2019 Football Roster
Cameron Ruiz
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 180
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lake Villa, Ill.
- High School:
- Lakes Community
2020: Started and recorded his first career sack against Maryland (10/24)...Sack was his first tackle for loss since November 16, 2019...Made another start at Iowa (10/31)...Recorded four tackles in 21-20 victory...Compiled six tackles and a pass break up vs. Nebraska (11/7)...Made two tackles and forced one pass breakup at Purdue (11/14)...Tied for his career-high in sacks (1) and tackles for loss (1) against Wisconsin (11/21)...Recorded one tackle at Michigan State (11/28), vs. Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship (12/19) and in Citrus Bowl against Auburn (1/1/21).
2019: Appeared in 11 games with nine starts, finishing with 44 tackles, seven pass breakups, three TFL, and one interception ... Forced a fumble and had four tackles against Michigan State (9/21) ... Recorded seven total tackles at Wisconsin (9/28) ... Made two career-highs with eight total tackles and two tackles for loss against Nebraska (10/5) ... Tied a career-high with two pass breakups versus Iowa (10/26).
2018: Appeared in 12 games as redshirt-first year, making 26 tackles, breaking up four passes and forcing a fumble while recovering another … Made his first three tackles and his first pass breakup against Michigan State (10/6) … Blocked a punt against Notre Dame while making four tackles including 0.5 TFL (11/3) … Made a career-high five tackles and forced and recovered his first fumble at Iowa (11/10) … Tied his career-high with five tackles against Illinois (11/24).
2017: Redshirted his first year on campus.
High School: Verbally committed to Northwestern on April 9, 2016 ... Ranked as a consensus three-star prospect by 247Sports, Scout, Rivals and ESPN ... Rated as the No. 1 cornerback in the state of Illinois, and the No. 8 CB in the Midwest Region, by Scout ... Helped lead the Eagles to back-to-back Northern Lake County Conference championships (2014, ’15) ... Appeared both as a defensive back and running back ... Totaled 145 tackles, 28 PBU, two interceptions, three forced fumbles and two fumbles recovered, to go along with 2,733 all-purpose yards and 29 touchdowns ... Two-time All-Conference ... Two-time All-Area ... 6A All-State Team ... News-Gazette All-State ... All-USA Illinois Football Team ... Track & field team captain ... 2016 Illinois State Champion in both long jump (24’) and triple jump (50’6”) ... 2016 Illinois State Medalist in 400m and 4x400m events ... Mother, Melanie, earned her MBA from Northwestern ... Two-time All-Academic honoree ... Honor Roll.
