Sean Tucker (American football)

Sean Lance Tucker (born October 25, 2001) is an American football running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Syracuse.

Sean Tucker
No. 44 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (2001-10-25) October 25, 2001
Owings Mills, Maryland
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Calvert Hall (Towson, Maryland)
College:Syracuse (2020–2022)
Undrafted:2023
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

High school

Tucker was born on October 25, 2001, in Owings Mills, Maryland. He attended Calvert Hall in Towson, Maryland,[1] where he played football and also ran track.[2][3] Considered one of the top running back prospects in Maryland by ESPN (#14), 247Sports (#27, rated three-star[4]) and Rivals (#27), Tucker was recruited by Syracuse assistant coach Reno Ferri.[5]

College career

2020

As a freshman in 2020, Tucker was named Syracuse's starting running back four games into the season following a rash of injuries and opt-outs due to COVID-19 pandemic. He ran for the third-most yards (626 yards) and the second-most yards per game (69.9) in a single season by an Syracuse Orange freshman ever. He was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Running Back of the Week twice and led all freshmen running backs in the ACC in rushing yards per game.

2021

During the breakout 2021 season, Tucker totaled 1,496 rushing yards during the 2021 regular season, fourth best among all Division I FBS players.[6] He became the first player in program history to rush for over 1,000 yards in eight games or less and set the program record for most 100-yard games in a season (8) and most consecutive 100 yards games at 7. He broke Joe Morris's 42-year record for Syracuse's most single-season rushing yards in game against NC State. In addition to breaking this record set in 1979, Tucker also overtook Syracuse greats such as Floyd Little, Walter Reyes, and Larry Csonka.[7][8] In the game against Albany, Tucker had a combined 253 yards (132 rushing, 121 receiving) and five touchdowns, becoming the first player in program history to have both 100+ rushing yards and 100+ receiving yards.[9] Tucker surpassed 1,000-yard mark in win over Virginia Tech.[4] Against Boston College, he amassed a career-high 207 rushing yards.[10]

Tucker was named to the Associated Press midseason All-America first team.[11] ESPN college football analyst Trevor Matich named Tucker one of four candidates for the Heisman Trophy.[12] He was the semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award as well as the Maxwell Award.[13][14] Tucker was named the ACC Running Back of the Week multiple times.[15]

Tucker was named to first-team All-ACC,[16] first-team All-American by Football Writers Association of America, ESPN and second-team All-American by the Associated Press, Walter Camp Football Foundation, and American Football Coaches Association.[17][18][19][20][21]

Statistics
Season Games Rushing Receiving
GPGSAttYardsAvgTDAttYardsAvgTD
Syracuse Orange
2020 951376264.84811314.10
2021 12122461,4966.1122025512.82
2022 12122061,0605.111362547.12
Career[22]33295893,1825.427646229.74

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
5 ft 9+1⁄4 in
(1.76 m)		 207 lb
(94 kg)		 30 in
(0.76 m)		 9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)
All values from the NFL Combine[23][24]

After going undrafted in 2023 NFL Draft, Tucker signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent.[25][26]

References
  1. Lee, Edward (3 November 2021). "Syracuse RB Sean Tucker, a Calvert Hall graduate, emerging as Heisman Trophy candidate: 'I hold myself to high standards'". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Fernandez, Roshan (22 September 2021). "Track shaped Sean Tucker's speed. Now, his goal is to compete on SU's team". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. "High school track molded Sean Tucker into the star running back he is today". The Daily Orange. October 2, 2021.
  4. Kekis, John (27 October 2021). "Syracuse's 1-2 punch of Tucker and Shrader tough to stop". Associated Press. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  5. Mink, Nate (28 November 2021). "Syracuse football staff changes begin, with 2 assistant coaches out". The Post-Standard. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  6. "College Football Player Rushing Stats 2021". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  7. Mink, Nate (20 November 2021). "Tucker breaks Morris's record for most rushing yards in a season". The Post-Standard. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  8. Fernandez, Roshan (20 November 2021). "Sean Tucker breaks 42-year record for SU's most single-season rushing yards". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  9. "Syracuse's Sean Tucker powers Orange to win over Albany". Local SYR.com. September 18, 2021.
  10. Vasudevan, Anish (2 November 2021). "Film Review: Behind Sean Tucker's career-high 207-yard performance". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  11. "Young, Davis headline AP Midseason All-America Team". Associated Press. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  12. McAllister, Mike (October 24, 2021). "ESPN Analyst Lists Sean Tucker as Heisman Contender". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  13. "2021 Doak Walker Award Candidates". www.smu.edu. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  14. Bailey, Stephen. "Syracuse's Sean Tucker named 1 of 15 semifinalists for Maxwell Award, given annually to nation's top player". CuseNation.com. No. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  15. Fernandez, Roshan (18 October 2021). "Sean Tucker wins ACC Running Back of the Week for 2nd straight week". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  16. "Pitt Leads with 12 on All-ACC Football Teams". Atlantic Coast Conference (Press release). November 30, 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  17. Mink, Nate (10 December 2021). "Syracuse's Sean Tucker earns another All-America honor. This time he's on the first team". The Post-Standard. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  18. Schlabach, Mark (8 December 2021). "The 2021 college football All-America team". ESPN. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  19. Russo, Ralph D. (13 December 2021). "AP All-America team: Young and Tide lead with 3 1st teamers". AP News. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  20. Mink, Nate (9 December 2021). "Sean Tucker is Syracuse football's first running back to earn All-America honors since Floyd Little". The Post-Standard. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  21. Mink, Nate (13 December 2021). "Tucker named second-team All-American by the AP". The Post-Standard. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  22. "Sean Tucker College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  23. "Sean Tucker Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  24. "2023 NFL Draft Scout Sean Tucker College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  25. Leiker, Emily (30 April 2023). "Sean Tucker, SU's record-breaking RB, signs with Tampa Bay Buccaneers after going undrafted in 2023 NFL Draft". Syracuse Post-Standard. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  26. McAllister, Mike (29 April 2023). "Sean Tucker Goes Undrafted". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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