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Played in 37 career games at UC and recorded 61 tackles, 16 for a loss, 7.5 sacks, two passes defended, two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and five blocked kicks ... rblocked a kick against Tulane in 2018 and had blocks against Tulsa, at ECU and vs. UConn in 2019 ... moved into second place on the career chart, trailing only Antwan Peek (2000-02) who had seven blocks ... fierce advocate for mental health.
SINGLE-GAME BESTS
All-purpose yards: 13, Army, 09/26/20 ; Tulane, 10/06/18
Punt returns: 1, Army, 09/26/20 ; Tulane, 10/06/18
Punt return yards: 13, Army, 09/26/20 (1 returns); Tulane, 10/06/18 (1 returns)
Tackles: 6, Miami (OH), 09/14/19 (5-1)
Sacks: 1.0, 6 times
TFLs: 2.0, at Memphis, 12/07/19 (2-0)
Fumbles forced: 1, vs Boston College, 01/02/20
Fumbles recovered: 1, Navy, 11/03/18
Pass breakups: 1, at Temple, 10/20/18 ; Navy, 11/03/18
Blocked kicks: 1, 5 times
2020: Played in all 10 games with a start in the AAC Championship game against Tulsa ... totaled 13 tackles, three for a loss, 2.5 sackls, a fumble recovery and blocked kick ... finished with a season-best five tackles, including a sack and TFL against ECU ... also had a sack at SMU and a half sack against Austin Peay ... blocked a punt against Army, the fifth of his career ... recovered a fumble in the Peach Bowl against Georgia.
2019: Played in all 14 games at jack end and on special teams … one of the best kick blockers in recent history … his four career blocked kicks are tied for second with Connor Barwin (2005-08) for the best mark since 2000 … both are behind the seven blocked kicks from Antwan Peek (2000-02) … totaled three blocked punts and recorded 35 tackles, 9.0 for a loss, 3.0 sacks, two QB hurries and a forced fumble … opened the season with three stops against UCLA and added two on the road at Ohio State … had a career game against Miami (OH), recording six tackles and five solo stops, both career highs, along with a sack … rung up three stops in the upset with over UCF … had two stops and a blocked punt vs. Tulsa … blocked a kick at ECU, but it was not recognized in the official statistics … blocked a kick for the third game in-a-row against UConn … had two tackles vs. Temple, two stops and a sack in the AAC title game at Memphis and closed out the season with five tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in the Birmingham Bowl against his old team, Boston College ... named to the 2019 AAC All-Academic Team.
2018: Played in 13 games during his first season on the field with the Red & Black … totaled 25 tackles, including 15 solo stops … also added 4.0 tackles for a loss, 2.0 sacks, two PBUs, two QB hurries, a fumble recovery and a blocked kick … tied a season high with three tackles on five occasions … made his UC debut with three tackles and a half sack in the Rose Bowl win over UCLA … added two tackles in the rain against Miami (OH) at Paul Brown Stadium … finished with three tackles, a half sack and a QB hurry at UConn … tallied three solo tackles, a sack and a blocked punt against Tulane … his blocked kick set up a UC TD on the next play and was the first blocked punt for UC since Oct. 25, 2008 … finished with three stops against Navy, two at UCF, three against ECU and two tackles and a TFL in the Military Bowl vs. Virginia Tech.
2017: Transferred to UC and sat out due to NCAA transfer regulations.
PRIOR TO UC: Joined UC after a year at Boston College ... redshirted in 2016 at Boston College ... HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-Ohio Capital Conference (OCC) Capital First Team honors as a senior at Rutherford B. Hayes HS … also named Co-OCC Capital Player of the Year and AP All-Central District Division II Defensive Player of the Year … played for head coach Mike Golden … collected AP All-Central District Division II First-Team Defense and AP All-Ohio Division II First-Team accolades in 2015 … as a junior, named second-team all-state in Division I, first-team all-district, first-team all-league and was a member of the ThisWeek Super 25 team ... son of Todd and Mimi Tucky.
