Kaimon Rucker
Second-Team All-ACC (2023)
Second-Team AP All-ACC (2023)
2023 – Senior Season
Started all 13 games • Posted 61 tackles, 8.5 sacks, 15 TFL, 12 QB pressures, one forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a PBU • Named second-team All-ACC • Tabbed second-team AP All-ACC • Led the team in TFL (15), sacks (8.5) and QB pressures (12) • His 41 pressures according to PFF ranked seventh nationally • Made five or more tackles in eight of 13 games • Fourth in the ACC with 15 TFL and 8.5 sacks • Tallied eight tackles, two sacks and 5.5 TFL against South Carolina • Earned Walter Camp National Player of the Week and ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors for his effort • Posted three tackles and three pressures versus App St. • Notched two stops against Minnesota • Made seven tackles, two sacks, two TFL and two QB pressures against Pittsburgh to earn ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors • Added three tackles against Syracuse • Notched six tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2.5 TFL and three pressures against Miami • Tallied six tackles, a sack, a TFL and three pressures versus Virginia • Added five tackles at Georgia Tech • Recorded a tackle, a half sack and a pressure against Campbell • Tallied five tackles, a half sack and a PBU against Duke • Posted six tackles an TFL, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery at Clemson • Added four tackles and a TFL at NC State • Posted five tackles and a TFL against West Virginia in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl.
2022 – Junior Season
Appeared in 14 games, starting four, along the defensive line and at Jack • Posted 37 tackles, 3.5 sacks, seven TFL, eight pressures, a PBU and two forced fumbles • Had four tackles, two TFL, a sack and a forced fumble against FAMU • Posted a tackle, a hurry and a half sack at App State • Came up with six stops, 1.5 TFL and a half sack at Georgia State • Tallied three tackles against Notre Dame • Registered a hurry, a half TFL and one stop at Miami • Posted two tackles, a hurry and a half sack against Pitt • Made four tackles at Virginia • Added five tackles at Wake Forest • Notched five tackles vs. Georgia Tech • Added a tackle vs. NC State • Recorded a tackle in the ACC Championship game against Clemson • Registered four tackles, a sack and a TFL in the Holiday Bowl against Oregon.
2021 – Sophomore Season
Appeared in 13 games and made 10 starts on the defensive line • Tied for second on the team with four sacks and tied third with 5.5 TFL • Had 31 total tackles, three hurries and one forced fumble • Had a single tackle and a half sack in season opener at Virginia Tech • Had a pair of stops and one TFL against Georgia State • Had a monster night against Virginia with five tackles, two sacks, two TFL and a forced fumble • Registered five stops and a half TFL at Georgia Tech • Made three tackles against Duke • Had three tackles against Florida State • Had a sack and two tackles at Notre Dame • Registered one tackle and one hurry against Wake Forest • Had three tackles, a half sack and a hurry at Pittsburgh • Made a pair of tackles against Wofford • Had three tackles in the Duke's Mayo Bowl against South Carolina.
2020 – True Freshman Season
Appeared in 10 games and made one start on the defensive line • Had 21 tackles, three tackles for loss and three hurries in his true freshman season • Had five tackles in the season opener against Syracuse • Came up with three tackles, one TFL and one hurry at Duke • Registered four stops against Wake Forest • Had a season-high seven tackles and two TFL against Western Carolina • Had single-tackle games against No. 9 Miami and in the Orange Bowl against No. 5 Texas A&M.
A three-star prospect listed as the No. 151 player in Georgia and the nation’s 80th-ranked strongside defensive end in the 247Sports Composite • Tabbed as the state’s No. 136 player according to ESPN • Posted 130 tackles, 15.5 sacks, 30 TFL and 50 pressures over his final two prep seasons • An honorable mention all-state and first-team all-region selection as a senior • Helped Hart County to a 10-3 record and the third round of the state playoffs • Recorded 49 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 11 TFL and 13 pressures despite missing multiple games due to injury • Was a preseason all-state selection by the Atlanta Journal Constitution • Earned defensive line MVP honors at the Opening Regionals in Charlotte prior to his senior season • Named 8-AAA Defensive Player of the Year and earned first-team all-state honors as a junior • Tabbed second-team all-state by the Georgia Sports Writers Association • Tallied 81 tackles, eight sacks, 19 TFL, 37 pressures, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery • Also participated in track and field, throwing the shot put • Coached by Rance Gillespie.
Son of Kendell and Kristie Rucker • Birthday is Feb. 28.
2022
| defensive | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TFL | QB HUR | TOT | TD | PD | SACKS | SOLO |
| 7.0 | 8.0 | 34.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 18.0 |
2021
| defensive | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TFL | QB HUR | TOT | TD | PD | SACKS | SOLO |
| 5.5 | 3.0 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 17.0 |
2020
| defensive | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TFL | QB HUR | TOT | TD | PD | SACKS | SOLO |
| 3.0 | 3.0 | 21.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 |
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| Height: | 6-1 |
| Weight: | 265 |
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