Trey Rucker

Former safety at Oklahoma State. 2024: 2 interceptions, 1 pass breakup, 84 tackles.

S · Oklahoma State · Sr. · #9

6′0″ · 210 lb · Fairfax, VA

CFB Index 75 · #70 of 537 safetiesMedium confidenceOklahoma State 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 1191 nationally · Signed with Flint Hill School

Statement game14 tackles · 1 TFLvs Utah (FBS) · L 19-22

Top 1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former safety at Oklahoma State. 2024: 2 interceptions, 1 pass breakup, 84 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Flint Hill School in 2019.
Transferred from Wake Forest to Oklahoma State in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Six seasons at Oklahoma State, 278 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

201912 games

Recruited3-star out of Flint Hill School

20215 games

The snaps went the other way.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1191 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2024

1 coach

2019–2024

Mike Gundy

Oklahoma State

Played his entire career under Mike Gundy.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Wake Forest8-5HC: Dave Clawson · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2020Wake Forest4-5HC: Dave Clawson · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Oklahoma State12-2HC: Mike Gundy · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Oklahoma State7-6HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced, fast tempo

2023Oklahoma State10-4HC: Mike Gundy · Pass-leaning

2024Oklahoma State3-9HC: Mike Gundy · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

75Quality starter #70 of 537?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (98th percentile). Strength: tackles (96th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (23rd percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#48 / 2892 · 98th pct

Tackles#113 / 2892 · 96th pct

Interceptions#132 / 862 · 74th pct

Passes defended#1155 / 2892 · 49th pct

Tackles for loss#1909 / 2892 · 27th pct

1.0

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

0.0

QB hurries#1536 / 2892 · 23rd pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Eric Morris

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

75 · #70 of 537 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #70 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Oklahoma State	84	53	1.0	1	2	--
2023	Oklahoma State	100	62	4.0	1	1	--
2022	Oklahoma State	--	--	0.0	1	1	--
2021	Oklahoma State	10	10	1.0	--	--	--
2020	Wake Forest	19	12	0.0	1	1	--
2019	Wake Forest	65	39	2.0	--	1	--
Career		278	176	8.0	4	6	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024

W 39–31

vs Arkansas

11 SOLO · 17 TOT

Edged out Arkansas at home in a shootout.

With A. Bowman — 326 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 64.2 · 7 rush yds (5 car) · H. Kaak — 40 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 44 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 44-20vs South Dakota State	15	9	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 39-31vs Arkansas	17	11	0.0	—	0	Season-high 17 tackles
Wk 3	W 45-10@ Tulsa	7	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 19-22vs Utah	14	5	1.0	2	0
Wk 5	L 20-42@ Kansas State	10	6	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 14-38vs West Virginia	6	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 28-38@ Baylor	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 21-42vs Arizona State	7	6	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 13-38@ TCU	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 48-56vs Texas Tech	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	L 0-52@ Colorado	4	4	0.0	—	1
Total		84	53	1.0	2	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology