ATLANTA -- Georgia State tight end Keith Rucker has been named to the 2016 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List, announced Wednesday by the Friends of John Mackey.
A senior from Cincinnati, Ohio, Rucker is the second straight Panther tight end recognized on the Mackey Award Watch List, following Joel Ruiz in 2015.
The 6-3, 245-pound Rucker was a second-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection in 2015, when he was third on the team with 39 receptions for 522 yards and second with six touchdown catches in 10 games.
Over his last six games, averaged 5.5 receptions and 69.