Martin Rucker (American football)

Martin Rucker (American football)
Martin Rucker

Martin Rucker hugs a fan following the 2008 Cotton Bowl Classic.
No. 85     Jacksonville Jaguars
Tight end
Personal information
Date of birth: May 4, 1985 (1985-05-04) (age 26)
Place of birth: St. Joseph, Missouri
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight: 255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
College: Missouri
NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 4 / Pick: 111
Debuted in 2008 for the Cleveland Browns
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team SN Freshman All-Big 12 (2004)
  • Honorable mention All-Big 12 (2005)
  • 2× First-team All-Big 12 (2006-2007)
  • Consensus All-American (2007)
Career NFL statistics as of 2009
Receptions     2
Receiving Yards     17
Receiving TDs     0
Stats at NFL.com

Martin Rucker (born May 4, 1985 in St. Joseph, Missouri) is an American football tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Missouri.

Rucker has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys. He is the younger brother of former NFL defensive end Mike Rucker and the son of politician Martin T. Rucker.

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Early years

Rucker attended Benton High School in St. Joseph, Missouri.

College career

Rucker was named as a first-team All-American tight end for the 2007 season by the American Football Coaches Association and the Associated Press.[1][2] Rucker finished his collegiate career with over 200 receptions, 2175 yards, and 18 touchdowns.

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Rucker was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round (111th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. He signed a contract with the team on July 22.

He was waived on September 22, 2009.

Philadelphia Eagles

Rucker was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad on September 24, 2009. He was promoted to the active roster on December 15. He was waived on August 9, 2010.[3]

Dallas Cowboys

Rucker signed with the Dallas Cowboys on August 20, 2010. He was cut on September 4, 2010, and signed to the practice squad a day later. He was promoted to the active roster on December 1, 2010. On September 13, 2011, he was waived by Dallas.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On October 18, 2011, Rucker was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars off the Dallas Cowboys practice squad.

Career statistics

Career Offensive Statistics
Year G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lg
2008 5 1 2 17 8.5 0 9
2009 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
TOTAL 5 1 2 17 8.5 0 9


References

  1. ^ Martin Rucker Named 1st-Team All-American :: Senior Tight End Becomes 27th All-American in Mizzou History
  2. ^ Five Tigers Named to AP All-America Teams :: Mizzou has two Consensus AA's for first time
  3. ^ "Eagles drop Martin Rucker". Profootballtalk.com. August 9, 2010. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/08/09/eagles-drop-martin-rucker/. Retrieved 2010-08-09. 

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v · d · e2007 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense
Defense
Special teams
P Kevin Huber | PK John Sullivan | KR Felix Jones | AP Jeremy Maclin
v · d · eCleveland Browns 2008 NFL Draft selections
Beau Bell • Martin Rucker • Ahtyba Rubin • Paul Hubbard • Alex Hall
v · d · eJacksonville Jaguars current roster
Active roster

2 Nick Harris | 10 Josh Scobee | 11 Blaine Gabbert | 12 Luke McCown | 17 Chastin West | 18 Brian Robiskie | 21 Derek Cox | 22 Kevin Rutland | 24 Montell Owens | 25 Dwight Lowery | 26 Dawan Landry | 27 Rashean Mathis | 29 William Middleton | 30 Drew Coleman | 32 Maurice Jones-Drew | 33 Greg Jones | 34 T. J. Heath | 35 Deji Karim | 36 Courtney Greene | 42 Chris Prosinski | 44 Brock Bolen | 48 Jeremy Cain | 50 Russell Allen | 51 Paul Posluszny | 52 Daryl Smith | 55 Clint Session | 56 Kyle Bosworth | 59 Mike Lockley | 62 John Estes | 63 Brad Meester | 65 Will Rackley | 67 Jason Spitz | 68 Guy Whimper | 69 Leger Douzable | 73 Eben Britton | 74 Aaron Kampman | 75 Eugene Monroe | 77 Uche Nwaneri | 78 Cameron Bradfield | 80 Mike Thomas | 81 Kassim Osgood | 83 Jason Hill | 84 Cecil Shorts | 87 Jarett Dillard | 88 Zach Potter | 89 Marcedes Lewis | 90 Matt Roth | 93 Tyson Alualu | 94 Jeremy Mincey | 96 Terrance Knighton | 97 John Chick | 98 Nate Collins | 99 C. J. Mosley
Reserve lists

3 Scotty McGee (IR) | 15 Mike Sims-Walker (IR) | 20 Rod Issac (IR) | 23 Rashad Jennings (IR) | 43 Terrell Whitehead (IR) | 57 Marc Schiechl (IR) | 72 Kevin Haslam (IR) | 85 Martin Rucker (IR) | 86 Zach Miller (IR) | 92 Austen Lane(IR) | 95 D'Anthony Smith (IR) | -- Aaron Morgan (IR) | -- Richard Murphy (IR)
Practice squad

31 Talmadge Jackson | 40 DuJuan Harris | 41 Matt Estrada | 47 Schuylar Oordt | 58 Stephen Franklin | 66 George Bussey | 76 Daniel Baldridge | 95 Corvey Irvin
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Name Rucker, Martin
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Date of birth May 4, 1985
Place of birth St. Joseph, Missouri
Date of death
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