Receiver, Arkansas State and South Carolina, 2020–⁠25

Corey Rucker

Number
No. 7
Height
6′0″
Weight
213 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Yazoo City, MS
Born
Jun 9, 2002

Corey Rucker played receiver at Arkansas State (2020–⁠21), South Carolina (2022) and Arkansas State (2023–⁠25).

At a glance

Best season
1,053
Receiving yards, 2024 (Arkansas State, 8–⁠5)
Best game
310 yards
Vs. UL Monroe, week 14, 2020: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

12catches, career highvs. Troy, 2024310receiving yards, career highvs. UL Monroe, 20204receiving touchdowns, career highvs. UL Monroe, 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Arkansas State1545030.0569
2021Arkansas State5981613.8937
2022South Carolina15252.0152
2023Arkansas State3670519.6268
2024Arkansas State691,05315.3779
2025Arkansas State731,02914.1471
Career2534,10516.22879

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2021Arkansas State110000
2024Arkansas State110000
2025Arkansas State440000
Career660000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Arkansas State7WRYr 1
2021Arkansas State7WRYr 2
2022South Carolina7WRYr 3
2023Arkansas State7WRYr 4
2024Arkansas State7WRYr 5
2025Arkansas State7WRSr. (Yr 6)6′0″213

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2020Arkansas State231.67––38.46%
2021Arkansas State830.6548th (n=410)0.6753.811%
2022South Carolina16.03––6.0–
2023Arkansas State451.2392nd (n=681)0.8055.46%
2024Arkansas State681.6099th (n=581)0.92108.98%
2025Arkansas State1380.4142nd (n=1040)0.4656.714%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 Arkansas State 13 games, 73 catches, 1,029 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 42–⁠24259150–
Sep 6vs.ArkansasL 14–⁠56320010–
Sep 13vs.Iowa StateL 16–⁠24126026–
Sep 20atKennesaw StateL 21–⁠282404–
Sep 27atUL MonroeL 16–⁠2891200308
Oct 4vs.Texas StateW 31–⁠3081020274
Oct 14atSouth AlabamaW 15–⁠1485809–
Oct 25vs.Georgia SouthernW 34–⁠24577031–
Nov 1atTroyW 23–⁠10464027–
Nov 8vs.Southern MissL 21–⁠277123055–
Nov 20vs.LouisianaL 30–⁠348120028–
Nov 29atApp StateW 30–⁠2910902344
Dec 18 ✦vs.Missouri StateW 34–⁠286166171–
2024 Arkansas State 13 games, 69 catches, 1,053 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Central ArkansasW 34–⁠319179158–
Sep 7vs.TulsaW 28–⁠24460128–
Sep 14atMichiganL 18–⁠28426013–
Sep 21atIowa StateL 7–⁠52–––––
Oct 5vs.South AlabamaW 18–⁠168172051–
Oct 12atTexas StateL 9–⁠41636014–
Oct 19atSouthern MissW 44–⁠28437114–
Oct 26vs.TroyW 34–⁠3112193028–
Nov 9atLouisianaL 19–⁠55673016–
Nov 16atGeorgia StateW 27–⁠201606–
Nov 23vs.UL MonroeW 28–⁠21349132–
Nov 30vs.Old DominionL 32–⁠408115136–
Dec 26 ✦vs.Bowling GreenW 38–⁠314107279–
2023 Arkansas State 12 games, 36 catches, 705 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atOklahomaL 0–⁠73128028–
Sep 9vs.MemphisL 3–⁠37340018–
Sep 16vs.Stony BrookW 31–⁠731708–
Sep 23vs.Southern MissW 44–⁠37138038–
Sep 30atMassachusettsW 52–⁠2815056
Oct 7atTroyL 3–⁠37351018–
Oct 21vs.Coastal CarolinaL 17–⁠274104068–
Oct 28atUL MonroeW 34–⁠246160058–
Nov 11atSouth AlabamaL 14–⁠21218017–
Nov 18vs.Texas StateW 77–⁠31250031–
Nov 25atMarshallL 21–⁠35587030–
Dec 23 ✦vs.Northern IllinoisL 19–⁠215107242–
2022 South Carolina 1 game, 1 catch, 52 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 24vs.CharlotteW 56–⁠20152152–
2021 Arkansas State 12 games, 59 catches, 816 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.Central ArkansasW 40–⁠219138334–
Sep 11vs.MemphisL 50–⁠5557612311
Sep 18atWashingtonL 3–⁠52343020–
Sep 25atTulsaL 34–⁠414115037–
Oct 2atGeorgia SouthernL 33–⁠59771234–
Oct 7vs.Coastal CarolinaL 20–⁠52439115–
Oct 21vs.LouisianaL 27–⁠28353136–
Oct 30atSouth AlabamaL 13–⁠31467028–
Nov 6vs.App StateL 14–⁠4828013–
Nov 13atUL MonroeW 27–⁠2471030369
Nov 20atGeorgia StateL 20–⁠28318015–
Nov 27vs.Texas StateL 22–⁠24885126–
2020 Arkansas State 5 games, 15 catches, 450 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 12atKansas StateW 35–⁠31239034–
Oct 10vs.Central ArkansasW 50–⁠27156156–
Oct 15vs.Georgia StateW 59–⁠52240021–
Oct 22atApp StateL 17–⁠451505–
Dec 5vs.UL MonroeW 48–⁠159310469–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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