STATS
Rushing Statistics
Rushing Statistics
| Season |
GP |
ATT |
YDS |
TD |
Long |
AVG/A |
AVG/G |
| 2019 |
14 |
8 |
93 |
0 |
32 |
11.6 |
6.6 |
| 2020 |
10 |
4 |
25 |
0 |
9 |
6.3 |
2.5 |
| 2021 |
14 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
9 |
6.0 |
0.9 |
| 2022 |
12 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
8.0 |
0.7 |
| Total |
50 |
15 |
138 |
0 |
32 |
9.2 |
2.8 |
Receiving Statistics
Receiving Statistics
| Season |
GP |
REC |
YDS |
TD |
Long |
REC/G |
AVG/C |
AVG/G |
| 2019 |
14 |
8 |
99 |
0 |
56 |
0.6 |
12.4 |
7.1 |
| 2020 |
10 |
18 |
236 |
3 |
45 |
1.8 |
13.1 |
23.6 |
| 2021 |
14 |
34 |
426 |
2 |
48 |
2.4 |
12.5 |
30.4 |
| 2022 |
12 |
52 |
672 |
3 |
55 |
4.3 |
12.9 |
56.0 |
| Total |
50 |
112 |
1433 |
8 |
56 |
2.2 |
12.8 |
28.7 |
HISTORY — from college bio
Career highlights:
—2023 Senior Bowl Participant
—2022 Bruce Feldman's Freak List
—PFF College All-AAC Third Team (2021)
—All-AAC Second Team (2020)
2022: Team captain who was one of the most explosive players on the team…Capped his career as one of the greatest returners in UC history…Ranked fifth all-time in kickoff return average (24.93) and third in kickoff return yards (1,670)…His 67 kickoff returns rank third all-time, too…Tied second all-time in kickoff returns for TDs (2)…Finished his senior season with 671 receiving yards and three TDs on 52 receptions… 917 all-purpose yards…Had a career-high 10 receptions and a season-high 110 receiving yards at UCF… Had seven receptions and 105 yards in a win vs Miami (OH) at Paycor Stadium… Season-high 55-yard reception versus East Carolina…Opened season with four catches for 66 yards and a 29-yard kick return at No. 19 Arkansas…Tallied five receptions for 92 yards and a score versus Indiana…Totaled five grabs for 48 yards at Tulsa and seven catches for 64 yards against USF…Had four receptions for 78 yards and a TD at Temple…Finished career with 112 receptions for 1,433 yards and eight touchdowns…Also contributed 67 kick returns for 1,670 yards and two touchdowns and five punt returns for 43 yards…Valuable in special teams coverage, as well, finishing with 16 tackles.
2021: Dynamic receiver and returner who is expected to be a leader for the Bearcats this fall…Named to the PFF College All-AAC Third Team…Finished his junior season with 426 receiving yards and two touchdowns on 34 receptions… Ran back 22 kick returns for 557 yards with one touchdown, averaging 25.32 yards per kick return, the fourth-highest in the conference…Had the longest play of the season on a 99-yard kickoff return against Indiana...One of two players in UC history to have multiple kick return TD’s... Had the best receiving day of his career against SMU, setting new career-highs in receptions (7) and receiving yards (114)...Totaled 34 yards and a receiving touchdown at No. 9 Notre Dame, helping UC to win its first-ever Top- 10 game on the road...Had six catches for 51 yards and a touchdown in the road victory against USF...Finished with two receptions for 12 yards against No. 1 Alabama in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic…One of the top kick returners in program history with 1,496 yards on 59 career returns (25.36 average) with two touchdowns…His 1,496 yards rank fourth in UC history, while his 25.36 average ranks third…Enters his senior season with 59 receptions for 754 yards and five touchdowns...Ran a team-best 4.29 40-yard dash this summer.
2020: Named Second-Team All-AAC at kick returner after leading the league with a 29.9 yards per return average...Totaled 13 returns for 389 yards and one TD...His first-career return score was a 97-yard effort against USF, the Bearcats first KOR TD since the 2011 Liberty Bowl...Also had 18 receptions for 236 yards and three touchdowns...Set career marks with four catches for 69 yards and a TD against East Carolina...His TD against the Pirates was a 45-yard strike on the first play of a drive, a season long catch and score...Set a career mark with 111 return yards and tied a career best with his four kickoff returns in the AAC title game against Temple...Also recorded a tackle on special teams.
2019: Played in 14 games with one start vs. UConn…Served as UC’s primary kick returner, but also contributed in the run and pass games…Led UC with 15 explosive plays of 20 yards or more …Six of his offensive touches when for 10 or more yards…Was third on the squad with seven special teams tackles, recording five on kickoff and two on punt coverage…Ranked fourth in the American Athletic Conference with a 23.13 yards per return average…Returned 23 kicks for 532 yards, averaging 23.1 yards per return…Averaged 11.6 yards per rush, toting the ball eight times for 93 yards with a long run of 32 yards…Had eight receptions for 99 yards, a 12.5 yards per catch average…Career-long 56-yard reception at Marshall came on a strike from QB Ben Bryant which set up a Bearcats TD plunge from the one-yard line on the ensuing play…Had a career high four returns for 96 yards at USF with a career-long return of 43 yards in the game against the Bulls…That return set up a Sam Crosa field goal which pulled UC to within seven in the comeback win…Had a career-long 32-yard rush on a an end-around in the Birmingham Bowl vs. Boston College...Named to the 2019 AAC All-Academic Team.
PERSONAL
Has 11 siblings...speedster prepped for coach Don Larlham at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy...Led by Tucker, CVCA made the OSHAA playoffs in 2018 for the first time since 2009...Three-star recruit by 247Sports.com and Rivals.com...247 listed him as one of the Top-50 players in Ohio...2018 Division IV OPSWA First-Team All-Ohio and Division IV All-Northeast Inland District First-Team selection...Principles Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year and a First-Team All-PAC-7 honoree...Closed out his prep career with 2,417 yards rushing, 1,922 yards receiving, 68 touchdowns and nine interceptions...Holds CVCA’s career records for touchdowns (68) and receiving (1,922)...Ran for 1,389 yards and 23 scores and caught 31 balls for 599 yards and six more scores in 2018...Three-time Ohio HS Athletic Association State Champion in 2017....Won the long jump, 100-meter dash and was on the winning 4x200-meter relay team, helping the Royals to the Division II state crown...Helped lead the Royals to a 7-3 record in 2017...Hauled in 30 receptions for 637 yards with five TDs in 2017... caught 27 balls for 371 yards and five scores in 2016 ...Finished with 22 catches for 215 yards in 2015.