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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025South Florida
De'Shawn Rucker
CB • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Tallahassee, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
De'Shawn Rucker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · South Florida
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Tennessee • South Florida
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UAB
Player Story
De'Shawn Rucker built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a cornerback from Tallahassee, FL wearing No. 22, spending time with South Florida and Tennessee. The clearest part of De'Shawn Rucker's career was...
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- Committed To
- Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
De'Shawn Rucker, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · South Florida. De'Shawn Rucker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 112
- TFL
- 3.5
- Passes defended
- 12
Quick Answers
De'Shawn Rucker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Florida · CB
- Career Tackles
- 112
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · South Florida
- Top game
- UAB
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Amos P. Godby · Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Amos P. Godby · 48 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 58 tackles · CB 10th (top 3%) · American Athletic 45th (top 7%) · National 434th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Tennessee | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Tennessee | 6 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Tennessee | 4 | 7 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 10.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | South Florida | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 52.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | South Florida | 11 | 38 | 1 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 52.9 |
| 2025 Postseason | South Florida | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 35 |
| 2025 Regular Season | South Florida | 13 | 55 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 35 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tennessee to South Florida | P4 to G5/FCS | 80.7 | Dec 11, 2023 |
De'Shawn Rucker played CB for Tennessee and South Florida. Across 5 tracked seasons, De'Shawn Rucker recorded 112 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with South Florida.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
South Florida paired 9 primary output with 23.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Tennessee, South Florida.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UAB
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · South Florida
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
23.6
Usage
3.8
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
UAB
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Old Dominion: 0. Boise State: 1.5. Florida: 0. Miami: 0. South Carolina State: 1. Charlotte: 1. North Texas: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0. Memphis: 0. UTSA: 0. Navy: 0. UAB: 2. Rice: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Old Dominion: 3 by 12.5. Boise State: 11 by 60.8. Florida: 6 by 25. Miami: 4 by 16.7. South Carolina State: 2 by 18.3. Charlotte: 4 by 26.7. North Texas: 2 by 8.3. Florida Atlantic: 5 by 20.8. Memphis: 5 by 20.8. UTSA: 2 by 8.3. Navy: 4 by 16.7. UAB: 6 by 45. Rice: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.7 · Games = 9 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 4 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UAB
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Boise State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/17 | vs Old Dominion | L 10-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | vs Rice | W 52-3 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ UABSplash game | W 48-18 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Navy | L 38-41 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/7 | vs UTSA | W 55-23 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Memphis | L 31-34 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 48-13 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/10 | @ North Texas | W 63-36 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/3 | vs Charlotte | W 54-26 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs South Carolina State | W 63-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Miami | L 12-49 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Florida | W 18-16 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/28 | vs Boise State10+ tackles | W 34-7 | 11 | 7 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
De'Shawn Rucker story
De'Shawn Rucker built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a cornerback from Tallahassee, FL wearing No. 22, spending time with South Florida and Tennessee. The clearest part of De'Shawn Rucker's career was his defensive production: 112 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 12 passes defended across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with South Florida. 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 De'Shawn Rucker's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 12 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across South Florida and Tennessee.
The arc is straightforward: De'Shawn 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
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- 1
Tennessee
2021-2023
Opening stop
- 2
South Florida
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Tennessee | 0 | 3.5 | 0.6 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Tennessee | 1 | 9.8 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | -1 |
| 2024 Postseason | South Florida | 9 | 23.7 | 3.5 | 9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | South Florida | 9 | 23.7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | South Florida | 6.5 | 23.6 | 3.8 | -2.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | South Florida | 6.5 | 23.6 | 3.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 125 UAB
Week 13 · W 48-18 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 64 Boise State
Week 1 · W 34-7
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Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Alabama
Week 2 · L 16-42
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Havoc Plays
56.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Memphis
Week 7 · L 3-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
50 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 134 Charlotte
Week 6 · W 54-26 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
46.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · South Florida
9 primary output · 23.7 efficiency · 3.5 usage
52.9
#2
2024 Regular Season · South Florida
52.9
9 primary · 23.7 efficiency · 3.5 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Tennessee
37.2
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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