#12

Kirk Tucker

Linebacker for Oklahoma State. 2017: 23 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Oklahoma State · #12

6′1″ · 200 lb · Tucker, GA

Oklahoma State 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 linebacker for Oklahoma State. 2017: 23 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Oklahoma State, 37 tackles — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Oklahoma State

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Mike Gundy — 20-6 over that span.

2016Oklahoma State10-3HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced

2017Oklahoma State10-3HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#441 / 2682 · 78th pct

Sacks#799 / 2682 · 62nd pct

1.0

Solo tackles#1386 / 2682 · 47th pct

Tackles#1704 / 2682 · 36th pct

Tackles for loss#1745 / 2682 · 28th pct

1.0

Passes defended#1669 / 2682 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Road5g	3.0	0.2	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.4	0.2	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Eric Morris

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Oklahoma State	23	17	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
2016	Oklahoma State	14	10	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		37	27	1.5	1.0	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2017

W 30–21

vs Virginia Tech

1 TOT

With M. Rudolph — 351 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 84.4 · 6 rush yds (5 car) · J. Washington — 5 rec · 126 yds · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week