Tyrique Tucker
Tyrique Tucker
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Tyrique Tucker has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. 2025 brought the first one: All-Big Ten. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Iowa, Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tom Allen → Curt Cignetti. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Indiana | 38 | 17 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Indiana | 24 | 9 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | James Madison | 30 | 7 | 4.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 92 | 33 | 20.5 | 10.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 15 · 2025
W 13–10
at Ohio State
3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Indiana
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Indiana
Returning around him
- 8 Indiana players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (17 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Indiana · Last season: 16-0 (AP #1) · Talent rank #72 · 2026 recruiting class #29
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jonah Tavai’s 2021 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jared Dawson's junior season at Louisville (2023).
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Background
Pronunciation: Tie-reek Tucker Career Notes & Records Appeared in 42 career games with 21 starts ... Played 13 games with five starts over two seasons at James Madison (2022-23) ... Redshirted initial collegiate season ... First collegiate start came at Virginia (9/9) in 2023 at James Madison. 20...