JONESBORO, Ark. (7/28/25) – Arkansas State senior wide receiver Corey Rucker was named Monday to the 2025 Maxwell Award Watch List.
The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the most outstanding player in college football. Rucker is among 80 players from across the nation to earn a spot on the watch list for the prestigious award.
Rucker becomes the fifth player in Arkansas State history to be named to the Maxwell Award Watch List, joining wide receiver Kirk Merritt (2019) and quarterbacks Layne Hatcher (2021), Justice Hansen (2018) and Fredi Knighten (2015).
Rucker enters the 2025 season with the most career receiving yards in Arkansas State history (3,037), second-most career touchdown catches (23) and second-most career receptions (180).