Senior defensive lineman on Kennesaw State's 2025 roster.
6′3″ · 235 lb · Buford, GA
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 numbers
sacks · 2025
1 TFL · 10 tackles · 1 hurries
Best game: 1 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Merrimack
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Kennesaw State's 2025 roster.
Jamar Rucks
Wins his gap play after play. Three head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Louisiana Tech — Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chandler Burks → Jerry Mack. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (2nd 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
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jerry Mack
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kennesaw State | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kennesaw State | 22 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | App State | 2 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 34 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 27–13
vs Merrimack
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 9-10@ Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-13vs Merrimack | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-21vs Arkansas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-16vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-7vs Louisiana Tech | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 48-42@ Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kennesaw State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Kennesaw State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kennesaw State · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #133 · 2026 recruiting class #120
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Aquan Robinson’s 2025 season.
Matches Aquan on
Differs from Aquan on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Tyrese Hopkins's senior season at UL Monroe (2025).
Matches Tyrese on
Player DNA