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Jersey Number 34
Sean Tucker
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Owings Mills, Md.
- High School:
- Calvert Hall
Bio
Career Overview: One of the top players in the nation during his career, earning First Team All-America honors in 2021 and was a mult-time All-ACC selection ... Shattered Syracuse single-season rushing record (1,496) in 2021 ... Was a two-time member of the Maxwell and Doak Walker Award Watch Lists ... Was near or atop the national rushing and all-purpose yard lists for the entirety of the 2021 season, culminating in multiple All-America honors ... Concluded his collegiate career (three seasons) at third on Syracuse’s career rushing record list (3,182) ... First player in program history to post back-to-back seasons with over 1,000 rushing yards and 250 receiving yards ... One of only four players in program history across the 3,000 yards threshold ... Owns two of the 12-best single-season rushing totals in program history ... Finished his career third in school history with 96.4 rushing yards per game, which is tied for 14th in ACC history and sixth-highest total since 2000 ... His 27 rushing touchdowns ends his Orange career ranked seventh in school history ... Had 64 career receptions, which is third in program history among running backs and his 622 career receiving yards ranks fourth ... Has the second-most 100 yard rushing games in program history (17) ... His 3,704 career all purpose yards is seventh in program history and ranks second to only Joe Morris in most yards from scrimmage ... 5.40 career yards per carry is sixth in school history ... Was an immediate impact freshman who put together one of the best rookie campaigns in program history ... Had the third-most yards (626) and second-most yards per game (69.9) by a Syracuse freshman in program history in 2020 ... Has the third-most yards by a freshman and junior in program history and owns the record for most yards by a sophomore ... Career stats include 3,182 yards on 589 carries with 27 rushing touchdowns, plus 64 receptions for 622 yards and four touchdowns through the air in just 33 collegiate games ... 64 catches is third in program history ... 622 yards ranks fourth ... Declared for the NFL Draft at the conclusion of the 2022 regular season.
Sophomore Year (2022): Second Team All-ACC running back ... Third Team All-ACC All-Purpose Player ... Second Team AP All-ACC ... Maxwell, Doak Walker and Walter Camp Award Watch Lists ... ECAC All-Star ... Started all-12 games of the regular season, declaring for the draft prior to the bowl game ... Ran for 1,060 yards, the 12th-highest total in program history ... First running back to have back-to-back 1,000 yard seasons since Walter Reyes (2002 and 2003) ... Carried the ball 206 times for 1,060 yards (5.1 avg) and 11 touchdowns ... Also caught 36 passes for 254 yards and two scores ... His 36 receptions is the third-highest single-season total by a running back in program history ... He became the first back in school history to have over 1,000 rushing yards and 250 receiving yards in back-to-back seasons when he crossed the threshold in the regular season final vs. BC ... Tallied 184 yards from scrimmage, rushing 21 times for 100 yards and a touchdown and catching six passes for 84 yards and a score in the season-opening win over Louisville (9/3) ... Ran for 112 yards and a touchdown, also caught four passes at UConn (9/10) ... Carred the ball 21 times for 60 yards and caught five passes for 45 yards against Virginia (9/23) ... Ran for 232 yards, the sixth-highest total in school history and just 20 behind Joe Morris' program record, and three touchdowns against Wagner (10/1) ... Carried the ball 14 times for 98 yards and a touchdown against NC State (10/15) ... Ran just five times, but averaged over 10 yards per carry (54 total) and caught five passes for 18 yards and a score, at Clemson (10/22) ... Carried the ball 16 times for 60 yards and a touchdown and hauled in four receptions for 32 yards vs. Notre Dame (10/29) ... Ran 14 times for 52 yards vs. Florida State (11/12) ... Went back over 100 yards, rushing 16 times for 106 yarsd and two touchdowns at Wake Forest (11/19) ... Scored twice in the fourth quarter as part of 26-point unanswered comeback win at Boston College (11/26) ... Finished with 21 carries, 125 yards and two scores ... Declared for the NFL Draft at the conclusion of the regular season and did not participate in the Pinstripe Bowl ... Earned the Mark Hoffman Award as the team's most outstanding back for the third-straight season.
