Junior defensive back on Miami (OH)'s 2021 roster.
6′2″ · 188 lb · Dayton, OH
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
3 defensive back on Miami (OH)'s roster.
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 3013 nationally · Signed with Miami (OH)
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonJadon Rucker-Furlow
Erases the deep middle of the field. A 2-star signing who has since put four seasons on the field at Miami (OH). One game to point at: 8 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Cincinnati — Week 1, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Miami (OH), 41 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chuck Martin.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Chuck Martin — 23-19 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (86th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Two-star recruit. Now #152 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | 22 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Miami (OH) | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 41 | 27 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021
W 42–7
2 PD · 1 TFL · 2 SOLO
Dominant 35-point win at home against Long Island University.
With B. Gabbert — 171 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 82.3 · 45 rush yds (3 car) · A. Mayer — 123 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 98.2
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-49@ Cincinnati | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 26-31@ Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-7vs Long Island University | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-23@ Army | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-17vs Central Michigan | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 12-13@ Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-21vs Akron | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-7vs Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Player DNA
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Max Melton’s 2021 season.
Matches Max on
Differs from Max on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Will Johnson's senior season at Michigan (2023).
Matches Will on
Player DNA