Henry Ruggs will officially be sentenced to 3-to-10 years behind bars later this summer ... after a judge formally accepted his plea deal on Wednesday morning.
The former Las Vegas Raiders star appeared in court to enter guilty pleas to one felony count of DUI resulting in death and one misdemeanor count of vehicular manslaughter after reaching an agreement with officials earlier this month.
As part of the deal, prosecutors agreed to drop the rest of the ex-football player's charges stemming from his November 2021 car crash.
The judge asked Ruggs -- who was wearing a navy suit with a blue tie -- several questions during the proceedings .