17–0
86Overall
TESEC

Martin Rucker

Missouri · Tight End · 2004-07

HND
87
BLK
82
SPD
77

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Rucker was a consensus All-American in 2007 and a 2-time first-team all-conference pick (2006 and 2007).

In the Missouri record book, Rucker ranks No. 2 in career receptions and No. 7 in career receiving yards. Rucker's 2007 season ranks No. 7 in program history for receptions.

Rucker was the No. 111 overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 86 overall, the 2nd-highest tight end rating at Missouri since 1990 and No. 7 among all tight ends of the 2005-2009 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2006
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2007
    • Consensus All-American
    • First-team all-conference
  3. 2008
    • No. 111 overall pick, NFL Draft

Missouri Record Book

  • No. 2 in career receptions
  • No. 7 in career receiving yards
  • No. 7 in single-season receptions (2007)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Rating by Era

  • 2000-2004 eraTE86
  • 2005-2009 eraTE86

Missouri Teammates

  1. 90Danario Alexander2006-09WR
  2. 88Chase Coffman2005-08TE
  3. 88Jeremy Maclin2007-08WR
  4. 86Chase Daniel2005-08QB
  5. 80Justin Smith1998-2000EDGE
  6. 80Sean Weatherspoon2006-09LB
  7. 80William Moore2005-08S
  8. 77Aldon Smith2009-10EDGE
  9. 74Justin Gage1999-2002WR
  10. 74Lorenzo Williams2004-07EDGE

Full Missouri all-time roster

Top Tight Ends of the 2005-2009 Era

  1. 88D.J. WilliamsArkansas · 2006-10TE
  2. 88Aaron HernandezFlorida · 2007-09TE
  3. 88Fred DavisUSC · 2007TE
  4. 88Marcedes LewisUCLA · 2002-05TE
  5. 88Matt SpaethMinnesota · 2002-06TE
  6. 86Dennis PittaBYU · 2004-09TE
  7. 86Zach MillerArizona State · 2004-06TE
  8. 80Dorin DickersonPittsburgh · 2006-09TE

Best college tight ends since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Martin Rucker (American football)) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.