Trey Rucker: S · Oklahoma State · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Trey Rucker
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The six seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Dave Clawson and Mike Gundy. Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week in 2024 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 17 tackles against Arkansas — Week 2, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
84 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 interceptions. 1 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.
The New York Times Nov 1
Sports Illustrated Oct 29
Oklahoma State University Athletics Oct 22
The Oklahoman Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 84 | 53 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 100 | 62 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 19 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | Wake Forest | 65 | 39 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 278 | 176 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-20vs South Dakota State | 15 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 39-31vs Arkansas | 17 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 17 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 45-10@ Tulsa | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 19-22vs No. 12 Utah | 14 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-42@ No. 23 Kansas State | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-38vs West Virginia | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-38@ Baylor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-42vs Arizona State | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-38@ TCU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 48-56vs Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 0-52@ No. 23 Colorado | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 84 | 53 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
1%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
84tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%1 TFL84 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 10.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 11.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Gundy
Pass share
56.2%
450 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
66.7
12 games
Team sack rate
2.3%
470 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
84 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #70 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Wake Forest and Oklahoma State, 278 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 48 games over six seasons.
The snaps went the other way.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Clawson and Mike Gundy.
