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Jeremy Ruckert New York Jets · #89

Tight End · 6' 5", 250 lbs · Lindenhurst, NY · Age 26

Jeremy Ruckert is a Tight End for the New York Jets, drafted 101st overall, 2022. In 2026 he caught 8 passes for 48 yards and 1 touchdowns.

Tight EndDrafted 101st overall5-yr veteran
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New York Jets · #89 · Tight End
Jeremy Ruckert
Season avg8 rec · 48 yds · 1 td
Career avg66 rec · 491 yds · 2 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
8rec
48yds
1td
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Scouting report

Jeremy Ruckert — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Jeremy Ruckert is a Tight End for the New York Jets, drafted 101st overall, 2022. In 2026 he caught 8 passes for 48 yards and 1 touchdowns.
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Receiving
C-
Big-play
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Scoring
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Receiving yards
Strong · offense
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Volume
Excellent · offense
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Scoring
Excellent · offense
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Big-play
Solid · offense
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Target share
Strong · offense
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Act II

Where Jeremy Ruckert stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #310 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
54Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Jeremy Ruckert — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
48 YDS
drill in ↓
A+
Volume
8 REC
drill in ↓
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Big-play
6.0 Y/R
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A+
Scoring
1 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Jeremy Ruckert

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
15
rec
9–21
102
rec yds
50–155
1
td
0–1
19
targets
10–27
10
games
4–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 8 → projected 15 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
+0.1
Net vs last season+6.8 rec
Everything it reads
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5 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 26 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 17 / 3
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Jeremy Ruckert career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2022918028.0
202315161510229.4
202417181050285.8
202517231791297.8
2026 in progress · 3 games3848186.0
Career6166491289
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the New York Jets built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
92off index
98def index
+56net
95%playoff odds
68roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (92), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 87, pass rush 99, coverage 97.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Jeremy Ruckert

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2000-08-11

The beginning

Jeremy Ruckert is a Tight End for the New York Jets, in his 5th NFL season.

New York Jets

Turning pro

Drafted 101st overall, 2022 as a Tight End.

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Jeremy Ruckert is a New York Jets tight end, drafted 101st overall, 2022.

Chapter

Across 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has caught 66 passes for 491 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 8 passes for 48 yards and 1 touchdown in 2026.

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Ruckert's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 5"
Weight
250 lbs
Draft
101st overall, 2022
Born
Lindenhurst, NY
Age
26
Jersey
#89
Background

Jeremy Ruckert is from Lindenhurst, NY and is 26 years old. He was drafted 101st overall, 2022 and plays tight end at 6' 5", 250 lbs.

Over 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has caught 66 passes for 491 yards and 2 touchdowns. Ruckert is currently on the New York Jets roster.

The person

Jeremy Ruckert is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 66 passes for 491 yards and 2 touchdowns across 5 seasons (2022–2026).

Receiving66 career receptions for 491 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Best season23 catches for 179 yards in 2025.
Draft pedigree101st overall, 2022.
Durability61 career games played.
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FAQ

Jeremy Ruckert — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jeremy Ruckert, answered.

What position does Jeremy Ruckert play?
Jeremy Ruckert is a Tight End for the New York Jets.
When was Jeremy Ruckert drafted?
Jeremy Ruckert was drafted 101st overall, 2022.
How many seasons has Jeremy Ruckert played?
5 (2022–2026).
What are Jeremy Ruckert's career stats?
He has caught 66 passes for 491 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Jeremy Ruckert career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE3
behind the starter
Snap share
41%
of offensive snaps
Target share
7%
WOPR 0.11

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ TEN
Week 1 · Tough
Season outlook
53
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
5 / 7
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
33
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ TENW2 vs GBW3 @ DETW4 @ CHIW5 vs CLEW6 @ NEW7 vs MIAW8 vs LVW9 @ KCW10 vs BUFW11 @ LACW12 @ MIAW13 · BYEW14 vs DENW15 @ ARIW16 vs NEW17 vs MINW18 @ BUF

Each week grades Jeremy Ruckert's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
3
since 2023
Games missed
2
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk4 · Knee2023 Wk18 · Concussion (Out)2023 Wk17 · Concussion (Out)2023 Wk12 · Shoulder2023 Wk10 · Shoulder

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 2 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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