Freshman Year (2021): FWAA First Team All-American ... AP Second Team All-American ... Walter Camp Second Team All-American ... AFCA Second Team All-American ... ESPN All-American ... The Athletic All-American ... Phil Steele All-American ... Pro Football Focus All-American ... One-of-15 semifinalists for The Maxwell Award, presented annually to the nation’s most outstanding college football player ... Also was a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award ... First Team All-ACC ... Top offensive vote getter on the All-ACC Team ... AP All-ACC ... Pro Football Focus All-ACC ... All-ECAC ... Nation’s sixth-leading rusher (1,496), with the fourth-most yards per game (124.7) ... Fifth in the nation in all-purpose yards (145.9 yards per game) ... Ranked fourth nationally in yards from scrimmage (1,751) ... Broke Joe Morris’ 42-year-old Syracuse single-season rushing record with 1,496 yards ... First player in program history to rush for more than 1,400 yards in a season ... Third-most all-purpose yards in a season in program history (1,751) ... Second in the ACC with 6.08 yards per carry, which is the seventh-best single-season total in program history ... First player in program history to rush for over 1,000 yards in eight games or less ... Set the program record for most 100-yard games in a season (9) and most consecutive 100 yards games (7) ... Recorded career highs in receptions (20) and receiving yards (255) ... Became the first player in program history to rush for 100+ yards and have over 100 yards receiving in a single game against UAlbany ... Three-time ACC Running Back of the Week ... 14 total touchdowns ranks ninth in program history for a single season, while his 12 rushing touchdowns ties for the eighth-highest mark in a season ... Ran for 1,496 yards on 246 carries with 12 touchdowns, added 20 catches for 255 yards and two scores ... His 246 carries were the fifth highest single-season total in program history ... Set what was a career-high at the time with 181 yards on 25 attempts and had one rushing TD in the season opener at Ohio (9/4) ... Ran for 132 yards and had 121 yards receiving and a career-high five touchdowns against UAlbany (9/18) ... Carried the ball a career-high 32 times for 169 yards and one touchdown, also had two receptions for 27 yards against Liberty (9/24) ... Ran for 102 yards at Florida State (10/2) ... Had 153 yards and two touchdowns and also caught a three passes for 29 yards and one score against Wake Forest (10/9) ... Ran for 157 yards against Clemson (10/15) ... Carried the ball 20 times for 112 yards and a touchdown at Virginia Tech ... Ran for a career-high 207 yards and one touchdown on 26 carries against Boston College (10/30) ... Ran for 95 yards in a loss at Louisville (11/13) ... Had 105 yards on 13 carries at NC State ... Named Syracuse’s Bill Horr Most Valuable Player and Mark Hoffman Award (most outstanding back) winner at the end of the year banquet ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring semester ... Also ran on the Orange track and field team during the indoor season, finishing with a 6.90 second career best mark. Finished his season prior to the ACC Championship meet due to spring football commitments.
Freshman Year (2020): Became Syracuse’s starting running back four games into the season following a rash of injuries and opt outs at the position, making the most of his opportunity … Ran for the third-most yards in a single season by an Orange freshman ever (626), trailing just all-time leading rusher Joe Morris’ (1,001) and Delone Carter’s (713) rookie campaigns … Had the second-most yards per game (69.9) by a ‘Cuse freshman, behind Morris’ 91 … Appeared in nine games with seven starts at running back … Led all freshmen running backs in the ACC in rushing yards per game (69.9) and finished the regular season 10th overall among ACC backs … His 626 yards were the fourth-most in the FBS by a true freshman this season … Became the first player to rush for 100+ yards against Notre Dame this season, doing so in the regular season finale … His three 100+ yard games are the second-most in a single season by a Syracuse freshman ever … Ran 137 times for 626 yards and four touchdowns, also caught eight passes for 113 yards on the season … Made his collegiate debut against Pitt, carrying the ball four times for 23 yards … Ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries and hauled in his first collegiate catch against Georgia Tech (9/26) … Was named ACC Running Back of the Week following the Georgia Tech win (9/28) … In his first collegiate start vs. Duke (10/10), carried the ball 12 times for 53 yards and caught two passes for 37 yards … Ran for 111 yards on 21 carries vs. Liberty (10/17) … Scored a touchdown and ran 10 times for 63 yards at Clemson (10/24) … Ran 16 times for 93 yards at Louisville (11/20) … Carried the ball 23 times for 101 yards and caught two passes for a career-high 46 receiving yards at Notre Dame (12/5) … Was named ACC Running Back of the Week for a second time, following the Notre Dame game (12/7).
