'Why Sean Tucker?'
Height & Weight
5'10 -- 215lbs
Ascension grade
Above-average starter ceiling
54.98 -- RB #4
High-end traits (80th percentile & up)
Early acceleration
Top-end speed
Anticipatory qualities
2nd level contact solutions
Short yardage navigation
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Low-end traits (30th percentile & down)
Movement toolbox
Stylistic variation
Space creation behind LOS
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Stylistic comparison
Damien Harris meshed with Khalil Herbert
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Projected role comparison
Early down & short yardage back with limited receiving role (Rashaad Penny)
Pretty easy to see with Tucker that he does have a track background. Running 6.90 in the 60m for Syracuse which is just over 23 mph.
Obviously, that is without pads, but it shows Tucker’s strong play speed capabilities.
With Tucker, we often see defenders struggle to take him down during early acceleration.
His size comes into the play here at 220lbs, and when you couple that with his top-end speed, it's extremely difficult to get him down in open space with a singular defender.
Like seeing his ability to pause defenders to win one on ones, not an overly broad toolbox as a mover, however Tucker's simplicity complements his play speed.
Not anticipating a particularly large pass-catching role for Tucker.
Traditional screens, flares, and delay routes with his capabilities after the catch as a bonus.
Good enough as a receiver to be someone you need to account for out of the backfield.
Can adjust to balls if need be and can be reliable as an outlet option.
Enjoy watching Tucker's solutions through contact - active hands, and an aggressive mentality when engagements are singular.
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Multi-layered engagements do give him issues at times - his narrow toolbox as a mover can work against him here.
Not diverse here, but his capabilities as an accelerator aid in him being able to work through arm tackles.
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More of a deflector than a bruiser works well in open space, when contact is less force dependent.
Tucker is the epitome of a north/south runner. Excellent on-schedule capabilities that help move the chains for an offense.
Always note his decisiveness, gets linear quickly.
Tough out near the Red-zone if there is a crease.
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Can struggle to create on his own which limits him schematically, but his decisiveness makes him a potential 10 + touchdown candidate in the right scheme.
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His limited lateral skillset is covered up by his lead-back stature & capabilities in early acceleration.
Expectations & Range of outcomes
There is a bit of scheme dependency with Tucker due to his strict movement signature & linear-driven skill set. Ideally, we see a heavy RPO heavy scheme for Tucker, like the Ravens, Bears or Eagles to help mitigate pressure off of him as a space creator.
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Like his big play ability and think he could be a perennial Fantasy RB2 in the right system with RB1 upside with a team that is in the upper third in points per game. Low red-zone opportunities will be big for his overall success.