Corey Rucker is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Arkansas State.
Rucker moves the chains on third down. The six seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Blake Anderson, Butch Jones and Shane Beamer. All-Sun Belt in 2025 was the fourth season with an honor. A game that shows it: 166 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Missouri State — Bowl, 2025.
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
Money down · 3rd-down role
Catch rate says one thing, EPA says another
17 of 38 caught on third down (44.7%) — EPA/target 0.49 vs 0.40 elsewhere (10 conversions).
Catch rate is disclosed context only, never the gate — conversions and EPA/target are. Interception targets carry no attribution row at any source, so EPA/target here is unfixably, slightly inflated.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 73 | 1,029 | 14.1 | 4 | 71 |
| 2024 | Arkansas State | 69 | 1,053 | 15.3 | 7 | 79 |
| 2023 | Arkansas State | 36 | 705 | 19.6 | 2 | 68 |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 1 | 52 |
| 2021 | Arkansas State | 59 | 816 | 13.8 | 9 | 37 |
| 2020 | Arkansas State | 15 | 450 | 30.0 | 5 | 69 |
| Career | 253 | 4,105 | 16.2 | 28 | 79 |
| Season | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 4 | 16 |
| 2024 | Arkansas State | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Arkansas State | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | South Carolina | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Arkansas State | 2 | 20 |
| 2020 | Arkansas State | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 42 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-24vs Southeast Missouri State | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 1 | 50 | 166-yard receiving day |
| Wk 2 | L 14-56vs Arkansas | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-24vs No. 14 Iowa State | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-28@ Kennesaw State | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | L 16-28@ UL Monroe | 9 | 120 | 13.3 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-30vs Texas State | 8 | 102 | 12.8 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 8 | W 15-14@ South Alabama | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-24vs Georgia Southern | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 0 | 31 | |
| Wk 10 | W 23-10@ Troy | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-27vs Southern Miss | 7 | 123 | 17.6 | 0 | 55 | |
| Wk 13 | L 30-34vs Louisiana | 8 | 120 | 15.0 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 14 | W 30-29@ App State | 10 | 90 | 9.0 | 2 | 34 | 2 TD catches |
| Bowl | W 34-28vs Missouri State | 6 | 166 | 27.7 | 1 | 71 | |
| Total | 73 | 1029 | 14.1 | 4 | 71 |
Week 14 · 2025
W 30-29
at App State
The plays that mattered most
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
12326% of team targetsCatch rate
54%67 of 123 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
54% catch rate on 123 targets · 26% of the team's targets · 30% catch rate on 10 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.2 | 84.5 | 19.4 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 6.6 | 67.2 | 9.5 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.4 | 71.0 | 16.9 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.0 | 88.7 | 13.4 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
53.7%
506 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
72.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
530 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #33 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #5 of 51 Sun Belt WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 1,467 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Sun Belt as a senior.
Honored in a first season.
The role got bigger.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
2 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Blake Anderson, Butch Jones and Shane Beamer.
