Rucker began his career on the daytime soap operas As the World Turns and All My Children, before roles in The Temptations and Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?

He left the series the following year and portrayed Garret Williams on ABC soap opera All My Children in 2005.

In 2012, Rucker was cast as the male lead opposite Anne Heche in the NBC comedy series Save Me, but left after the pilot episode.

[6] He later starred opposite Mena Suvari in the short-lived WE tv drama series, South of Hell.

[8][9] On August 29, 2019, he shared personal life experiences that he credits for his success with the Hampton University football team.