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University of Mount Union

Athletics Site of the Mount Union Purple Raiders
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2023 Football Roster

6 Wayne Ruby

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pembroke Pines, Fla.
  • Highschool Charles W. Flanagan
  • Position WR

Biography

2023: Associated Press Division III All-America First Team... American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III Coaches' All-America First Team... D3football.com All-America First team... D3football.com All-Region 4 First Team... All-OAC First Team... OAC Ed Sherman Receiver of the Year... Recorded 75 receptions, 1,174 yards, and 15 touchdowns... Finished career as Mount Union's all-time receptions (362), receiving yards (5,624), and receiving touchdowns (74) leader. 

2022: Associated Press (AP) Division III All-America First Team... D3football.com All-America First Team... American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III Coaches' All-America Second Team... D3football.com All-Region 4 First Team... D3football.com Region 4 Offensive Player of the Year... All-OAC First Team... OAC Ed Sherman Receiver of the Year... Led all NCAA Division III in both receiving yards (1,785) and receiving touchdowns (30) - both school records... Was one touchdown away from tying a Division III record... His 12.9 points per game ranked fifth in NCAA Division III, while his 127.5 receiving yards per game ranked third... Posted 11 100-yard receiving games, including a season-high 176 against Muskingum... Had 10 multi-touchdown games, including two games where he scored four touchdowns in each (tying a career high)... 105 receptions tied for second most in a season in program history... Broke school record for career receptions (287).

2021: All-OAC First Team... OAC Ed Sherman Award as conference's top receiver... Had seven 100-yard receiving games... Had 11 catches for 109 yards with a TD against Capital... Had nine catches for 176 yards with three TDs against Johns Hopkins. 

2020: All-OAC First Team... Had 37 catches for 557 yards and 9 touchdowns during the four-game season... Had 100 yards receiving in every game... Had 16 catches for 182 yards and four touchdowns against John Carroll - 16 receptions tied for second all-time in program history.

2019: All-OAC Honorable Mention... Had seven catches for 154 yards and two touchdowns against Ohio Northern... Had two 100-yard receiving games. 

Personal: Son of Lenorr Edwards... Sport Business major... As a senior, had 33 Receptions for 591 yards and nine touchdowns... Participant in 2018 Broward vs. Dade and North vs. South All-Star games... Volunteer for Memorial adaptive sports program.

High School: Went to Charles W. Flanagan H.S.

Statistics

Season:
2023

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2019Sophomore

    WR
    6'1" 175 lbs
    17
  • 6

    2020Junior

    WR
    6'1" 175 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2021Senior

    WR
    6'1" 190 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2022Senior

    WR
    6'1" 190 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2023Senior

    WR
    6'1" 190 lbs
    6