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Craig Rucker
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Weight:
    175
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Orlando, Fla.
  • Position:
    WR
  • Previous School:
    Edgewater
  • gp
    11
  • tk
    2.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 12 at UNC Pembroke L, 36-29
Oct 19 Limestone W, 35-28
Oct 26 at Catawba W, 55-28
Nov 2 Carson-Newman L, 48-21
Nov 9 at Tusculum L, 24-7
Nov 16 Wingate L, 64-34
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 2 1
Assists 0 0
Tackles 2.0 1.0
Tackles per game .2 .1
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 7 at VMI L, 63-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 St. Augustine's W, 46-14 1 2 50.0% 71 35.5 1 0 0 0
Sep 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 21-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 56-28 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 20-19 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at UNC Pembroke L, 36-29 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Limestone W, 35-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Catawba W, 55-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Carson-Newman L, 48-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum L, 24-7 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Nov 16 Wingate L, 64-34 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at VMI L, 63-21 2 8 4.0 7 0 - -
Sep 14 St. Augustine's W, 46-14 2 19 9.5 18 1 - -
Sep 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 21-14 2 2 1.0 1 0 - -
Sep 28 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 56-28 1 -7 -7.0 0 0 - -
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 20-19 1 2 2.0 2 0 - -
Oct 12 at UNC Pembroke L, 36-29 1 5 5.0 5 0 - -
Oct 19 Limestone W, 35-28 1 2 2.0 2 1 - -
Oct 26 at Catawba W, 55-28 2 -3 -1.5 1 1 - -
Nov 2 Carson-Newman L, 48-21 1 7 7.0 7 0 1 1
Nov 9 at Tusculum L, 24-7 2 -12 -6.0 0 0 1 1
Nov 16 Wingate L, 64-34 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at VMI L, 63-21 10 94 9.4 25 1 - -
Sep 14 St. Augustine's W, 46-14 3 62 20.7 36 1 - -
Sep 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 21-14 12 185 15.4 40 0 - -
Sep 28 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 56-28 10 161 16.1 75 2 - -
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 20-19 5 24 4.8 14 1 - -
Oct 12 at UNC Pembroke L, 36-29 8 165 20.6 50 2 - -
Oct 19 Limestone W, 35-28 10 81 8.1 22 1 - -
Oct 26 at Catawba W, 55-28 6 145 24.2 73 2 - -
Nov 2 Carson-Newman L, 48-21 15 199 13.3 33 3 1 1
Nov 9 at Tusculum L, 24-7 4 59 14.8 31 1 1 1
Nov 16 Wingate L, 64-34 14 150 10.7 36 0 - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 7 at VMI L, 63-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 St. Augustine's W, 46-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 21-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 56-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 20-19 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 at UNC Pembroke L, 36-29 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 Limestone W, 35-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 at Catawba W, 55-28 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 Carson-Newman L, 48-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Tusculum L, 24-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 Wingate L, 64-34 - - - 0 0 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 7 at VMI L, 63-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 St. Augustine's W, 46-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 21-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 56-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 20-19 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at UNC Pembroke L, 36-29 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Limestone W, 35-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Catawba W, 55-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Carson-Newman L, 48-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum L, 24-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wingate L, 64-34 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 7 at VMI L, 63-21 - - - - - 1 8 8.0 8 0
Sep 14 St. Augustine's W, 46-14 - - - - - 1 -1 -1.0 0 0
Sep 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 21-14 - - - - - 4 16 4.0 17 0
Sep 28 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 56-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 20-19 - - - - - 1 10 10.0 10 0
Oct 12 at UNC Pembroke L, 36-29 - - - - - 3 9 3.0 6 0
Oct 19 Limestone W, 35-28 - - - - - 2 15 7.5 15 0
Oct 26 at Catawba W, 55-28 - - - - - 5 166 33.2 84 1
Nov 2 Carson-Newman L, 48-21 - - - - - 1 15 15.0 15 0
Nov 9 at Tusculum L, 24-7 1 9 9.0 9 0 1 18 18.0 18 0
Nov 16 Wingate L, 64-34 2 30 15.0 22 0 2 0 0.0 6 0

