Keith Rucker

TE · Georgia State 2016 · #45

Last confirmed: Georgia State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′3″ · Cincinnati, OH · Archbishop Moeller

Keith Rucker: TE · Georgia State · #45.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Marcus WilliamsNew Mexico · 2019 · 87% season match
Andrew BeckTexas · 2018 · 87% season match
Cam SerigneWake Forest · 2016 · 83% season match
Kennard BackmanUAB · 2014 · 82% season match
Jonnu SmithFlorida International · 2016 · 82% season match

Keith Rucker

TE · Georgia State · #45

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has three seasons of production at Georgia State behind him. One game to point at: 145 receiving yards and 8 receptions against Georgia Southern — Week 12, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Georgia State in the news

Former player arrested after altercationInstagram Oct 21

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Georgia State	32	362	11.3	2
2015	Georgia State	39	522	13.4	6
2014	Georgia State	5	32	6.4	1
Career		76	916	12.1	9

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 21-31vs Ball State	2	22	11.0	0	15
Wk 2	L 14-48@ Air Force	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 3	L 17-23@ No. 9 Wisconsin	6	38	6.3	0	15
Wk 5	L 3-17@ App State	4	27	6.8	0	9
Wk 6	W 41-21vs Texas State	3	36	12.0	1	21
Wk 9	L 10-13@ South Alabama	2	15	7.5	0	14
Wk 10	L 16-31vs Arkansas State	3	34	11.3	1	17
Wk 11	L 23-37vs UL Monroe	2	23	11.5	0	19
Wk 12	W 30-24vs Georgia Southern	8	145	18.1	0	44	Season-high 145 yds
Wk 14	L 12-37@ Idaho	1	17	17.0	0	17
Total		32	362	11.3	2	44

Signature game

Week 12 · 2016

W 30-24

vs Georgia Southern

8 rec · 145 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.

With B. Wright — 41.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 49 long · C. Manning — 318 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 64.3

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 10 · Arkansas State · 2nd and 16 · Q3 · EPA +3.21Conner Manning pass complete to Keith Rucker for 17 yds for a TD, (Rogier Ten Lohuis KICK)
Week 14 · Idaho · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.96Conner Manning pass complete to Keith Rucker for 17 yds to the GeoSt 30 for a IDAHO Penalty, personal foul (Tueni Lupeamanu) to the GeoSt 45 for a
Week 6 · Texas State · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.90Conner Manning pass complete to Keith Rucker for 8 yds for a TD, (Rogier Ten Lohuis KICK)
Week 12 · Georgia Southern · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.68Conner Manning pass complete to Keith Rucker for 25 yds to the GeoSt 44 for a
Week 1 · Ball State · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.63Conner Manning pass complete to Keith Rucker for 15 yds to the GeoSt 49 for a
Week 9 · South Alabama · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.62Aaron Winchester pass complete to Keith Rucker for 14 yds to the SAlab 36 for a

4 more plays

Week 11 · UL Monroe · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.51Conner Manning pass complete to Keith Rucker for 19 yds to the GeoSt 48 for a
Week 12 · Georgia Southern · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.07Conner Manning pass complete to Keith Rucker for 23 yds to the GeoSt 48 for a
Week 12 · Georgia Southern · 1st and 5 · Q2 · EPA +1.94Conner Manning pass complete to Keith Rucker for 44 yds to the GeoSo 26 for a
Week 2 · Air Force · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +1.92Conner Manning pass complete to Keith Rucker for 5 yds to the GeoSt 45 for a

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Trent Miles — 10-27 over that span.

2014Georgia State1-11HC: Trent Miles · Balanced

2015Georgia State6-7HC: Trent Miles · Pass-leaning

2016Georgia State3-9HC: Trent Miles · Pass-leaning, slow tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#143 / 674 · 79th pct

0.72

Catch rate#162 / 674 · 76th pct

74.4%

TD rate#320 / 674 · 52nd pct

4.7%

Explosive rate#333 / 674 · 50th pct

11.6%

Yards / catch#425 / 674 · 37th pct

11.3

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#28 / 96 · 71st pct

Rec yards#29 / 96 · 70th pct

362

Long catch#38 / 96 · 61st pct

Rec TDs#51 / 96 · 36th pct

Yards / catch#63 / 96 · 35th pct

11.3

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

99th → 79th percentile

Explosive rate

95th → 50th percentile

Catch rate

97th → 76th percentile

TD rate

94th → 52nd percentile

Yards / catch

68th → 37th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	3.6	52.0	12.8	0.4
Road5g	2.8	20.4	8.5	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.2	25.6	8.2	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	3.2	46.8	13.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Trent Miles

Pass share

56.3%

419 pass / 325 run

Plays / game

62.0

12 games

Team sack rate

3.4%

442 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

32 catches in 10 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Keith Rucker

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Georgia State in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

32 catches in 10 games

Four seasons at Georgia State

His moves

2013