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2017 Football Roster
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Tucker, Kirk

Jersey Number 12
Kirk Tucker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tucker, GA
- High School:
- Tucker
Bio
2015 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2016 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2017 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
2017 Team Captain as Voted by Teammates
2017 OSU Outstanding Special Teams Player Award
Career Highs
Tackles - 5, twice, last at South Alabama, 2017
Sacks - 1.0 at South Alabama, 2017
TFL - 1.0, twice, last at South Alabama, 2017
Forced Fumbles - 1 vs. UTSA, 2015
A standout on special teams throughout his career.
2017 (Senior): Earned Academic All-Big 12 honors for the third time in his career ... Saw action in all 13 games, primarily on special teams, but also at linebacker ... Posted 23 tackles, 17 of which were unassisted ... Recorded a sack against South Alabama ... His 11 tackles on kickoffs led the team ... Matched a career high with five tackles in the Cowboys’ win at South Alabama.
2016 (Junior): A leader of Oklahoma State’s kickoff coverage unit and his work factored into OSU leading the Big 12 and ranking 19th nationally in kickoff coverage at 18.3 yards per return ... He helped the Cowboys lead the nation in opponent starting field position ... Set a career high with five tackles in the Cowboys’ narrow win over Texas Tech, three of which were solo stops ... Also had a half-tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry in that game ... Had two tackles in wins over Texas and Southeastern Louisiana ... Logged the first start of his career as part of the Cowboys’ win at TCU.
2015 (Sophomore): First team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... Played in all 13 games, mostly on special teams ... Recorded 20 total tackles with 18 solo stops ... Of his 20 tackles, 17 came on special teams (11 on kickoff returns and six on punt returns) ... His 17 special teams tackles led the team ... Tallied at least one tackle in 11 games, with a season-high four against Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl .. Had two stops against Central Arkansas, Texas, Kansas State and Iowa State ... Forced a fumble against UTSA ... Twice named OSU’s special teams player of the game for his performances against Central Arkansas and Iowa State.
2014 (Freshman): Played in all 13 games, logging 15 tackles (11 unassisted) and one tackle for loss ... Was counted on to play important defensive snaps late in the season at Baylor ... Set a season high with three tackles at TCU ... Had two stops against Missouri State, Kansas State, Baylor and Washington ... A key figure on Oklahoma State’s punt coverage unit that ranked third in the Big 12 and 23rd nationally ... His four tackles on opponent punt returns led the team ... Recorded seven tackles as part of the OSU kickoff coverage team as one of the team’s leaders in that statistic as well.
High School: Coached by Bryan Lamar at Tucker High School … Finished his senior year with 55 tackles, including 39 solo stops, 12 tackles for loss, eight sacks, three interceptions and three forced fumbles … Had 60 tackles as a junior, along with 37 solo stops, seven tackles for loss, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries … Honorable mention Georgia Sportswriters Association all-state team, Atlanta Journal Constitution preseason all-state team and all-area team as a senior … Went 40-4 in three years playing at Tucker, going 14-1 as a senior, 10-3 as a junior and 16-0 as a sophomore … Second-team all-region as a junior.
Personal: Kirk Tucker was born March 31, 1996 ... Son of Maya Miller and Kirk Tucker, Sr. ... Biochemistry and molecular biology major.
2016 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2017 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
2017 Team Captain as Voted by Teammates
2017 OSU Outstanding Special Teams Player Award
Career Highs
Tackles - 5, twice, last at South Alabama, 2017
Sacks - 1.0 at South Alabama, 2017
TFL - 1.0, twice, last at South Alabama, 2017
Forced Fumbles - 1 vs. UTSA, 2015
A standout on special teams throughout his career.
2017 (Senior): Earned Academic All-Big 12 honors for the third time in his career ... Saw action in all 13 games, primarily on special teams, but also at linebacker ... Posted 23 tackles, 17 of which were unassisted ... Recorded a sack against South Alabama ... His 11 tackles on kickoffs led the team ... Matched a career high with five tackles in the Cowboys’ win at South Alabama.
2016 (Junior): A leader of Oklahoma State’s kickoff coverage unit and his work factored into OSU leading the Big 12 and ranking 19th nationally in kickoff coverage at 18.3 yards per return ... He helped the Cowboys lead the nation in opponent starting field position ... Set a career high with five tackles in the Cowboys’ narrow win over Texas Tech, three of which were solo stops ... Also had a half-tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry in that game ... Had two tackles in wins over Texas and Southeastern Louisiana ... Logged the first start of his career as part of the Cowboys’ win at TCU.
2015 (Sophomore): First team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... Played in all 13 games, mostly on special teams ... Recorded 20 total tackles with 18 solo stops ... Of his 20 tackles, 17 came on special teams (11 on kickoff returns and six on punt returns) ... His 17 special teams tackles led the team ... Tallied at least one tackle in 11 games, with a season-high four against Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl .. Had two stops against Central Arkansas, Texas, Kansas State and Iowa State ... Forced a fumble against UTSA ... Twice named OSU’s special teams player of the game for his performances against Central Arkansas and Iowa State.
2014 (Freshman): Played in all 13 games, logging 15 tackles (11 unassisted) and one tackle for loss ... Was counted on to play important defensive snaps late in the season at Baylor ... Set a season high with three tackles at TCU ... Had two stops against Missouri State, Kansas State, Baylor and Washington ... A key figure on Oklahoma State’s punt coverage unit that ranked third in the Big 12 and 23rd nationally ... His four tackles on opponent punt returns led the team ... Recorded seven tackles as part of the OSU kickoff coverage team as one of the team’s leaders in that statistic as well.
High School: Coached by Bryan Lamar at Tucker High School … Finished his senior year with 55 tackles, including 39 solo stops, 12 tackles for loss, eight sacks, three interceptions and three forced fumbles … Had 60 tackles as a junior, along with 37 solo stops, seven tackles for loss, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries … Honorable mention Georgia Sportswriters Association all-state team, Atlanta Journal Constitution preseason all-state team and all-area team as a senior … Went 40-4 in three years playing at Tucker, going 14-1 as a senior, 10-3 as a junior and 16-0 as a sophomore … Second-team all-region as a junior.
Personal: Kirk Tucker was born March 31, 1996 ... Son of Maya Miller and Kirk Tucker, Sr. ... Biochemistry and molecular biology major.
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