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Barrett Ruud

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Houston Texans · ILB

Barrett Ruud recorded 104 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with HST, Houston Texans, New Orleans Saints, Tennessee Titans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

5.2

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

104

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Barrett Ruud's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2007
NEW YORKGIANTS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 6, 2008

New York Giants vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wild Card · Jan 6, 2008

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2012
HOUSTONTEXANS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 13, 2013

Houston Texans vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2013

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2012
CINCINNATIBENGALS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 5, 2013

Cincinnati Bengals vs Houston Texans

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2013

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2005
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 7, 2006

Washington Commanders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2006

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2008
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NOV 2, 2008

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Nov 2, 2008

9 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Barrett Ruud's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 14 total tackles

Regular Season
2011
TENNESSEETITANS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
SEP 11, 2011

Tennessee Titans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Sep 11, 2011

14 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 sack · 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2012
HOUSTONTEXANS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 2, 2012

Houston Texans vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2012

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2008
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 16, 2008

Minnesota Vikings vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 16, 2008

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2007
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEP 16, 2007

New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 16, 2007

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2011
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 30, 2011

Indianapolis Colts vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 30, 2011

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Barrett Ruud's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2005–2013

01
TBRUUD—Barrett Ruud
TBBARBER20Ronde Barber
TBWILLIAMS24Cadillac Williams

Intermittent winners give way to another reset

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · After the first title

Tampa Bay won two more divisions but could not rebuild the champion's core as the roster cycled through young quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2005–2015

02
TENRUUD—Barrett Ruud
TENJOHNSON28Chris Johnson
TENBULLUCK53Keith Bulluck

Explosive rushing bridges changing quarterbacks

Tennessee Titans · From CJ2K to another rebuild

Johnson's 2,006-yard season supplied the peak as Tennessee cycled through coaches and quarterbacks after the McNair core.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

03
HOURUUD—Barrett Ruud
HOUWATT99J.J. Watt
HOUFOSTER23Arian Foster

Defense brings January football to Houston

Houston Texans · Watt and the first playoff teams

Wade Phillips's defense and Foster's zone running produced consecutive division titles, while Watt became the era's defining defensive player.

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Franchise era

2012–2016

04
NORUUD—Barrett Ruud
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOJORDAN94Cameron Jordan

Brees keeps producing through defensive collapse

New Orleans Saints · Historic offense, incomplete teams

New Orleans remained one of football's most prolific passing teams but three straight 7–9 seasons forced a major roster reset.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons104 career games362 career solo tackles6 career sacksDrafted by: TBDraft pick: 36Jersey: 544 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 18, 2005Most recent: Jan 13, 2013

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history