Martin Rucker (American football)

**Martin Rucker**
Personal information
Martin Rucker hugs a fan following the 2008 Cotton Bowl Classic.
No. 85 Jacksonville Jaguars
Tight end
Date of birth: May 4, 1985 (1985-05-04) (age 26)
Place of birth: St. Joseph, Missouri
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Weight: 255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
College: Missouri
NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 4 / Pick: 111
Debuted in 2008 for the Cleveland Browns



Career history
Cleveland Browns (2008–2009) Philadelphia Eagles (2009) Dallas Cowboys (2010–2011) Jacksonville Jaguars (2011-present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
First-team SN Freshman All-Big 12 (2004) Honorable mention All-Big 12 (2005) First-team All-Big 12 (2006, 2007) Consensus All-American (2007)
Career NFL statistics as of 2009
Receptions	2
Receiving Yards	17
Receiving TDs	0
Stats at NFL.com

Martin Rucker, Jr. (born May 4, 1985) is an American football tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Missouri.

Rucker has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys. He is the younger brother of former NFL defensive end Mike Rucker and the son of politician Martin T. Rucker.

1 Early years
2 College career
3 Professional career
4 References
5 External links

Early years

Rucker was born in St. Joseph, Missouri. He attended Benton High School in St. Joseph.

College career

Rucker was named as a first-team All-American tight end for the 2007 season by the American Football Coaches Association and the Associated Press.^[1]^[2] Rucker finished his collegiate career with over 200 receptions, 2175 yards, and 18 touchdowns.

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Rucker was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round (111th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. He signed a contract with the team on July 22.

He was waived on September 22, 2009.

Philadelphia Eagles

Rucker was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad on September 24, 2009. He was promoted to the active roster on December 15. He was waived on August 9, 2010.^[3]

Dallas Cowboys

Rucker signed with the Dallas Cowboys on August 20, 2010. He was cut on September 4, 2010, and signed to the practice squad a day later. He was promoted to the active roster on December 1, 2010. On September 13, 2011, he was waived by Dallas.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On October 18, 2011, Rucker was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars off the Dallas Cowboys practice squad.

Career statistics

Year	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lg
Career Offensive Statistics
2008	5	1	2	17	8.5	0	9
2009	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
TOTAL	5	1	2	17	8.5	0	9

References

External links

2007 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Tim Tebow \| RB Darren McFadden \| RB Kevin Smith \| WR Michael Crabtree \| WR Jordy Nelson \| TE Martin Rucker OT Ryan Clady \| OT Jake Long \| G Steve Justice \| G Duke Robinson \| C Jonathan Luigs

Defense	DE Chris Long \| DE George Selvie \| DT Glenn Dorsey \| DT Sedrick Ellis LB Dan Connor \| LB Jordon Dizon \| LB Jeremy Leman \| LB James Laurinaitis \| LB Curtis Lofton CB Antoine Cason \| CB Aqib Talib \| S Jamie Silva \| S Craig Steltz

Special teams	P Kevin Huber \| PK John Sullivan \| KR Felix Jones \| AP Jeremy Maclin

Cleveland Browns 2008 NFL Draft selections

Beau Bell • Martin Rucker • Ahtyba Rubin • Paul Hubbard • Alex Hall

Jacksonville Jaguars current roster

Active roster	2 Nick Harris \| 10 Josh Scobee \| 11 Blaine Gabbert \| 12 Luke McCown \| 13 Dan LeFevour \| 15 Taylor Price \| 17 Chastin West \| 20 David Jones \| 22 Kevin Rutland \| 24 Montell Owens \| 25 Dwight Lowery \| 26 Dawan Landry \| 30 Drew Coleman \| 32 Maurice Jones-Drew \| 33 Greg Jones \| 34 Trumaine McBride \| 35 Deji Karim \| 37 Morgan Trent \| 38 C. C. Brown \| 40 DuJuan Harris \| 41 Akwasi Owusu-Ansah \| 44 Brock Bolen \| 48 Jeremy Cain \| 49 Jammie Kirlew \| 50 Russell Allen \| 51 Paul Posluszny \| 52 Daryl Smith \| 58 Stephen Franklin \| 62 John Estes \| 63 Brad Meester \| 65 Will Rackley \| 67 Jason Spitz \| 68 Guy Whimper \| 69 Leger Douzable \| 70 William Robinson \| 75 Eugene Monroe \| 76 Daniel Baldridge \| 77 Uche Nwaneri \| 78 Cameron Bradfield \| 80 Mike Thomas \| 81 Kassim Osgood \| 83 Colin Cloherty \| 84 Cecil Shorts \| 87 Jarett Dillard \| 88 Zach Potter \| 89 Marcedes Lewis \| 91 George Selvie \| 93 Tyson Alualu \| 94 Jeremy Mincey \| 95 Corvey Irvin \| 96 Terrance Knighton \| 98 Nate Collins \| 99 C. J. Mosley

Reserve lists	18 Brian Robiskie (IR) \| 21 Derek Cox (IR) \| 23 Rashad Jennings (IR) \| 27 Rashean Mathis (IR) \| 29 William Middleton (IR) \| 31 Ashton Youboty (IR) \| 36 Courtney Greene (IR) \| 34 T. J. Heath (IR) \| 38 Darcel McBath (IR) \| 42 Chris Prosinski (IR) \| 43 Terrell Whitehead (IR) \| 55 Clint Session (IR) \| 56 Kyle Bosworth (IR) \| 72 Kevin Haslam (IR) \| 73 Eben Britton (IR) \| 74 Aaron Kampman (IR) \| 86 Zach Miller (IR) \| 90 Matt Roth (IR) \| 92 Austen Lane(IR) \| 97 John Chick (IR) \| -- Rod Issac (IR) \| -- Aaron Morgan (IR) \| -- Richard Murphy (IR) \| -- Martin Rucker (IR) \| -- D'Anthony Smith (IR)

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Persondata
Name	Rucker, Martin
Alternative names	Rucker, Martin, Jr.
Short description	All-American college football player, professional football player, tight end
Date of birth	May 4, 1985
Place of birth	St. Joseph, Missouri, United States
Date of death
Place of death