TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Las Vegas Raiders in the third round (100th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft, April 29, 2023.
Tucker, a 5-foot-9, 185-pound wide receiver out of Cincinnati, was selected with the 100th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. A four-year player at Cincinnati, Tucker played in 50 games with 11 starts and totaled 112 receptions for 1,433 yards (12.8 avg.) and eight touchdowns.
As a senior in 2022, Tucker recorded career highs with 56 receptions and 672 yards. He finished his career ranked third all-time in kickoff return yards (1,670) and tied for second in kickoff returns for touchdowns (two). In 2020, he earned second team All-American Athletic Conference honors as a kick returner after finishing eighth in the FBS with 29.9 yards per return.
A native of Akron, Ohio, Tucker attended Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, where he holds program records for career receiving yards (1,922) and touchdowns (68). As a senior in 2018, Tucker earned Division IV OPSWA First Team All-Ohio and Division IV All-Northeast District First Team honors after rushing for 1,389 yards and 23 touchdowns in addition to 31 receptions for 599 yards and six touchdowns. He is also a three-time Ohio High School Athletic Association Champion in track and field after winning the long jump, 100-meter dash and 4x200-meter relay.
