Verran Tucker

Verran Tucker

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Tucker with the Chiefs in November, 2010
No. --Free agent
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1988-06-26) June 26, 1988
Place of birth: Torrance, California
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College: California
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Verran Mitchell Tucker (born June 26, 1988 in Torrance, California) is an American football wide receiver who was most recently a member of the Edmonton Eskimos. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at California.

College career

Junior college

Freshman year

Tucker caught 16 passes for 229 yards and four touchdowns in 2006.

Sophomore year

In 2007, Tucker had 26 receptions for 538 yards and a team-high nine touchdowns.

California Golden Bears

Junior year

In his first year at Cal, Tucker was a reserve, but then moved up on the depth chart. He started the last seven games of the year. He was second on the team with 362 yards on 21 catches. He had three touchdowns.

Senior year

In Tucker's final year at Cal, 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.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Tucker went undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft and agreed to terms with the Dallas Cowboys a day later.[1] He was cut on July 23, 2010.[2]

Kansas City Chiefs

Tucker signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on July 31, 2010.[3]

Tucker caught his first career NFL touchdown pass on November 7, 2010 against the Oakland Raiders.

Spokane Shock

Tucker signed with the Spokane Shock on February 13, 2012[4]

References

  1. "17 Undrafted Rookies Agree To Terms". Dallascowboys.com. 2010-04-25. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
  2. "Cowboys sign LB Jay Moore". DallasNews. 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
  3. "CHIEFS SIGN WR VERRAN TUCKER; WAIVE GRIMES". kcchiefs.com. 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  4. "Shock Add Player with Significant NFL-Experience".

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