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Player Dossier
2020-2024North Carolina
Kaimon Rucker
DE • 6'2" • 265 lbs • Hartwell, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kaimon Rucker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
75
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · North Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- North Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia
Player Story
Kaimon Rucker built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive end from Hartwell, GA wearing No. 7, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Kaimon Rucker's career was his defensive...
Read the storyKaimon Rucker, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · North Carolina. Kaimon Rucker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 176
- TFL
- 38.5
- Sacks
- 22
- QB hurries
- 29
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Kaimon Rucker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Carolina · DE
- Career Tackles
- 176
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 51 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · North Carolina
- Top game
- Virginia
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 30 tackles · DE 67th (top 25%) · ACC 179th (top 24%) · National 1,406th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | North Carolina | 7 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 34.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Carolina | 7 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 34.9 |
| 2021 Postseason | North Carolina | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Carolina | 12 | 27 | 5.5 | 4 | 3 | - | 0 | 40.9 |
| 2022 Postseason | North Carolina | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 61.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Carolina | 12 | 33 | 6 | 2.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 61.9 |
| 2023 Postseason | North Carolina | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 70 |
| 2023 Regular Season | North Carolina | 13 | 56 | 14 | 8.5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 70 |
| 2024 Regular Season | North Carolina | 7 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 56.7 |
Related Context
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Kaimon Rucker played DE for North Carolina. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kaimon Rucker recorded 176 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with North Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
North Carolina paired 36.5 primary output with 42.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 28.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Postseason · North Carolina
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
28.1
Usage
18.6
Consistency
66.3
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon: 2. App State: 2. Florida A&M: 3. Georgia State: 2. Notre Dame: 0. Miami: 1.5. Pittsburgh: 2. Virginia: 0. Wake Forest: 1. Georgia Tech: 3. NC State: 3. Clemson: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon: 1 by 24.2. App State: 1 by 24.2. Florida A&M: 4 by 46.7. Georgia State: 6 by 45. Notre Dame: 3 by 12.5. Miami: 1 by 19.2. Pittsburgh: 2 by 28.3. Virginia: 4 by 16.7. Wake Forest: 5 by 30.8. Georgia Tech: 5 by 50.8. NC State: 1 by 34.2. Clemson: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.6 · Games = 7 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 5 · -0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Georgia Tech
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Georgia Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/29 | vs OregonSplash game | L 27-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/4 | vs Clemson | L 10-39 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/25 | vs NC StateSplash game | L 27-30 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Georgia TechSplash game | L 17-21 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Wake Forest | W 36-34 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Virginia | W 31-28 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | vs PittsburghSplash game | W 42-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Miami | W 27-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Notre Dame | L 32-45 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Georgia StateSplash game | W 35-28 | 6 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ App StateSplash game | W 63-61 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/28 | vs Florida A&MSplash game | W 56-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kaimon Rucker story
Kaimon Rucker built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive end from Hartwell, GA wearing No. 7, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Kaimon Rucker's career was his defensive production: 176 tackles, 38.5 tackles for loss, 22 sacks, and 1 interception across 51 career games in the available record. That gives Kaimon Rucker's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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North Carolina
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | North Carolina | 6 | 21.1 | 5.9 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Carolina | 6 | 21.1 | 5.9 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | North Carolina | 12.5 | 20.8 | 6.9 | 6.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Carolina | 12.5 | 20.8 | 6.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | North Carolina | 19.5 | 28.1 | 18.6 | 7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Carolina | 19.5 | 28.1 | 18.6 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | North Carolina | 36.5 | 42.6 | 13.1 | 17 |
| 2023 Regular Season | North Carolina | 36.5 | 42.6 | 13.1 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | North Carolina | 19 | 40 | 11.4 | -17.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Virginia
Week 9 · W 41-14 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
8.5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
8.5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
vs South Carolina
Week 1 · W 31-17
7.5
Havoc Plays
92.4 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Miami
Week 7 · W 41-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
8 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Virginia
Week 3 · W 59-39 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Pittsburgh
Week 4 · W 41-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
84.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · North Carolina
36.5 primary output · 42.6 efficiency · 13.1 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · North Carolina
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36.5 primary · 42.6 efficiency · 13.1 usage
#3
2022 Postseason · North Carolina
61.9
19.5 primary · 28.1 efficiency · 18.6 usage
Milestones
16
Impact games
23
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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