Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016UCF
Mark Rucker
LB • 5'9" • Miramar, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mark Rucker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46 disruption score.
Impact Production
55
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
44
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · UCF
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UCF
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Player Story
Mark Rucker built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a linebacker from Miramar, FL wearing No. 16, spending time with UCF. The clearest part of Mark Rucker's career was his defensive production: 93 tackles,...
Read the storyMark Rucker, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · UCF. Mark Rucker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 93
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Mark Rucker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UCF · LB
- Career Tackles
- 93
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · UCF
- Top game
- East Carolina
- Latest roster
- No. 16 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 93 tackles · LB 86th (top 9%) · American Athletic 7th (top 2%) · National 119th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | UCF | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | UCF | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | UCF | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | UCF | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | UCF | 13 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 67.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UCF | 13 | 88 | 11 | 3.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 67.1 |
Related Context
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Mark Rucker played LB for UCF. Across 5 tracked seasons, Mark Rucker recorded 93 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with UCF.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
UCF paired 21 primary output with 46 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 46 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · UCF
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
46
Usage
10.1
Consistency
38.8
Best Game by takeover score
East Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 0.5. South Carolina State: 1. Michigan: 2. Maryland: 0.5. Florida International: 2. East Carolina: 5. Temple: 1.5. UConn: 0.5. Houston: 4.5. Tulane: 1. Cincinnati: 0. Tulsa: 0.5. South Florida: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas State: 5 by 25.8. South Carolina State: 6 by 35. Michigan: 8 by 53.3. Maryland: 11 by 50.8. Florida International: 3 by 32.5. East Carolina: 10 by 91.7. Temple: 7 by 44.2. UConn: 7 by 34.2. Houston: 8 by 78.3. Tulane: 8 by 43.3. Cincinnati: 5 by 20.8. Tulsa: 8 by 38.3. South Florida: 7 by 49.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.6 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 7 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
East Carolina
Best efficiency game
91.7 vs East Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/17 | vs Arkansas State | L 13-31 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | @ South FloridaSplash game | L 31-48 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs Tulsa | L 20-35 | 8 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Cincinnati | W 24-3 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Tulane | W 37-6 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ HoustonSplash game | L 24-31 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ UConn | W 24-16 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Temple | L 25-26 | 7 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ East Carolina10+ tackles · Splash game | W 47-29 | 10 | 8 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Florida InternationalSplash game | W 53-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Maryland10+ tackles | L 24-30 | 11 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ MichiganSplash game | L 14-51 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs South Carolina State | W 38-0 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Mark Rucker story
Mark Rucker built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a linebacker from Miramar, FL wearing No. 16, spending time with UCF. The clearest part of Mark Rucker's career was his defensive production: 93 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with UCF. 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 Mark Rucker's production has multiple signals. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UCF.
The arc is straightforward: Mark 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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UCF
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | UCF | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | UCF | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | UCF | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | UCF | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | UCF | 21 | 46 | 10.1 | 21 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UCF | 21 | 46 | 10.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ East Carolina
Week 5 · W 47-29 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Houston
Week 9 · L 24-31 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
89.4 takeover
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 89.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Michigan
Week 2 · L 14-51
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Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
#4
@ South Florida
Week 13 · L 31-48 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Florida International
Week 4 · W 53-14
2
Havoc Plays
52.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · UCF
21 primary output · 46 efficiency · 10.1 usage
67.1
#2
2016 Regular Season · UCF
67.1
21 primary · 46 efficiency · 10.1 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · UCF
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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