Frostee Rucker

Frostee Lynn Rucker (born September 14, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans, and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2006 NFL draft. Rucker has also played for the Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals, and Oakland Raiders.

Early life Rucker went to Tustin High School in Tustin, California, which DeShaun Foster, Matt McCoy, Chris Chester and Sam Baker also attended. He played running back and linebacker at Tustin High School and was named All-Golden West League MVP as a Senior in 2000. He attended Santa Ana High School during his junior year and earned All-League honors as a linebacker. He played both his freshman and senior years at Tustin High.

College career Rucker attended Colorado State before transferring and playing at USC from 2002 to 2005. Vince Young famously beat Rucker to the corner to seal the University of Texas’s victory over USC in the 2005 NCAA National Championship Game.

Professional career

Pre-draft

Cincinnati Bengals Rucker was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round (91st overall) of the 2006 NFL draft. He was placed on the injured reserve list his rookie year in 2006.

In 2007, Rucker contributed on special teams and situational opportunities on defense. He started the final regular season game against the Miami Dolphins and finished with five tackles.

In 2008, Rucker started 4 games and played in 11 (both career highs). He finished with 24 total tackles, two forced fumbles, and a pass defensed.

In 2009, the Cincinnati Bengals won the AFC North and Rucker finished with 13 tackles, and an interception returned 26 yards.

In the 2010 season, Rucker had 17 tackles, a sack, and a pass defensed.

In 2011, Rucker had 44 tackles and four sacks. He also led all defensive ends in stops per snap percentage.

Cleveland Browns

Rucker signed with the Cleveland Browns on March 14, 2012. He was released during the 2013 offseason on February 5, 2013.

Arizona Cardinals Rucker signed with the Arizona Cardinals on March 21, 2013.

On March 17, 2017, Rucker re-signed with the Cardinals.

On November 5, 2017, in Week 9 against the 49ers, Rucker was ejected after being involved in a fight with Carlos Hyde. On November 10, 2017, Rucker was fined $9,115 for his role in the fight.

Oakland Raiders On June 12, 2018, Rucker signed with the Oakland Raiders.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2007 CIN 5 0 8 7 1 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2008 CIN 11 4 23 15 8 1.0 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 6 0 2009 CIN 12 1 13 7 6 1.0 2 1 26 0 26 2 0 0 0 0 2010 CIN 9 3 17 8 9 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2011 CIN 16 11 44 32 12 4.0 11 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2012 CLE 16 16 48 29 19 4.0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2013 ARI 16 1 11 9 2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 ARI 15 7 24 20 4 5.0 9 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2015 ARI 13 13 28 20 8 3.0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2016 ARI 13 1 13 7 6 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2017 ARI 16 16 30 24 6 1.5 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2018 OAK 15 15 37 23 14 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 157 88 296 201 95 21.5 51 1 26 0 26 12 8 3 6 0

Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2009 CIN 1 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 CIN 1 1 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 ARI 1 1 4 3 1 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 ARI 2 2 6 1 5 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 14 6 8 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Personal life Rucker was among a group of investors that placed a marijuana legalization initiative on the Ohio ballot in 2015. The initiative would have granted exclusive grow rights to Rucker and the other investors in the plan, but ultimately it was defeated.

In May 2023, Rucker joined Fortuna Investments as Vice President, working alongside Canadian investor Justus Grant Parmar.