Cornerback, South Florida (from Tennessee), 2021–25
De’Shawn Rucker
- Number
- No. 22
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Tallahassee, FL
De’Shawn Rucker played cornerback at Tennessee (2021–23) and South Florida (2024–25).
Career highs
11tackles, career highvs. Boise State, 2025Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tennessee | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Tennessee | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | South Florida | 41 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | South Florida | 58 | 42 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Career | 112 | 91 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tennessee | 22 | CB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Tennessee | 22 | CB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Tennessee | 22 | CB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | South Florida | 22 | CB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | South Florida | 22 | CB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 195 |
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.
Game by game
2025 South Florida 13 games, 58 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Boise State | W 34–7 | 11 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | at Florida | W 18–16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Miami | L 12–49 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. South Carolina State | W 63–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Charlotte | W 54–26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at North Texas | W 63–36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 48–13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Memphis | L 31–34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. UTSA | W 55–23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Navy | L 38–41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at UAB | W 48–18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Rice | W 52–3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. Old Dominion | L 10–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 South Florida 11 games, 41 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Bethune-Cookman | W 48–3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Alabama | L 16–42 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | at Southern Miss | W 49–24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Miami | L 15–50 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Memphis | L 3–21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 1 | atFlorida Atlantic | W 44–21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Navy | L 7–28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atCharlotte | W 59–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Tulsa | W 63–30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | atRice | L 28–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. San José State | W 41–39 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Tennessee 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vs. South Carolina | W 41–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Tennessee 4 games, 7 tackles
2021 Tennessee 6 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. Pittsburgh | L 34–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 56–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Missouri | W 62–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Ole Miss | L 26–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atAlabama | L 24–52 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Purdue | L 45–48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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