Played in 37 career games at UC and recorded 61 tackles, 16 for a loss, 7.5 sacks, two passes defended, two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and five blocked kicks ... rblocked a kick against Tulane in 2018 and had blocks against Tulsa, at ECU and vs. UConn in 2019 ... moved into second place on the career chart, trailing only Antwan Peek (2000-02) who had seven blocks ... fierce advocate for mental health.
SINGLE-GAME BESTS
All-purpose yards: 13, Army, 09/26/20 ; Tulane, 10/06/18
Punt returns: 1, Army, 09/26/20 ; Tulane, 10/06/18
Punt return yards: 13, Army, 09/26/20 (1 returns); Tulane, 10/06/18 (1 returns)
Tackles: 6, Miami (OH), 09/14/19 (5-1)
Sacks: 1.0, 6 times
TFLs: 2.0, at Memphis, 12/07/19 (2-0)
Fumbles forced: 1, vs Boston College, 01/02/20
Fumbles recovered: 1, Navy, 11/03/18
Pass breakups: 1, at Temple, 10/20/18 ; Navy, 11/03/18
Blocked kicks: 1, 5 times
2020: Played in all 10 games with a start in the AAC Championship game against Tulsa ... totaled 13 tackles, three for a loss, 2.5 sackls, a fumble recovery and blocked kick ... finished with a season-best five tackles, including a sack and TFL against ECU ... also had a sack at SMU and a half sack against Austin Peay ... blocked a punt against Army, the fifth of his career ... recovered a fumble in the Peach Bowl against Georgia.
2019: Played in all 14 games at jack end and on special teams … one of the best kick blockers in recent history … his four career blocked kicks are tied for second with Connor Barwin (2005-08) for the best mark since 2000 … both are behind the seven blocked kicks from Antwan Peek (2000-02) … totaled three blocked punts and recorded 35 tackles, 9.0 for a loss, 3.0 sacks, two QB hurries and a forced fumble … opened the season with three stops against UCLA and added two on the road at Ohio State … had a career game against Miami (OH), recording six tackles and five solo stops, both career highs, along with a sack … rung up three stops in the upset with over UCF … had two stops and a blocked punt vs. Tulsa … blocked a kick at ECU, but it was not recognized in the official statistics … blocked a kick for the third game in-a-row against UConn … had two tackles vs. Temple, two stops and a sack in the AAC title game at Memphis and closed out the season with five tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in the Birmingham Bowl against his old team, Boston College ... named to the 2019 AAC All-Academic Team.
2018: Played in 13 games during his first season on the field with the Red & Black … totaled 25 tackles, including 15 solo stops … also added 4.0 tackles for a loss, 2.0 sacks, two PBUs, two QB hurries, a fumble recovery and a blocked kick … tied a season high with three tackles on five occasions … made his UC debut with three tackles and a half sack in the Rose Bowl win over UCLA … added two tackles in the rain against Miami (OH) at Paul Brown Stadium … finished with three tackles, a half sack and a QB hurry at UConn … tallied three solo tackles, a sack and a blocked punt against Tulane … his blocked kick set up a UC TD on the next play and was the first blocked punt for UC since Oct. 25, 2008 … finished with three stops against Navy, two at UCF, three against ECU and two tackles and a TFL in the Military Bowl vs. Virginia Tech.
2017: Transferred to UC and sat out due to NCAA transfer regulations.
PRIOR TO UC: Joined UC after a year at Boston College ... redshirted in 2016 at Boston College ... HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-Ohio Capital Conference (OCC) Capital First Team honors as a senior at Rutherford B. Hayes HS … also named Co-OCC Capital Player of the Year and AP All-Central District Division II Defensive Player of the Year … played for head coach Mike Golden … collected AP All-Central District Division II First-Team Defense and AP All-Ohio Division II First-Team accolades in 2015 … as a junior, named second-team all-state in Division I, first-team all-district, first-team all-league and was a member of the ThisWeek Super 25 team ... son of Todd and Mimi Tucky.