- 2019 Preseason All-Southland Conference First Team Offense
- 2017 Fred Mitchell Award Finalist

2018 (Junior): Selected to the September and October Fred Mitchell Award watch lists ... Served as the Lumberjacks' starting placekicker for the third-straight season ... Finished 9-for-12 (.750) on field goal attempts and was an unblemished 22-for-22 on PATs ... Went 7-for-8 from beyond 30 yards and was 4-for-5 from over 40 yards, including a perfect 4-for-4 on field goals between 40-49 yards ... Also had two kickoffs for 117 yards ... Ranked 33rd nationally and fifth in the Southland Conference in field goal percentage ... Ranked 56th in the nation and sixth in the league in field goals per game (0.90) ... Accounted for 49 of SFA's 181 points on the season, averaging 4.8 points per game to rank eighth in the Southland in kick scoring ... Ranked among the top 190 FCS players in the country and 17th in the conference in scoring per game ... Recorded multiple field goals on two different occasions ... Went 2-for-2 with a 36-yard field goal in the season opener at FBS 18th-ranked Mississippi State (Sept. 1) while also averaging 58.5 yards on a pair of kickoffs ... Made a 20-yard first-quarter field goal in the 24-21 home win over Abilene Christian (Sept. 22) ... Drilled a 41-yard fourth-quarter field goal in the pouring rain at 11th-ranked McNeese (Sept. 29) ... Connected on a career-long 48-yarder in the third quarter versus No. 16 Central Arkansas (Oct. 13) ... Went 6-for-6 on PATs to tie a career high in the 42-14 road rout of Houston Baptist (Oct. 20) ... Notched a 46-yarder in the fourth quarter against Lamar (Oct. 27) ... Tied a career-best by going 3-for-3 with a 43-yard first-quarter field goal in the 53rd Battle for Chief Caddo versus Northwestern State (Nov. 15).

2017 (Sophomore): Placed on September, October and final Fred Mitchell Award watch lists ... Served as SFA's starting placekicker for the second consecutive season ... Went 14-for-18 (.778) on field goal attempts and was a perfect 24-for-24 on PATs ... Was an unblemished 3-for-3 on field goals over 40 yards and went 8-for-10 from over 30 yards out ... Hit his first seven field goal attempts of the season ... His 1.27 made field goals per game ranked 12th nationally, while his field goal percentage was fourth-best in the Southland Conference and was 20th-best in the nation ... Accounted for 66 of SFA's 216 points on the season ... Averaged 6.0 points per game to lead all Lumberjacks and stand among the league's leaders in scoring ... Went 3-for-3, including nailing a 42-yarder, against No. 11/9 Sam Houston State in the 92nd Battle of the Piney Woods at NRG Stadium in Houston (Oct. 7) ... Drilled a season-long 43-yarder in the 34-7 road rout of Lamar (Oct. 28) ... Was 2-for-2 with a 40-yarder against 17th-ranked Nicholls (Nov. 11) ... Went 4-for-4 on PATs twice, at Lamar (Oct. 28) and in the thrilling 37-31 home victory over Incarnate Word (Sept. 16) ... Had a 45-yard kickoff in the 20-10 road win at Abilene Christian (Sept. 23).

2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in all 11 games as SFA's primary placekicker ... Finished the year connecting on 13 of his 17 field goal attempts and was 41-of-41 on PATs, giving him 80 points on the year ... Led the Southland Conference in points per game (7.3), kicking points per game (7.3), field goal percentage (76.5%) and PAT percentage (100.0%) ... Ranked 27th nationally in field goal percentage and 34th in points per game ... Had three field goals of 40-yards or longer, including a season-long 44-yarder in the win against West Alabama ... Hit a 43-yard field goal in his collegiate debut at Texas Tech ... Also hit a 40-yard field goal in the win at 13th-ranked McNeese ... Hit a 37-yard field goal against Southeastern Louisiana ... Hit his first six field goal attempts of the year, followed by his final four ... Went 3-for-3 in the wins against West Alabama and Northwestern State ... Registered a season-high 13 points against the Demons and 12 points against the Tigers ... Finished with 11 points in the win over Abilene Christian.

Prior to SFA: Spent one season at the University of Houston, utilizing his redshirt season ... Two year letterwinner at Clear Springs High School ... Helped lead the Chargers to back-to-back playoff appearances ... Coached by Frank Maldonado ... Real name is Elijah Ruiz ... Son of Joseph and Addie Ruiz … Younger brother, Chase, is a freshman long snapper at SFA.