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Ruiz (pronounced roo-EEZ) grew up in Camden, New Jersey, attending Camden High School before transferring to Florida's IMG Academy for his final two seasons. He left there as the top center prospect in the country, signing with Michigan to continue its tradition of great offensive-line play. Ruiz got on the field sooner than expected, starting five times at right guard and playing in 10 games overall as a true freshman, sometimes as a sixth lineman. He was a third-team All-Big Ten pick as a sophomore and second-team all-conference selection in 2019, starting all 13 games in the pivot each season. Ruiz's father was tragically struck down trying to help someone change a tire on the side of a highway when Cesar was just 8 years old.

Baun came to UW as a dual-threat quarterback who won the state's Offensive Player of the Year award as a senior at Brown Deer High School (1,936 passing yards, 20 passing touchdowns; 1,837 rushing yards, 39 rushing touchdowns). His best fit was on defense, though, with the Badgers so he contributed there as a reserve linebacker his redshirt freshman season (15 tackles, 3.5 for loss in 12 games). Baun's progress was set back by a foot injury suffered in 2017 preseason camp but he made up for lost time by starting all 13 games in 2018 (63 tackles, 7.5 for loss, 2.5 sacks, one interception). Baun became a superstar in college football as a senior, finishing among the nation's leaders with 19.5 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks among his 76 total tackles to earn second-team Associated Press All-American and first-team All-Big Ten honors. He also intercepted a pass, broke up two others, and caused two fumbles.

Trautman was on NFL scouts' radar heading into the 2019 season and his senior-year production did little to quiet the hype. He was a first-team Associated Press FCS All-American and the Pioneer League Offensive Player of the Year after recording 70 receptions for 916 yards (13.1 per) and 14 touchdowns (ranked fifth in the FCS) in 11 starts. He was a high school quarterback in Michigan and won Dayton's Scout Team Offensive Player of the Year during his redshirt season in 2015. He became an offensive weapon in his first year on the field, lining up at tight end, in the slot, and as a Wildcat QB in 11 games (seven starts, 24 receptions, 238 yards, 9.9 average, three touchdowns). In each of the next two seasons, Trautman led the Flyers in receiving and was named second-team all-conference (43 receptions, 537 yards, 12.5 average, five touchdowns in 2017; 41 receptions, 604 yards, 14.7 average, nine touchdowns in 2018). His brother, Alex, plays linebacker at Dayton.

Stevens signed with Penn State out of Decatur Central High School in Indiana. However, the play of Trace McSorley kept Stevens on the sideline throughout his four years in Happy Valley. He played in seven games as a redshirt freshman, mostly as a runner at the quarterback spot (2 of 3, 36 yards passing; 21-198-9.4, two TDs rushing). His role as an all-around offensive threat expanded in nine games the following year, when he took reps at running back and wide receiver (14-of-27, 158 yards, three TDs passing; 27-190-7.0, four TDs rushing; 12-60-5.0, two TDs receiving). Stevens again contributed mainly as a runner in 2018 (8-of-11, 110 yards, one TD, one INT passing; 28-118-4.2, two TDs rushing). Stevens decided to join his former offensive coordinator, Joe Moorhead, who took the head coach position at Mississippi State, in 2019. Stevens started the year as the Bulldogs' top passer but only started nine games because of an ankle injury (97-of-161, 60.2 percent, 1,155 yards, 11 TDs, five INTs passing; 83-381-4.6, four TDs rushing).