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 7 at VMI L, 63-21 1 8 94 8 - 110
Sep 14 St. Augustine's W, 46-14 1 19 62 -1 - 80
Sep 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 21-14 1 2 185 16 - 203
Sep 28 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 56-28 1 -7 161 - - 154
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 20-19 1 2 24 10 - 36
Oct 12 at UNC Pembroke L, 36-29 1 5 165 9 - 179
Oct 19 Limestone W, 35-28 1 2 81 15 - 98
Oct 26 at Catawba W, 55-28 1 -3 145 166 - 308
Nov 2 Carson-Newman L, 48-21 1 7 199 15 - 221
Nov 9 at Tusculum L, 24-7 1 -12 59 18 9 74
Nov 16 Wingate L, 64-34 1 - 150 0 30 180

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 7 at VMI L, 63-21 6 0 1 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 14 St. Augustine's W, 46-14 12 1 1 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 21-14 0 0 0 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 56-28 12 0 2 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 20-19 6 0 1 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 at UNC Pembroke L, 36-29 12 0 2 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 Limestone W, 35-28 12 1 1 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 at Catawba W, 55-28 24 1 2 - 1 - - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 Carson-Newman L, 48-21 18 0 3 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 at Tusculum L, 24-7 6 0 1 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 Wingate L, 64-34 0 - 0 0 0 - - 0 - - 0 0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 7 at VMI L, 63-21 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 St. Augustine's W, 46-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 21-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 56-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 20-19 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at UNC Pembroke L, 36-29 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Limestone W, 35-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Catawba W, 55-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Carson-Newman L, 48-21 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum L, 24-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wingate L, 64-34 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 11 1 4 25.0% 71 6.5 17.8 1 0 71 256.6
Conference 8 0 2 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 1 3 33.3% 71 14.2 23.7 1 0 71 342.1
Away 6 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 5 1 2 50.0% 71 14.2 35.5 1 0 71 513.2
Losses 6 0 2 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Month                      
September 4 1 3 33.3% 71 17.8 23.7 1 0 71 342.1
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 11 15 23 2.1 1.5 3 18 2 2
Conference 8 10 -9 -1.1 -0.9 2 7 2 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 5 21 4.2 4.2 2 18 1 1
Away 6 10 2 0.3 0.2 1 7 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 5 8 22 4.4 2.8 3 18 - -
Losses 6 7 1 0.2 0.1 0 7 2 2
Month                  
September 4 7 22 5.5 3.1 1 18 - -
October 4 5 6 1.5 1.2 2 5 - -
November 3 3 -5 -1.7 -1.7 0 7 2 2

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 11 97 8.8 1325 120.5 13.7 14 75
Conference 8 76 9.5 1004 125.5 13.2 10 75
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 52 10.4 653 130.6 12.6 7 75
Away 6 45 7.5 672 112.0 14.9 7 73
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 5 36 7.2 497 99.4 13.8 5 73
Losses 6 61 10.2 828 138.0 13.6 9 75
Month                
September 4 35 8.8 502 125.5 14.3 4 75
October 4 29 7.3 415 103.8 14.3 6 73
November 3 33 11.0 408 136.0 12.4 4 36

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 11 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - 0 0 - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total 3 39 13.0 0 22 21 256 12.2 1 84
Conference 3 39 13.0 0 22 16 240 15.0 1 84
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home 2 30 15.0 0 22 6 29 4.8 0 15
Away 1 9 9.0 0 9 15 227 15.1 1 84
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - 13 206 15.8 1 84
Losses 3 39 13.0 0 22 8 50 6.3 0 18
Month                    
September - - - - - 6 23 3.8 0 17
October - - - - - 11 200 18.2 1 84
November 3 39 13.0 0 22 4 33 8.3 0 18

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 11 23 1325 256 39 1643 149.4
Conference 8 -9 1004 240 39 1274 159.3
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 21 653 29 30 733 146.6
Away 6 2 672 227 9 910 151.7
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 5 22 497 206 - 725 145.0
Losses 6 1 828 50 39 918 153.0
Month              
September 4 22 502 23 - 547 136.8
October 4 6 415 200 - 621 155.3
November 3 -5 408 33 39 475 158.3

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 108 9.8 3 14 0 1 - - 0 - 0 0
Conference 78 9.8 2 10 0 1 - - 0 - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 54 10.8 2 7 0 0 - - 0 - 0 0
Away 54 9.0 1 7 0 1 - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 54 10.8 3 5 - 1 - - - - - 0
Losses 54 9.0 0 9 0 0 - - 0 - 0 0
Month                        
September 30 7.5 1 4 - 0 - - - - - 0
October 54 13.5 2 6 - 1 - - - - - 0
November 24 8.0 0 4 0 0 - - 0 - 0 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 11 2 0 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 2 0 2.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month                                
September 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

News Mentions

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Rucker named D2Football.com First Team All-American

Senior wide receiver Craig Rucker was named a D2Football.com First Team All-American following his record breaking final season.

