Sean Tucker: RB · Syracuse · #34.
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Sean Tucker
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Third year in the same backfield at Syracuse. All-ACC in 2022 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 232 rushing yards and 15 receiving yards against Wagner, Week 5, 2022.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
51.1% of carries overall (201/393) → 37.7% of Q4-with-lead carries (23/61) — 60.9% 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
11 of 15 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (73.3%). 16 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (72.7%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-7vs Louisville | 21 | 98 | 4.7 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-14@ UConn | 27 | 112 | 4.1 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 3 | W 32-29vs Purdue | 18 | 42 | 2.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | W 22-20vs Virginia | 21 | 60 | 2.9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | W 59-0vs Wagner | 23 | 232 | 10.1 | 3 | 60 | Season-high 232 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 24-9vs No. 15 NC State | 14 | 98 | 7.0 | 1 | 38 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-27@ No. 5 Clemson | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-41vs Notre Dame | 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 10 | L 9-19@ Pittsburgh | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-38vs No. 25 Florida State | 14 | 52 | 3.7 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 12 | L 35-45@ Wake Forest | 16 | 106 | 6.6 | 2 | 39 | |
| Wk 13 | W 32-23@ Boston College | 21 | 125 | 6.0 | 2 | 29 | |
| Total | 206 | 1058 | 5.1 | 11 | 60 |
Week 5 · 2022
W 59-0
vs Wagner
232 rush yds (23 car) · 3 TD · 2 rec · 15 yds
Dominant 59-point win at home against Wagner.
With G. Shrader — 238 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.3 · L. Allen — 112 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
45%201 carriesFumble rate
1.0%2 of 206 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.1 yds/carry on 206 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 45% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Dino Babers — 13-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 91.7 | 4.9 | 0.9 |
| Road5g | 83.2 | 5.9 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 107 | 5.2 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 69.3 | 5.5 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dino Babers
Pass share
46.1%
370 pass / 433 run
Plays / game
61.8
13 games
Team sack rate
10.0%
412 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at Syracuse, 3,192 rushing yards, an All-American season (2021) — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2021)
named by 2 selectors
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2022)
Weekly recognition
3 weekly honors (2021)
5 career weekly honors across 3 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dino Babers.
