Completed Event: Football versus #17 Kansas State on August 23, 2025 , Win , 24, to, 21
Final
Football
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#17 Kansas State
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Iowa State University Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Ruth, De'Monte
Jersey Number 6
De'Monte Ruth
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
- High School:
- Wilmer-Hutchins
Bio
2018
Played in all 13 games, earning three starts … recorded 27 tackles, including 17 solo stops … had for stops vs. Oklahoma … vs. Texas Tech, tallied a season-high six tackles … tallied five tackles and forced a fumble vs. Drake.
2017
Was a valuable reserve in the secondary … played in all 13 games, earning one start … recorded 29 tackles, 2.0 TFL, three pass breakups and a fumble recovery …had 22 solo stops … posted six tackles vs. Akron … recorded a season-high seven tackles, a TFL and a fumble recovery vs. Texas … had four tackles in the win over No. 3 Oklahoma in Norman … had a four-tackles game vs. Baylor … had three solo stops in the win over Memphis in the Liberty Bowl.
2016
Saw action in 11 games, primarily on special teams … recorded five tackles … recovered a fumble on a punt return vs. Kansas.
2015
Saw action in six games, registering three tackles … had a tackle vs. UNI, Kansas and Baylor.
2014
Redshirted initial collegiate season.
High School
Chose Iowa State over Baylor and Sam Houston State … ranked as the 83rd-best cornerback nationally by ESPN … listed as a top-150 corner nationally by Scout … listed as the 230th-best player out of Texas … two-time All-District 11-3A selection … named a top-100 player in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area … honorable mention all-state … was the District 11-3A return specialist MVP … as a senior, had 64 tackles, including 30 solo stops, and five interceptions … returned two punts for touchdowns … in 2012, had 61 tackles, 31 interceptions and four tackles for loss … also participated in basketball and track & field … District 11-3A champion in the long jump … member of the District 11-3A champion relay team … coached by Elzie Barnett.
Personal
Born Jan. 9, 1996 … son of Miesha Ruth … communications studies major.
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Jontez Williams 9_2_25 interview
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