Kaimon Rucker

DE, OLB · North Carolina

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. 
 

Hart County High School

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.
 

Personal

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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Weight: 265
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