Moqut Ruffins (April 6, 1984 – August 16, 2022) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...

offensive lineman In gridiron football, a lineman is a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage. The linemen of the team currently in possession of the ball are the offensive line, while linemen on the opposing team are the defensive line. A numb ...

. He played college football at

Louisiana Tech University Louisiana Tech University (Louisiana Tech, La. Tech, or simply Tech) is a public research university in Ruston, Louisiana. It is part of the University of Louisiana System and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activ ...

. He has also been a member of the

Lakeland Thunderbolts The Lakeland Thunderbolts were a professional indoor football team. They were a member of the American Indoor Football Association (AIFA). They played their home games at the Lakeland Center. History The Lakeland Thunderbolts began in 2005 as ...

Laredo Lobos The Laredo Lobos were a professional arena football team based out of Laredo, Texas Laredo ( ; ) is a city in and the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Lar ...

Lubbock Renegades The Lubbock Renegades were an expansion member of the AF2. The team played its home games at the City Bank Coliseum, which was the former home of the IFL/ NIFL team, the Lubbock Lone Stars/Gunslingers. The team was owned by Doug McGregor, Ri ...

Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings The Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings were an Arena Football League team based in Bossier City, Louisiana. They played at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City and took their name from the metropolitan area that consists of Bossier City and neig ...

New Orleans VooDoo Louisiana Voodoo (french: Vaudou louisianais, es, Vudú de Luisiana), also known as New Orleans Voodoo, is an African diasporic religion which originated in Louisiana, now in the southern United States. It arose through a process of syncretism ...

Pittsburgh Power The Pittsburgh Power were a professional arena football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The team belonged to the East Division of the American Conference (AC) in the Arena Football League (AFL). Founded in 2011, the Power ...

San Antonio Talons The San Antonio Talons were a professional arena football team based in San Antonio, Texas. They played in the Arena Football League (AFL). Their home arena was the Alamodome, following their relocation to San Antonio for the 2012 season. The t ...

and

Washington Valor The Washington Valor were a professional arena football team based in Washington, D.C. that played in the Arena Football League (AFL) from 2017 to 2019. The team's home arena was the Capital One Arena. The Valor were owned by Monumental Sports an ...

Early years

Ruffins was born in

Monterey, California Monterey (; es, Monterrey; Ohlone: ) is a city located in Monterey County on the southern edge of Monterey Bay on the U.S. state of California's Central Coast. Founded on June 3, 1770, it functioned as the capital of Alta California under bo ...

. He played

high school football High school football (french: football au lycée) is gridiron football played by high school teams in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both countries, but its popularity is declining, partl ...

Middletown High School South Middletown High School South is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as one of the two secondary schools of t ...

Middletown Township, New Jersey Middletown Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the township had a total population of 67,106, making it the most-populous municipality in the county and the state's 16t ...

and helped the team win Central Jersey Group 3 titles in 2000 and 2001.

College career

Ruffins played for the

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters, commonly abbreviated La. Tech and Dawgs, refer to the sports teams of Louisiana Tech University, in Ruston, Louisiana. The teams compete in Division I of NCAA sports. Since 2013, Louisiana Tech has been ...

from 2002 to 2005. He accumulated career totals of 79 tackles, nine tackles for a loss and three sacks. He earned First Team All- WAC honors his senior season in 2005 after recording 38 tackles, seven tackles for a loss, three sacks and two forced fumbles. Ruffins was named the WAC Defensive Player of the Week in October 2005 after sacking quarterback

Colt Brennan Colton James Brennan (August 16, 1983 – May 11, 2021) was an American football quarterback. He played college football for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, where he was a two-time, third-team All-American before being selected by the Washington ...

twice and recovering a fumble in a 46–14 win over the

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wāhine are the athletic teams that represent the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UH), in Honolulu, Hawaii. The UH athletics program is a member of the Big West Conference in most sports and competes at ...

Professional career

Lakeland Thunderbolts

Ruffins played for the

of the

National Indoor Football League The National Indoor Football League (NIFL) was a professional indoor football league in the United States. For their first six years, the league had teams in markets not covered by either the Arena Football League or its developmental league, ...

in 2006.

Laredo Lobos

Ruffins played in one game for the

of the

af2 The AF2 (often styled as af2, and short for arenafootball2) was the Arena Football League's developmental league; it was founded in 1999 and played its first season in 2000. Like its parent AFL, the AF2 played using the same arena football ru ...

in 2007.

Lubbock Renegades

Ruffins was assigned to the

of the af2 on April 27, 2007. He played in nine games for the Renegades during the 2007 season, recording ten tackles, a sack, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a blocked kick. He was assigned to the Renegades on December 12, 2007 and played for the team in 2008.

Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings

Ruffins played for the

of the af2 in 2009, earning First Team National Conference All-af2 honors. The Battle Wings moved to the AFL in 2010, where Ruffins recorded fourteen total tackles, one forced fumble and seven receptions for 54 yards and two touchdowns.

New Orleans VooDoo

Ruffins was assigned to the

on September 23, 2010. He caught four passes for 39 yards and two touchdowns for the VooDoo during the 2011 season.

Pittsburgh Power

Ruffins was assigned to the

on January 30, 2012. He recorded five receptions for 41 yards and two touchdowns for the Power in 2012.

San Antonio Talons

Ruffins was assigned to the

on January 10, 2013. He caught sixteen passes for 181 yards and five touchdowns in seventeen games for the Talons during the 2013 season. He accumulated nineteen receptions for 151 yards and five touchdowns in sixteen games for the team in 2014.

Jacksonville Sharks

Ruffins was assigned to the

Jacksonville Sharks The Jacksonville Sharks are a professional Indoor American football, indoor football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, playing their home games at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Beginning in 2017, the Sharks began play as charter members o ...

on March 5, 2015. He earned First Team All-Arena honors in 2015 after starting sixteen games on the offensive line of the Sharks and catching seven passes for 71 yards and three touchdowns. He played in 15 games, all starts, in 2016, catching 5 passes for 65 yards and 2 touchdowns. On March 6, 2017, Ruffins signed with the Sharks for the 2017 season. He earned First Team All-NAL honors in 2017 after playing in 8 games and catching 3 passes for 54 yards and 1 touchdown. On August 18, 2017, he signed with the Sharks for the 2018 season.

Washington Valor

On October 14, 2016, Ruffins was selected by the

during the dispersal draft.

Albany Empire

On June 7, 2018, Ruffins was assigned to the Albany Empire. On March 7, 2019, Ruffins was assigned to the Empire.

Death

Ruffins died on August 16, 2022, at the age of 38.

References

External links

Just Sports Stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruffins, Moqut 1984 births 2022 deaths Albany Empire (AFL) players American football offensive linemen American football defensive linemen Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football players Lakeland Thunderbolts players Laredo Lobos players Lubbock Renegades players Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings players New Orleans VooDoo players Pittsburgh Power players San Antonio Talons players Jacksonville Sharks players Washington Valor players Middletown High School South alumni People from Middletown Township, New Jersey Sportspeople from Monterey, California Players of American football from Monterey County, California Players of American football from Monmouth County, New Jersey 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people