A North Carolina pass rusher who racked up 22.5 career sacks and went undrafted before sticking with the Ravens.
Kaimon Rucker built a five-year resume at North Carolina as a disruptive edge presence, finishing with 22.5 sacks, but a lack of ideal size left him undrafted in 2025. Baltimore signed him as a free agent and has kept him around as a situational pass-rush option.
Path to the league
A Hart County High School standout in Hartwell, Georgia, Rucker piled up 130 tackles and 15.5 sacks over his final two prep seasons before committing to North Carolina. He went undrafted in the 2025 NFL Draft and signed with the Ravens that May.
Career highlights
Rucker played in 57 games across five seasons at North Carolina, finishing with 150 tackles, 22.5 sacks and 42.5 tackles for loss. He earned second-team All-ACC honors in 2023.
2025 season recap
Rucker was waived by the Ravens during August 2025 roster cuts but was re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract with Baltimore in January 2026 without appearing in a regular-season game as a rookie.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Kaimon Rucker
- ESPN: Kaimon Rucker
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Linebacker
- Group
- defense
- College
- North Carolina
- Hometown
- Hartwell, GA, USA
- Age
- 24
- Status
- active
