[College Sports News]

All this summer on Huskers.com, we are featuring football players who have enjoyed outstanding professional careers by making the transition from Nebraska to the NFL. Mike Rucker is in the middle of an outstanding NFL career as a defensive end with the Carolina Panthers.

Before appearing in a Super Bowl with the Panthers, Rucker was a part of three national championship teams at Nebraska in 1994, 1995 and 1997. By the time his career ended at Nebraska, Rucker ranked among the top 10 players in Husker history in both sacks and tackles for loss. An amazing accomplishment considering the Missouri native was just a one-year starter on some of the most dominant college teams in history.

As primarily a reserve in 1997 behind two-time All-American and Lombardi Award winner Grant Wistrom and another future NFL player Chad Kelsay, Rucker managed 15 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks for NU's third national championship team in four years.

From Nebraska to the NFL: Mike Rucker

[Lefty Noob]

Man, talk about a deep offensive line. Three future NFL players all at the DE position.

[desertrat]

Mike Rucker made a goal line stop on the final play of the game against Oklahoma State in 1998 to preserve a 24-17 win at Stillwater. It was a play from inside the ine yard line as time ran out, a run to the right side, Rucker dropped him behind the line to preserve a huge road win. I don't think the article is correct in saying Rucker played on 3 out of 4 national title teams, he wasn't there yet in 1994. So he really only was part of 2 national titles, in 1995 and 97.