High School: Running back and cornerback for head coach Donald Davis … Considered the one of the top overall prospects in Maryland by ESPN (No. 14), the 247Sports.com composite (No. 27) and Rivals.com (No. 27) … No. 58 among Class of 2020 running backs, according to the 247Sports.com composite … PrepStar All-Atlantic Region performer … Two-time All-MIAA “A” Conference selection … Named to the 2019 Baltimore Touchdown Club “Super 22” Team … Earned 2018 Baltimore Sun All-Metro First Team honors … As a senior, rushed for 1,204 yards and 14 touchdowns … Ran for 1,556 yards and 14 TDs in 12 games during his junior season, averaging 129.6 yards per game and 7.2 yards a carry … Sprinter for the Calvert Hall indoor and outdoor track teams … Won the MIAA indoor title in the 55-meter dash two years in a row … Champion in the 100-meter and 200-meter sprints as a junior.
Personal: Sean Lance Tucker … Born on October 25, 2001 in Owings Mills, Maryland … Son of Steve and Lisa Tucker … One brother … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Sophomore Year (2022): Second Team All-ACC running back ... Third Team All-ACC All-Purpose Player ... Second Team AP All-ACC ... Maxwell, Doak Walker and Walter Camp Award Watch Lists ... ECAC All-Star ... Started all-12 games of the regular season, declaring for the draft prior to the bowl game ... Ran for 1,060 yards, the 12th-highest total in program history ... First running back to have back-to-back 1,000 yard seasons since Walter Reyes (2002 and 2003) ... Carried the ball 206 times for 1,060 yards (5.1 avg) and 11 touchdowns ... Also caught 36 passes for 254 yards and two scores ... His 36 receptions is the third-highest single-season total by a running back in program history ... He became the first back in school history to have over 1,000 rushing yards and 250 receiving yards in back-to-back seasons when he crossed the threshold in the regular season final vs. BC ... Tallied 184 yards from scrimmage, rushing 21 times for 100 yards and a touchdown and catching six passes for 84 yards and a score in the season-opening win over Louisville (9/3) ... Ran for 112 yards and a touchdown, also caught four passes at UConn (9/10) ... Carred the ball 21 times for 60 yards and caught five passes for 45 yards against Virginia (9/23) ... Ran for 232 yards, the sixth-highest total in school history and just 20 behind Joe Morris' program record, and three touchdowns against Wagner (10/1) ... Carried the ball 14 times for 98 yards and a touchdown against NC State (10/15) ... Ran just five times, but averaged over 10 yards per carry (54 total) and caught five passes for 18 yards and a score, at Clemson (10/22) ... Carried the ball 16 times for 60 yards and a touchdown and hauled in four receptions for 32 yards vs. Notre Dame (10/29) ... Ran 14 times for 52 yards vs. Florida State (11/12) ... Went back over 100 yards, rushing 16 times for 106 yarsd and two touchdowns at Wake Forest (11/19) ... Scored twice in the fourth quarter as part of 26-point unanswered comeback win at Boston College (11/26) ... Finished with 21 carries, 125 yards and two scores ... Declared for the NFL Draft at the conclusion of the regular season and did not participate in the Pinstripe Bowl ... Earned the Mark Hoffman Award as the team's most outstanding back for the third-straight season.