December 31, 2019

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Rucker named D2CCA Second Team All-American

Senior wide receiver Craig Rucker was selected to the Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) All-America Second Team, as...

December 19, 2019

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Rucker named to D2CCA All-Super Region 2 First Team

Senior wide receiver Craig Rucker was selected to the 2019 D2CCA All-Super Region 2 First Team, as released Friday afternoon. 

December 6, 2019

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Craig Rucker named AFCA First Team All-American for second straight year

Senior wide receiver Craig Rucker was named AFCA First Team All-American for the second straight season, as announced by the Association Tuesday...

December 3, 2019

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Rucker repeats as SAC Offensive Player of the Year, Fitzpatrick named Defensive Freshman of the Year

Mars Hill senior wide receiver Craig Rucker defended his title as SAC Offensive Player of the Year while freshman linebacker Dexter Fitzpatrick...

November 19, 2019

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Lions close out 2019 season versus Wingate

The Mars Hill football team (5-6, 4-4 SAC) was defeated by a score of 64-34 versus Wingate (10-1, 7-1 SAC) Saturday afternoon.

November 16, 2019

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Lions felled by Pioneers in 2019 road finale

The Mars Hill football team (5-5, 4-3 SAC) was defeated by a score of 24-7 versus Tusculum (5-5, 4-3 SAC) Saturday afternoon.

November 9, 2019

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Rucker sets SAC, school records versus Carson-Newman

Mars Hill senior wide receiver Craig Rucker sits atop the South Atlantic Conference and Mars Hill record books in career touchdown receptions (42)...

November 2, 2019

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Rucker named SAC Offensive Player of the Week

Mars Hill senior wide receiver Craig Rucker named the South Atlantic Conference Offensive Player of the Week.

October 28, 2019

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Rucker ties school record, Lions down Catawba

The Mars Hill football team (5-3, 4-1 SAC) downed Catawba (1-7, 0-5 SAC) by a score of 55-28 on the road Saturday afternoon.

October 26, 2019

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Mars Hill prevails over Limestone on Homecoming

The Mars Hill football team (4-3, 3-2 SAC) defeated Limestone (2-5, 1-4 SAC) by a score of 35-28 on a rainy Saturday afternoon to earn the win on...

October 19, 2019

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Rucker scores twice in road game versus UNC Pembroke

The Mars Hill football team (3-3) fell on the road to UNC Pembroke (3-3) by a score of 36-29 Saturday afternoon in non-conference play.

October 12, 2019

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Mars Hill escapes Newberry with thrilling win

The Mars Hill football team (3-2, 2-1 SAC) came away with a 20-19 victory over Newberry (1-4, 1-2 SAC) Saturday evening on the road.

October 5, 2019

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Sneed throws three touchdowns versus No. 8 Lenoir-Rhyne

The Mars Hill football team (2-2, 1-1 SAC) was defeated by No. 8 ranked Lenoir-Rhyne (4-0, 2-0 SAC) in the Lions' 2019 South Atlantic Conference...

September 28, 2019

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Mars Hill downs Cavaliers in SAC opener

The Mars Hill football team (2-1, 1-0 SAC) came away with a 21-14 win over UVa-Wise (1-2, 0-1 SAC) Saturday afternoon to spoil the Cavaliers'...

September 21, 2019

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Lions offense leads Mars Hill to first win of 2019 season

The Mars Hill football team (1-1) downed visiting St. Augustine's (0-2) by a score of 46-14 in their 2019 home opener.

September 14, 2019

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Harbison scores twice in 2019 season opener

The Mars Hill football team (0-1) fell to VMI (1-1) by a score of 63-21 in their 2019 season opener.  Javon Harbison scored two touchdowns...

September 7, 2019

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Rucker named to D2Football.com preseason All-American First Team

Senior wide receiver Craig Rucker has been named to the D2Football.com preseason All-America First Team, as released Monday afternoon.

September 2, 2019