CFB Zeitgeist Score
50
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by passes defended at the 86th percentile.
De'Shawn Rucker
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
58 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
2026 Outlook
Returning to South Florida for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · South Florida
Returning around him
- 100% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: +10 net (44 in / 34 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Florida · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #61 · 2026 recruiting class #65
CB · SOUTH FLORIDA · AMERICAN ATHLETIC
De'Shawn Rucker
- 4
- #22
- 6-0 | 195 lb
- Tallahassee, FL
Heisman Heat
#13876
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP DB AWARD
Jim Thorpe
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3-star | 0.8893 | No. 406 recruit | HighSchool | Tennessee |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tennessee -> South Florida | 3-star | 0.8500 | Immediate |
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★☆☆
to Tennessee
Composite
0.8893
#406 national
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on De'Shawn Rucker
Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal
The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.
Cohort divergence map
Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about De'Shawn Rucker
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
Awaiting candidate metric
He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.
Signature Moment
No signature moment on the ledger yet.
Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the defensive totals stand
Through 13g
58Tackles
1.5Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Per game
4Tackles
0.1Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Final
58Tackles
1.5Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Why this is a rare defensive case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
De'Shawn Rucker is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on South Florida's defense, with 0.0 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, and 1 interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
DEF season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Coverage splash | High-volume tackler against FBS defenders.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Tackling & Disruption
TOT
58 91st
SOLO
42 96th
TFL
1.5 64th
SACK
0.0 65th
Coverage & Takeaways
PD
4 84th
INT
1 65th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-7vs Boise State | 11 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 18-16@ Florida | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 12-49@ Miami | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 63-14vs South Carolina State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 54-26vs Charlotte | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 63-36@ North Texas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-13vs Florida Atlantic | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-34@ Memphis | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 55-23vs UTSA | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 38-41@ Navy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-18@ UAB | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 52-3vs Rice | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Bowl | L 10-24vs Old Dominion | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 42 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2021Tennessee7-5HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2022Tennessee11-2HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning
2023Tennessee9-4HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning
2025South Florida9-4HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Florida | 58 | 42 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Tennessee | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Tennessee | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 71 | 55 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.
Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Total tackles | 58 | #433/4942 | 91st pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | TFL | 1.5 | #1771/4972 | 64th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Sacks | 0.0 | #1762/4972 | 65th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Interceptions | 1 | #308/869 | 65th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Pass breakups | 4 | #340/2184 | 84th pct | Coveragevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Solo tackles | 42 | #165/4584 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16
Why he’s here
Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.
What moves him up
What moves him down
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
The Thorpe award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Win vs Loss
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins9g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Losses4g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the CB cohort
50Mid-pack
Elite: solo tackles (94th). Strength: passes defended (85th). Concern: qb hurries (22nd).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · CB · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
De'Shawn RuckerSouth FloridaTahj Ra-ElPurdue· 91% simTyler MartinMassachusetts· 87% simBrevin HamblinUtah State· 79% sim
Solo tackles
Passes defended
Tackles
Tackles for loss
Interceptions
Sacks
QB hurries
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Volume Tackler
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Collin Wright’s 2023 season.
Collin Wright
89%match
#2
Christian Roland-Wallace
81%
#3
Christian Roland-Wallace
83%
#4
Solomon Brown
82%
#5
Solomon Brown
81%
Matches Collin on
Interceptions
PD rate
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Caleb Spann's graduate season at Central Michigan (2025).
Caleb Spann
96%match
#2
Antonio Clary
92%
#3
Doneiko Slaughter
88%
#4
Alex Branch
84%
#5
Nicolas Sessions
84%
Matches Caleb on
Class year
Height
Interceptions
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Pass share
44.8%
404 pass / 498 run
Plays / game
69.4
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
5.8%
291 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021
Jeff Scott
South Florida
2022
Jeff Scott
South Florida
2023era →
Alex Golesh
South Florida
2025
Alex Golesh
South Florida
Coaching transition mid-career: Jeff Scott → Alex Golesh. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownTallahassee, FL
Height6'0"
Weight195 lb
Class4
PositionCB
Jersey22
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamSouth Florida
ConferenceAmerican Athletic
Joined2025
Career arc5 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
No formal honors on the ledger yet
All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned. | ||||
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Florida | CB4 | #13876 | #13881 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | American Athletic |
| 2023 | Tennessee | CB4 | #10993 | #10693 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | SEC |
| 2022 | Tennessee | CB4 | #6857 | #6629 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | SEC |
| 2021 | Tennessee | CB4 | #11603 | #11551 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | SEC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Florida | American Athletic | CB | 4 | No. 22 | 6-0 | 195 lb | Tallahassee, FL |
| 2024 | South Florida | American Athletic | CB | 4 | No. 22 | 6-0 | 195 lb | Tallahassee, FL |
| 2023 | Tennessee | SEC | CB | 4 | No. 22 | 6-0 | 195 lb | Tallahassee, FL |
| 2022 | Tennessee | SEC | CB | 4 | No. 22 | 6-0 | 195 lb | Tallahassee, FL |
| 2021 | Tennessee | SEC | CB | 4 | No. 22 | 6-0 | 195 lb | Tallahassee, FL |