college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
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Tucker attended Fairfax High School. In his only season of prep football as a senior, he tallied 44 receptions for 504 yards, 7 receiving touchdowns, 8 carries for 40 yards, 58 tackles and 4 interceptions. He contributed to his team winning Los Angeles City title, before being eliminated in the state playoffs.
College career
Tucker enrolled at
El Camino College
El Camino College (Elco or ECC) is a two-year public community college located in the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County known as Alondra Park.University of California in 2008. As a junior, Tucker began as a reserve, before starting the last seven games of the year at wide receiver. He was second on the team with 362 yards on 21 catches. He also had three touchdowns.
As a senior in 2009, he had 29 receptions for 453 yards and one touchdown. He had at least 50 receiving yards in five of the team's games in 2009. He ended his college career with 50 catches for 815 yards and four touchdowns, with an average of 16.3-yards per catch.
2010 NFL draft
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on April 26. He was cut on July 23, 2010.
Kansas City Chiefs
Tucker signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on July 31, 2010. He was waived on September 4, 2010. He was signed to the
practice squad
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on September 5, 2010. He was promoted to the active roster to replace wide receiver Jeremy Horne on October 22, 2010. His first NFL reception was an 11-yard touchdown pass against the
Oakland Raiders
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on November 7, 2010. He was part of a wide-receiver-by-committee approach with
Terrance Copper
Terrance Terrel Copper (born March 12, 1982) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs. He played college football at Eas ...
and Chris Chambers. He had a bigger impact playing on special teams. He appeared in 11 games with 2 starts, finishing with 6 receptions for 114 yards (19-yard avg.) and one touchdown. He was released before the start of the 2011 season.
Spokane Shock
Tucker signed with the Spokane Shock on February 13, 2012. He was placed on the unable to perform list on February 23, 2012. He was released on March 26, 2012.
Edmonton Eskimos
Tucker was signed by the
Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...
on June 2, 2013. He was released on June 10, 2013.