Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 30-22vs North Carolina A&T | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#13
Tevin Tucker
Sophomore safety on Kent State's 2025 roster.
5′11″ · 190 lb · Kannapolis, NC
CFB Index 31 · #435 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Kent State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
2 safety on Kent State's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearTevin Tucker
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Tevin Tucker has been at Kent State through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt: 1 tackles against North Carolina A&T — Week 2, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Kent State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coaches2023–2024
Kenni Burns
Kent State
2025era →
Mark Carney
Kent State
Coaching transition mid-career: Kenni Burns → Mark Carney. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Kent State1-11HC: Kenni Burns · Run-leaning
2024Kent State0-12HC: Kenni Burns · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Kent State5-7HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
31 · #435 of 544 safeties
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #20 of 23 Mid-American Ss
How the All-MAC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kent State | 32 | 21 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kent State | 65 | 38 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Kent State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 98 | 59 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kent State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Kent State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #130 · 2026 recruiting class #122
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Rodrick Hunter’s 2025 season.
Matches Rodrick on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kimari Robinson's junior season at Duke (2025).
Matches Kimari on
PD rate
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Tevin Tucker
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology