Mark Rucker: LB · UCF · #16.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Mark Rucker
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Maryland — Week 3, 2016.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
93 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 11.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UCF | 93 | 53 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 2 |
| Career | 93 | 53 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-0vs South Carolina State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-51@ No. 5 Michigan | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-30vs Maryland | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 53-14@ Florida International | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 47-29@ East Carolina | 10 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 7 | L 25-26vs Temple | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-16@ UConn | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-31@ Houston | 8 | 4 | 3.0 | 0.5 | — | 1 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 10 | W 37-6vs Tulane | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-3vs Cincinnati | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-35vs Tulsa | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-48@ South Florida | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 13-31vs Arkansas State | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 93 | 53 | 11.5 | 3.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
93tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%12 TFLSack rate
4%4 sacksPD rate
2%2 pass breakups93 tackles · 11.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 7.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road6g | 7.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
46.4%
448 pass / 518 run
Plays / game
74.3
13 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
439 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
93 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
One season at UCF, 93 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: George O'Leary → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
