Tight end, Missouri, 2003–07
Martin Rucker
- Born
- May 4, 1985, in St. Joseph, Missouri
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Martin Rucker played tight end at Missouri (2003–07). He was a consensus All‑American in 2007. The Cleveland Browns took Rucker in round 4, No. 111 overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11catches, best game on filevs. Western Michigan, 2007115receiving yards, best game on filevs. Western Michigan, 20072receiving touchdowns, best game on filetwice; last at Kansas State, 2007Honors
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).
Game by game
2007 Missouri 14 games, 84 catches, 834 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Illinois | W 40–34 | 10 | 86 | 0 | 16 | 11 |
| Sep 8 | at Ole Miss | W 38–25 | 4 | 58 | 1 | 40 | 10 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Western Michigan | W 52–24 | 11 | 115 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Illinois State | W 38–17 | 4 | 71 | 0 | 32 | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. Nebraska | W 41–6 | 9 | 109 | 1 | 26 | 4 |
| Oct 13 | at Oklahoma | L 31–41 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 11 | – |
| Oct 20 | vs. Texas Tech | W 41–10 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 25 | 11 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Iowa State | W 42–28 | 7 | 66 | 1 | 18 | 2 |
| Nov 3 | at Colorado | W 55–10 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Texas A&M | W 40–26 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Nov 17 | at Kansas State | W 49–32 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 12 | – |
| Nov 24 | vs. Kansas | W 36–28 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Dec 1 | vs.Oklahoma | L 17–38 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Arkansas | W 38–7 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 11 | – |
2006 Missouri 12 games, 53 catches, 511 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Murray State | W 47–7 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Sep 9 | vs.Ole Miss | W 34–7 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Sep 16 | at New Mexico | W 27–17 | 6 | 56 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. Ohio | W 31–6 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Sep 30 | vs.Colorado | W 28–13 | 6 | 66 | 1 | 23 | – |
| Oct 7 | atTexas Tech | W 38–21 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Oct 21 | vs.Kansas State | W 41–21 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Oct 28 | vs.Oklahoma | L 10–26 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Nov 4 | atNebraska | L 20–34 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 11 | – |
| Nov 18 | atIowa State | L 16–21 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 15 | – |
| Nov 25 | vs.Kansas | W 42–17 | 7 | 91 | 0 | 47 | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Oregon State | L 38–39 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 18 | 9 |
2005 Missouri 12 games, 47 catches, 567 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Arkansas State | W 44–17 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs.New Mexico | L 35–45 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. Troy | W 52–21 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. Texas | L 20–51 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Oct 8 | at Oklahoma State | W 38–31 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Oct 15 | vs.Iowa State | W 27–24 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Oct 22 | vs.Nebraska | W 41–24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Oct 29 | atKansas | L 3–13 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Nov 5 | atColorado | L 12–41 | 9 | 88 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. Baylor | W 31–16 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 20 | −3 |
| Nov 19 | atKansas State | L 28–36 | 8 | 102 | 1 | 48 | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. South Carolina | W 38–31 | 5 | 83 | 0 | 23 | – |
2004 Missouri 8 games, 19 catches, 263 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs.Arkansas State | W 52–20 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 24 | – |
| Sep 9 | atTroy | L 14–24 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Oct 2 | vs.Colorado | W 17–9 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Oct 9 | atBaylor | W 30–10 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 17 | – |
| Oct 16 | atTexas | L 20–28 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Oct 23 | vs.Oklahoma State | L 17–20 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 8 | – |
| Oct 30 | atNebraska | L 3–24 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Nov 27 | atIowa State | W 17–14 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2008 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅞″ |
| Weight | 251 lb |
| Arm length | 34½″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Bench press | 20 reps |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 4 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Cleveland Browns | 2 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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