Extra Points: The Butcher

Posted May 21, 2024
Kaimon Rucker noted a number of four- and five-star offensive linemen were set to attend the Nike Football Skills Camp in Charlotte in May 2019, so he signed up, played well, and drew attention from coaches in Carolina blue. "He immediately stood out," Mack Brown says. "He whipped everybody. He was costing people scholarships left and right." (GoHeels.com)

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