Ruben Lopez

All-PFL Second Team Defense (2024) · PFL Co-Defensive Player of the Week (October 6, 2025) · PFL Academic Honor Roll (2022) · All-PFL Second Team Defense (2025) All-PFL Second Team Defense · All-PFL Academic Second Team Defense · Appeared in all 12 games in the heart of the Toreros defense as a captain · Logged 53 total tackles (37 solo, 16 assists), including three tackles for loss and a sack · Tied for second in the PFL with five interceptions · Recorded a forced fumble and four pass breakups · Tied for fourth place in program history with 11 interceptions in his USD career · Logged an interception in three consecutive games (October 25 - November 8) and four of his final five games · Recorded a season-high seven tackles at Montana St. (September 13) and at Stetson (November 22) All-PFL Second Team Defense · PFL Co-Defensive Player of the Week (October 6) · Played in 10 games for the Toreros · Logged 34 total tackles (23 solo, 11 assists) with four tackles for loss and a sack · Recorded three interceptions, five pass deflections, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries. · Against Presbyterian (October 5), Lopez picked up one of his two fumble recoveries for an 87-yard walk-off fumble recovery touchdown in overtime. Appeared in four games · Recorded 21 total tackles (12 solo, nine assisted) · Tied for third on the team with two interceptions · Had a season-high seven total tackles against Princeton (September 16) · Had an interception against Cal Poly (September 2), as well as both a forced fumble and fumble recovery with two pass breakups. PFL Academic Honor Roll · Appeared in 10 games for the Toreros · Recorded 17 tackles (12 solo), a fumble recovery, an interception, and one pass breakup · Snatched a fumble recovery against St. Thomas (MN) on October 29 · Recorded a collegiate-high nine tackles (six solo) and an interception against Morehead St. on November 19 Attended Mission Viejo High School in Mission Viejo, California · Notched 91 tackles and two interceptions Born to Fred and Monique Lopez