Player Career

Trey Rucker Career Story

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Player Story

Trey Rucker story

Trey Rucker built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a safety from Fairfax, VA wearing No. 9, spending time with Oklahoma State and Wake Forest. The clearest part of Trey Rucker's career was his defensive production: 278 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 6 interceptions, and 4 passes defended across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Oklahoma State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Trey Rucker's production has multiple signals. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oklahoma State and Wake Forest.

The arc is straightforward: Trey Rucker moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Wake Forest

    2019-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Oklahoma State

    2021-2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20192019202020212022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonWake Forest325.14.9
2019 Regular SeasonWake Forest325.14.90
2020 Regular SeasonWake Forest219.84.1-1
2021 Regular SeasonOklahoma State110.32.4-1
2022 PostseasonOklahoma State22012.51
2023 PostseasonOklahoma State6347.24
2023 Regular SeasonOklahoma State6347.20
2024 Regular SeasonOklahoma State431.76.4-2

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2021Wake Forest to Oklahoma StateP4 to P470.6Jan 4, 2021

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Utah

Week 4 · L 19-22 · Conference game

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

93.3 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.

#2

@ West Virginia

Week 8 · W 48-34 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

85.8 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.

#3

@ Syracuse

Week 9 · W 38-14 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

84.4 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.

#4

vs Wisconsin

Week 1 · L 17-24 · Postseason

2

Havoc Plays

73.3 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.

#5

vs Florida State

Week 8 · W 22-20 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

70.3 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Postseason · Oklahoma State

2 primary output · 20 efficiency · 12.5 usage

63.3

#2

2023 Postseason · Oklahoma State

51.6

6 primary · 34 efficiency · 7.2 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Oklahoma State

51.6

6 primary · 34 efficiency · 7.2 usage

Milestones

8

Impact games

4

Splash games

8

10+ tackle games