Tucker Gleason is an

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for the

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. He previously played for the

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Early life and high school

Gleason grew up in

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and attended East Lake High School and transferred to

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during his junior year. While at Plant, he became the second player in school history to throw for 2,000 yards and complete 1,000 rushing yards in his junior season. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Georgia Tech over offers from Cincinnati, Duke, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, South Florida, Toledo, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia.

College career

Georgia Tech

During the 2020 season, Gleason only played for two games and did not throw any passes. He later on entered the transfer portal. It was announced that he was transferring to Toledo.

Toledo

Gleason played three games during the 2021 season and completed five passes for 69 yards. In the 2022 season, Gleason started at quarterback during the Week 9 game against

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and the Battle of I-75 game against

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after

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had suffered an injury. He was named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week after completing 15 of his 27 passes and completing 238 yards and three touchdowns during the Week 9 game. He completed the 2022 season with 884 passing yards, 185 rushing yards, and eight passing touchdowns. During the 2023 season, he played in 13 games and finished the season with completing 14 out of 21 passing attempts for 199 yards and four touchdowns.

College statistics

Personal life

Gleason's father, Jim, was a

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and

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at the

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from 1990 to 1992. His two brothers, Jared and Thad, were also college football players with Jared playing at the

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at Stetson in 2014 and Thad playing as a

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in 2017.

References

External links

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bioToledo Rockets bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gleason, Tucker Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Players of American football from Tampa, Florida American football quarterbacks Henry B. Plant High School alumni Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players Toledo Rockets football players