Shane Tucker

WR · Middle Tennessee 2017 · #1

Last confirmed: Middle Tennessee, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′0″ · 220 lb · Memphis, TN · Memphis University School

Shane Tucker: WR · Middle Tennessee · #1.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Shane Tucker

WR · Middle Tennessee · #1

Moves the chains on third down. He has spent three seasons in the Middle Tennessee receiving corps. A game that shows it: 63 receiving yards and 2 receptions against UTEP — Week 10, 2017.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Middle Tennessee	25	381	15.2	2
2015	Middle Tennessee	16	133	8.3	1
2014	Middle Tennessee	25	351	14.0	4
Career		66	865	13.1	7

Season	Team
2017	Middle Tennessee	3	22	207
2015	Middle Tennessee	127	413	--
2014	Middle Tennessee	97	486	--
Career		227	921	207

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 6-28vs Vanderbilt	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 2	W 30-23@ Syracuse	3	25	8.3	1	11
Wk 3	L 3-34@ Minnesota	3	31	10.3	0	25
Wk 6	W 37-17vs Florida International	4	44	11.0	0	20
Wk 8	L 10-38vs Marshall	1	19	19.0	0	19
Wk 10	W 30-3vs UTEP	2	63	31.5	0	36	Season-high 63 yds
Wk 11	W 35-21@ Charlotte	2	16	8.0	0	13
Wk 12	L 38-41@ Western Kentucky	2	53	26.5	0	28
Wk 13	W 41-10vs Old Dominion	3	58	19.3	0	44
Bowl	W 35-30@ Arkansas State	4	63	15.8	1	30
Total		25	381	15.2	2	44

Signature game

Bowl · 2017

W 35-30

vs Arkansas State · neutral site

4 rec · 63 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Arkansas State at a neutral site in a shootout.

With M. Bonadies — 42.7 yards per punt · 6 punts · 53 long · B. Stockstill — 232 yds · 2 TD · 3 INT · QBR 46.7

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · Old Dominion · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.39Brent Stockstill pass complete to Shane Tucker for 44 yds to the ODU 39 for a
Week 10 · UTEP · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +3.14Brent Stockstill pass complete to Shane Tucker for 36 yds to the UTEP 25 for a
Week 2 · Syracuse · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.99Brent Stockstill pass complete to Shane Tucker for 10 yds for a TD, (Canon Rooker KICK)
Week 12 · Western Kentucky · 3rd and 12 · Q5 · EPA +2.89Brent Stockstill pass complete to Shane Tucker for 25 yds to the WKent 2 for a
Week 1 · Arkansas State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.81Stockstill to Tucker: a 30-yard touchdown pass.
Week 10 · UTEP · 4th and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.76Brent Stockstill pass complete to Shane Tucker for 27 yds to the UTEP 6 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Arkansas State · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.69Brent Stockstill pass complete to Shane Tucker for 22 yds to the ArkSt 1 for a
Week 11 · Charlotte · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.67Brent Stockstill pass complete to Shane Tucker for 13 yds to the Charl 43 for a
Week 6 · Florida International · 4th and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.42John Urzua pass complete to Shane Tucker for 5 yds to the FlaIn 38 for a
Week 12 · Western Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.29Brent Stockstill pass complete to Shane Tucker for 28 yds to the WKent 39 for a

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Rick Stockstill — 20-18 over that span.

2014Middle Tennessee6-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Run-heavy

2015Middle Tennessee7-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced, fast tempo

2017Middle Tennessee7-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (95th percentile). Strength: epa / target (92nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#39 / 709 · 95th pct

23.5%

EPA / target#56 / 709 · 92nd pct

0.92

Yards / catch#188 / 709 · 74th pct

14.6

Catch rate#281 / 709 · 60th pct

70.6%

TD rate#475 / 709 · 32nd pct

2.9%

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#153 / 539 · 71st pct

15.2

Rush yards#111 / 283 · 60th pct

Rec yards#292 / 539 · 46th pct

381

Rush TDs#54 / 283 · 41st pct

Rec TDs#279 / 539 · 40th pct

Long catch#332 / 539 · 38th pct

Receptions#331 / 539 · 37th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.2	38.6	18.0	0.0
Road4g	2.5	31.2	13.3	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.0	34.4	10.9	0.4
Weeks 8+5g	2.0	41.8	20.9	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Rick Stockstill

Pass share

52.7%

473 pass / 424 run

Plays / game

69.0

13 games

Team sack rate

4.7%

511 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

25 catches and 3 carries in 10 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

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Shane Tucker

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

25 catches and 3 carries in 10 games

Five seasons at Middle Tennessee

His moves

2013