Martin T. Rucker II (born May 4, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Kansas City Chiefs.

He played college football for the Missouri Tigers, earning consensus All-American honors in 2007.

As a senior in track, he won the conference and district titles, while placing fourth in the state in the triple jump.

Rucker accepted a football scholarship from the University of Missouri, where he played for head coach Gary Pinkel from 2004 to 2007.

As a redshirt freshman, he missed most of the spring period with a shoulder injury, but was still promoted to starter ahead of senior Victor Sesay.

As a senior, he started all 12 contests ahead of Coffman, registering 84 receptions (school record) for 834 yards (second on the team) and 8 touchdowns.

[9][10] On October 18, 2011, Rucker was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars off the Dallas Cowboys practice squad, to provide depth after tight end Zach Miller was placed on the injured reserve list.

On June 13, he was placed on injured reserve with a torn ACL he suffered in training camp.

Two years later he ran for the state senate in District 34, covering Platte and Buchanan Counties, losing to Tony Luetkemeyer by a margin of 3,628 votes.