Defensive end, Western Michigan (from Houston), to 2025
Nadame Tucker
Lettered 2023 at Houston (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 11
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- New York, NY
- Born
- Jun 21, 2000
Wikipedia readers: about 1,744 a month over the past year
Nadame Tucker played defensive end at Houston (to 2024) and Western Michigan (to 2025).
At a glance
Career highs
8tackles, best game on fileat Northern Illinois, 20253.5sacks, best game on filevs. Ball State, 2025Honors
Team titles: MAC champions, 2025
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Houston | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Houston | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Houston | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Western Michigan | 55 | 34 | 21.5 | 14.5 | 1 | 16 |
| On file (2022–25) | 65 | 40 | 23 | 14.5 | 1 | 17 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Houston | 11 | DE | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Houston | 11 | DE | So. | ||
| 2024 | Houston | 11 | DE | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Western Michigan | 11 | DE | Sr. | 6′3″ | 250 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Western Michigan 13 games, 55 tackles, 14.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Michigan State | L 6–23 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. North Texas | L 30–33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Illinois | L 0–38 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Toledo | W 14–13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Rhode Island | W 47–14 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Massachusetts | W 21–3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Ball State | W 42–0 | 7 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Miami (OH) | L 17–26 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Central Michigan | W 24–21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Ohio | W 17–13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Northern Illinois | W 35–19 | 8 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Eastern Michigan | W 31–21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs.Miami (OH) | W 23–13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 |
2024 Houston 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. UNLV | L 7–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Houston 3 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. UTSA | W 17–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Sam Houston | W 38–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Kansas State | L 0–41 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Houston 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Texas Tech | L 30–33 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 9–17).
| Drill | Combine 2026 | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅞″ | |
| Weight | 247 lb | |
| Arm length | 31⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 9″ | |
| Wingspan | 78¼″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.73 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ | |
| Bench press | 22 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.44 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.68 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.