He was a starting quarterback playing college football for the 2013 and 2014 Iowa Hawkeyes and 2015 Michigan Wolverines.

[3] Rudock connected with his players in the end zone for a total of thirty-four touchdowns while only turning the ball over five times.

As a senior at St. Thomas Aquinas he led the team to district, regional, state and national championships with a perfect regular season.

For the season, he completed 204-of-346 pass attempts for a total of eighteen touchdowns, thirteen interceptions, and 2,383 yards.

[10][9] On April 1, 2015, the Big Ten Conference approved the transfer for Rudock to enroll at the University of Michigan.

On November 14, Rudock set the Michigan record for single-game touchdown passes against Indiana, earning co-Big Ten Player of the Week with his receiver Jehu Chesson.

[11][12][13] The following week against Penn State, he became the first quarterback in school history to pass for 250 yards in three consecutive games.

[24] He spent his rookie season as the third-string quarterback behind Matthew Stafford and Dan Orlovsky, and didn't make any game appearances.

Rudock ultimately won the backup job after Kaaya was waived at the end of the preseason.

[36] On December 31, 2020, Rudock was re-signed by the Dolphins to their active roster to serve as the team's backup after Ryan Fitzpatrick was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list.