Chance Rucker
Chance Rucker
Erases the deep middle of the field. Chance Rucker has been at Michigan State through two head coaches in three seasons. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Boston College — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mel Tucker → Jonathan Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michigan State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 23 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 31 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 41–24
vs Youngstown State
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Michigan State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Michigan State
Returning around him
- 2 Michigan State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -18 net (28 in / 46 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Michigan State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #38 · 2026 recruiting class #45
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Reginald Johnson Jr.’s 2022 season.
Matches Reginald on
Differs from Reginald on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Bryce McMorris's freshman season at SMU (2021).
Matches Bryce on