Israel Tucker: RB · Louisiana Tech · #22.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Israel Tucker
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. A two-star recruit with four seasons on the field at Louisiana Tech since. The first career honor came in 2020: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 161 rushing yards and 17 receiving yards against North Texas — Week 14, 2020.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
47.9% of carries overall (148/309) → 52.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (20/38) — 90.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
12 of 18 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (66.7%). 7 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (35.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Louisiana Tech | 148 | 648 | 4.4 | 4 | 31 |
| 2019 | Louisiana Tech | 65 | 340 | 5.2 | 2 | 54 |
| 2018 | Louisiana Tech | 94 | 375 | 4.0 | 3 | 48 |
| 2017 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | 19 |
| Career | 316 | 1,405 | 4.4 | 9 | 54 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 59 | 5.9 | 0 | 17 |
| 2019 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 109 | 8.4 | 1 | 26 |
| 2018 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 69 | 6.3 | 0 | 20 |
| 2017 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 35 | 237 | 6.8 | 1 | 26 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 31-30@ Southern Miss | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 4 | W 66-38vs Houston Christian | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 0 | 31 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-45@ No. 22 BYU | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 6 | W 21-17vs UTEP | 16 | 47 | 2.9 | 2 | 15 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-35vs Marshall | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | L 26-27@ UTSA | 19 | 70 | 3.7 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-34vs UAB | 17 | 54 | 3.2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-31@ North Texas | 37 | 161 | 4.4 | 2 | 24 | Season-high 161 yds |
| Wk 15 | L 10-52@ TCU | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 129 | 525 | 4.1 | 4 | 31 |
Week 14 · 2020
W 42-31
at North Texas
161 rush yds (37 car) · 2 TD · 1 rec · 17 yds
Edged out North Texas on the road in a shootout.
With J. Barnes — 35 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20 · W. Toussant — 9 rush yds (1 car)
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
41%129 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.4 yds/carry on 148 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 41% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
4 seasons under Skip Holtz — 30-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 46.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 68.2 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 42.4 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 78.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Skip Holtz
Pass share
51.4%
359 pass / 339 run
Plays / game
77.6
9 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
401 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisiana Tech, 1,405 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Skip Holtz.
