:Todd Rucci

{{Short description|American football player (born 1970)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Todd Rucci

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| position = Guard

| number = 71

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|07|14}}

| birth_place = Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lbs = 296

| death_date =

| draftyear = 1993

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 51

| high_school = Upper Darby

| college = Penn State

| pastteams =

• New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1993}}–{{NFL Year|2000}})

| highlights =

• New England Patriots All-1990s Team

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 85

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 75

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Todd Rucci (born July 14, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a guard for eight seasons with the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) from 1993 to 2000. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He was a starter in Super Bowl XXXI for the New England Patriots.

Rucci graduated in 1988 from Upper Darby High School where he also excelled at the shot put and discus on the track team. He was in the same high school class as Bill Jensen and Tina Fey.{{fact|date=January 2025}}

Selected in the second round of the 1993 NFL draft (51st overall), Rucci was honored by being named to the New England Patriots 1990s All-Decade Team.{{Cite web |title=1993 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1993/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} His son Hayden Rucci played tight end for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, while another son Nolan Rucci was a 5-star offensive line prospect for the 2021 class before also committing to the University of Wisconsin.{{Cite web|title=Wisconsin recruiting: Five-star offensive tackle Nolan Rucci commits to Badgers|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/wisconsin-recruiting-five-star-offensive-tackle-nolan-rucci-commits-to-badgers/|access-date=September 9, 2020|website=CBSSports.com|language=en}}