« Reply #196 on: July 29, 2026, 08:41:01 AM »
Barrett Ruud was an outstanding player. Ruud is Nebraska’s all-time leader in tackles, third in career tackles for loss,
Ruud broke Murtaugh's 30-year-old mark for career tackles early in his senior season. Ruud would finish his career with 432 total tackles, 90 tackles ahead of Murtaugh.
Barrett's 2003 season total of 149 stops. That was a record until Lavonte David beat him by three tackles in 2010.
A three-year starter, Ruud was a force all over the field. He had a nose for the football on running plays, but also excelled in pass coverage, recording 12 breakups and two interceptions in his career. Strangely, he earned first team All-Big 12 honors only as a senior. But he was a three-time academic All-Big 12 performer.
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