Freshman Year (2021): FWAA First Team All-American ... AP Second Team All-American ... Walter Camp Second Team All-American ... AFCA Second Team All-American ... ESPN All-American ... The Athletic All-American ... Phil Steele All-American ... Pro Football Focus All-American ... One-of-15 semifinalists for The Maxwell Award, presented annually to the nation’s most outstanding college football player ... Also was a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award ... First Team All-ACC ... Top offensive vote getter on the All-ACC Team ... AP All-ACC ... Pro Football Focus All-ACC ... All-ECAC ... Nation’s sixth-leading rusher (1,496), with the fourth-most yards per game (124.7) ... Fifth in the nation in all-purpose yards (145.9 yards per game) ... Ranked fourth nationally in yards from scrimmage (1,751) ... Broke Joe Morris’ 42-year-old Syracuse single-season rushing record with 1,496 yards ... First player in program history to rush for more than 1,400 yards in a season ... Third-most all-purpose yards in a season in program history (1,751) ... Second in the ACC with 6.08 yards per carry, which is the seventh-best single-season total in program history ... First player in program history to rush for over 1,000 yards in eight games or less ... Set the program record for most 100-yard games in a season (9) and most consecutive 100 yards games (7) ... Recorded career highs in receptions (20) and receiving yards (255) ... Became the first player in program history to rush for 100+ yards and have over 100 yards receiving in a single game against UAlbany ... Three-time ACC Running Back of the Week ... 14 total touchdowns ranks ninth in program history for a single season, while his 12 rushing touchdowns ties for the eighth-highest mark in a season ... Ran for 1,496 yards on 246 carries with 12 touchdowns, added 20 catches for 255 yards and two scores ... His 246 carries were the fifth highest single-season total in program history ... Set what was a career-high at the time with 181 yards on 25 attempts and had one rushing TD in the season opener at Ohio (9/4) ... Ran for 132 yards and had 121 yards receiving and a career-high five touchdowns against UAlbany (9/18) ... Carried the ball a career-high 32 times for 169 yards and one touchdown, also had two receptions for 27 yards against Liberty (9/24) ... Ran for 102 yards at Florida State (10/2) ... Had 153 yards and two touchdowns and also caught a three passes for 29 yards and one score against Wake Forest (10/9) ... Ran for 157 yards against Clemson (10/15) ... Carried the ball 20 times for 112 yards and a touchdown at Virginia Tech ... Ran for a career-high 207 yards and one touchdown on 26 carries against Boston College (10/30) ... Ran for 95 yards in a loss at Louisville (11/13) ... Had 105 yards on 13 carries at NC State ... Named Syracuse’s Bill Horr Most Valuable Player and Mark Hoffman Award (most outstanding back) winner at the end of the year banquet ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring semester ... Also ran on the Orange track and field team during the indoor season, finishing with a 6.90 second career best mark. Finished his season prior to the ACC Championship meet due to spring football commitments.
Freshman Year (2020): Became Syracuse’s starting running back four games into the season following a rash of injuries and opt outs at the position, making the most of his opportunity … Ran for the third-most yards in a single season by an Orange freshman ever (626), trailing just all-time leading rusher Joe Morris’ (1,001) and Delone Carter’s (713) rookie campaigns … Had the second-most yards per game (69.9) by a ‘Cuse freshman, behind Morris’ 91 … Appeared in nine games with seven starts at running back … Led all freshmen running backs in the ACC in rushing yards per game (69.9) and finished the regular season 10th overall among ACC backs … His 626 yards were the fourth-most in the FBS by a true freshman this season … Became the first player to rush for 100+ yards against Notre Dame this season, doing so in the regular season finale … His three 100+ yard games are the second-most in a single season by a Syracuse freshman ever … Ran 137 times for 626 yards and four touchdowns, also caught eight passes for 113 yards on the season … Made his collegiate debut against Pitt, carrying the ball four times for 23 yards … Ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries and hauled in his first collegiate catch against Georgia Tech (9/26) … Was named ACC Running Back of the Week following the Georgia Tech win (9/28) … In his first collegiate start vs. Duke (10/10), carried the ball 12 times for 53 yards and caught two passes for 37 yards … Ran for 111 yards on 21 carries vs. Liberty (10/17) … Scored a touchdown and ran 10 times for 63 yards at Clemson (10/24) … Ran 16 times for 93 yards at Louisville (11/20) … Carried the ball 23 times for 101 yards and caught two passes for a career-high 46 receiving yards at Notre Dame (12/5) … Was named ACC Running Back of the Week for a second time, following the Notre Dame game (12/7).
High School: Running back and cornerback for head coach Donald Davis … Considered the one of the top overall prospects in Maryland by ESPN (No. 14), the 247Sports.com composite (No. 27) and Rivals.com (No. 27) … No. 58 among Class of 2020 running backs, according to the 247Sports.com composite … PrepStar All-Atlantic Region performer … Two-time All-MIAA “A” Conference selection … Named to the 2019 Baltimore Touchdown Club “Super 22” Team … Earned 2018 Baltimore Sun All-Metro First Team honors … As a senior, rushed for 1,204 yards and 14 touchdowns … Ran for 1,556 yards and 14 TDs in 12 games during his junior season, averaging 129.6 yards per game and 7.2 yards a carry … Sprinter for the Calvert Hall indoor and outdoor track teams … Won the MIAA indoor title in the 55-meter dash two years in a row … Champion in the 100-meter and 200-meter sprints as a junior.
Personal: Sean Lance Tucker … Born on October 25, 2001 in Owings Mills, Maryland … Son of Steve and Lisa Tucker … One brother … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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