Tight end, Georgia State, 2013–⁠16

Keith Rucker

Number
No. 45
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Cincinnati, OH

Keith Rucker played tight end at Georgia State (2013–⁠16).

Career highs

10catches, career highvs. Troy, 2015154receiving yards, career highvs. Troy, 20152receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Louisiana, 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Georgia State1423216.6142
2014Georgia State5326.4114
2015Georgia State3952213.4639
2016Georgia State3236211.3244
Career901,14812.81044

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Georgia State45TE
2014Georgia State45TE
2015Georgia State45TE
2016Georgia State45TE6′3″

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
2013Georgia State131.42––18.4–
2014Georgia State50.70––3.5–
2015Georgia State441.2199th (n=465)0.5353.26%
2016Georgia State430.7277th (n=489)0.5230.87%

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

2016 Georgia State 10 games, 32 catches, 362 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Ball StateL 21–⁠31222015
Sep 10atAir ForceL 14–⁠481505
Sep 17atWisconsinL 17–⁠23638015
Oct 1atApp StateL 3–⁠1742709
Oct 8vs.Texas StateW 41–⁠21336121
Oct 29atSouth AlabamaL 10–⁠13215014
Nov 3vs.Arkansas StateL 16–⁠31334117
Nov 12vs.UL MonroeL 23–⁠37223019
Nov 19vs.Georgia SouthernW 30–⁠248145044
Dec 3atIdahoL 12–⁠37117017
2015 Georgia State 10 games, 39 catches, 522 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4vs.CharlotteL 20–⁠23218022
Sep 12atNew Mexico StateW 34–⁠32115015
Sep 19atOregonL 28–⁠61338120
Oct 3vs.LibertyL 33–⁠41136036
Oct 17atBall StateW 31–⁠19658019
Oct 31atArkansas StateL 34–⁠48561225
Nov 7vs.LouisianaL 21–⁠23651215
Nov 21vs.South AlabamaW 24–⁠10243030
Nov 27vs.TroyW 31–⁠2110154039
Dec 5atGeorgia SouthernW 34–⁠7348129
2014 Georgia State 3 games, 5 catches, 32 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 20atWashingtonL 14–⁠451212
Oct 18atSouth AlabamaL 27–⁠30––––
Nov 29vs.Texas StateL 31–⁠54430014
2013 Georgia State 7 games, 14 catches, 232 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.SamfordL 21–⁠311808
Sep 7vs.ChattanoogaL 14–⁠42111011
Sep 14atWest VirginiaL 7–⁠41227019
Oct 19atTexas StateL 17–⁠24232017
Nov 16vs.LouisianaL 21–⁠356121142
Nov 23atArkansas StateL 33–⁠35113013
Nov 30vs.South AlabamaL 17–⁠38120020

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

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