Sean Tucker
Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lauren Cobin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Syracuse, 2020–⁠22

Sean Tucker

Number
No. 34
Height
5′10″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2022)
Sophomore
Hometown
Owings Mills, MD
Born
Oct 25, 2001, in Owings Mills, Maryland

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Sean Tucker played running back at Syracuse (2020–⁠22).

At a glance

Best season
1,496
Rushing yards, 2021 (Syracuse, 5–⁠7)
Best game
232 yards
Vs. Wagner, week 5, 2022: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 6
In FBS in rushing yards, 2021

Career highs

232rushing yards, career highvs. Wagner, 20224rushing touchdowns, career highvs. UAlbany, 20216catches, career highvs. Louisville, 2022121receiving yards, career highvs. UAlbany, 2021

All-America: FWAA 2021; ESPN 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Syracuse1386384.6440
2021Syracuse2461,4966.11256
2022Syracuse2061,0585.11160
Career5903,1925.42760

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Syracuse710314.7037
2021Syracuse2025512.8272
2022Syracuse362557.1255
Career636139.7472

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Syracuse34RBYr 1
2021Syracuse34RBYr 2
2022Syracuse34RBSo. (Yr 3)5′10″205

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020Syracuse155-0.0211th (n=212)0.14-2.629%0.04
2021Syracuse2600.2776th (n=277)0.1668.834%0.27
2022Syracuse2440.1861st (n=470)0.1444.734%0.13

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Syracuse 12 games, 1,058 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.LouisvilleW 31–⁠72198112685
Sep 10atUConnW 48–⁠1427112113417
Sep 17vs.PurdueW 32–⁠291842010223
Sep 23vs.VirginiaW 22–⁠20216009545
Oct 1vs.WagnerW 59–⁠023232360215
Oct 15vs.NC StateW 24–⁠91498138414
Oct 22atClemsonL 21–⁠27554023518
Oct 29vs.Notre DameL 24–⁠411660121432
Nov 5atPittsburghL 9–⁠1910190723
Nov 12vs.Florida StateL 3–⁠3814520161−1
Nov 19atWake ForestL 35–⁠4516106239––
Nov 26atBoston CollegeW 32–⁠232112522914
2021 Syracuse 12 games, 1,496 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atOhioW 29–⁠925181147––
Sep 11vs.RutgersL 7–⁠171354124427
Sep 18vs.UAlbanyW 62–⁠24131324563121
Sep 24vs.LibertyW 24–⁠2132169127227
Oct 2atFlorida StateL 30–⁠3324102017––
Oct 9vs.Wake ForestL 37–⁠4026153218329
Oct 15vs.ClemsonL 14–⁠1722157054220
Oct 23atVirginia TechW 41–⁠3620112128214
Oct 30vs.Boston CollegeW 21–⁠626207151––
Nov 13atLouisvilleL 3–⁠41199501411
Nov 20atNC StateL 17–⁠41131051551−2
Nov 27vs.PittsburghL 14–⁠311329010218
2020 Syracuse 9 games, 638 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 19atPittsburghL 10–⁠21423012––
Sep 26vs.Georgia TechW 37–⁠202411223810
Oct 10vs.DukeL 24–⁠381253016127
Oct 17vs.LibertyL 21–⁠3821111020––
Oct 24atClemsonL 21–⁠471063121––
Nov 7vs.Boston CollegeL 13–⁠161152015234
Nov 20atLouisvilleL 0–⁠301693013––
Nov 28vs.NC StateL 29–⁠361618061−4
Dec 5atNotre DameL 21–⁠4524113140246

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2023
Height5′9¼″
Weight207 lb
Arm length30″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan73⅜″W

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 39 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2023Tampa Bay Buccaneers31523029
2024Tampa Bay Buccaneers175030829109
2025Tampa Bay Buccaneers17863207834
2026 (so far)Tampa Bay Buccaneers2828100
NFL career391596791019152

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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