field … Was all-conference as both a safety and receiver as a senior … Also earned all-area honors by the Raleigh News Observer … An all-academic award winner … Posted 42 tackles, four forced fumbles and two interceptions as a senior … Also earned three all-conference honors in track that year … All-conference safety as a junior after compiling 46 tackles … Also was a four-time AAU All-American in track, earning honors in the 200, 400 and 4x400 relay.

Personal
Christian Gerod Ruffin was born on March 31, 2003 … Son of Gerod and Hermione Ruffin … Plans to major in sociology.

Career Highs
Tackles: 9 (vs. South Carolina State, 11-20-21)
Sacks: 1 (vs. Delaware State, 10-15-22)
TFL: 1 (twice, last: vs. Hampton, 9-14-24)
Interceptions: 1 (vs. Morgan State 10-30-21)