| Chris L. Rucker |
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• Career Stats
2007 SEASON: Saw action in eight games as a true freshman, including four starts at field corner . . . sidelined for the last five games of the regular season after undergoing eye surgery to repair two detached retinas . . . recorded 24 tackles, including 15 solos and nine assists . . . made three stops vs. Indiana . . . matched his season-high with six tackles vs. Northwestern, including five solos . . . also credited with a pass break-up against the Wildcats . . . accounted for three stops each in back-to-back road games at Notre Dame and Wisconsin . . . produced a season-best six tackles in his first collegiate start vs. Pittsburgh . . . intercepted a pass in his collegiate debut vs. UAB that set up a second-quarter field goal . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Participated in the June 2007 (Ohio-Pennsylvania) Big 33 Football Classic . . . ranked among the nation's top cornerbacks by Rivals.com (No. 48) . . . named to PrepStar's All-Midwest Team . . . rated among Ohio's top 50 seniors by Rivals.com (No. 35) and Scout.com (No. 40) . . . three-year starter for Coach Thom McDaniels at Warren G. Harding High School in Warren, Ohio . . . earned Northeast Inland All-District honors (first team) in 2006 . . . had 35 receptions for 521 yards (14.9 avg.) and seven touchdowns as a senior . . . recorded four interceptions and six pass break-ups in 2006 . . . returned a kickoff 80 yards for a score in the Region I, Division I title game vs. Mentor . . . caught five passes for 76 yards and a TD vs. Wilson . . . his 74-yard TD reception in the fourth quarter vs. Akron Buchtel gave the Raiders a 20-13 victory . . . had two TD catches and an interception vs. Cleveland JFK . . . son of Hank and Gloria Powell . . . born Oct. 12, 1988 . . . majoring in criminal justice.
