Career: Tucker was injured in September of 2017 and missed the rest of the year, but has 57 total tackles, three interceptions, a sack and 12 passes broken up in his 35-game career (nine as a starter).
2018: Listed as a backup at cornerback on the preseason depth chart. Because of injuries which wiped out two seasons of eligibility (2014 & 2017), he returns after the NCAA granted him a sixth year to complete his fourth year of eligibility.
2017: He started three of EWU’s first four games of the season, but was injured against Montana (9/23/17) and missed the rest of the year. He had a career-high seven tackles against North Dakota State (9/9/17) and a career-high three passes broken up versus Fordham (9/16/17) prior to his injury.
2016: Listed as a backup at cornerback on the preseason depth chart. He finished with 24 tackles, a pair of interceptions and five passes broken up while starting five of the 14 games he played. He had an interception and a season-high six tackles against Northern Arizona (9/24/16), and one game later had another interception versus UC Davis (10/1/16). He had two passes broken up in EWU’s next game versus Northern Colorado (10/8/16). He had nine tackles in three playoff games, including five versus Richmond (12/10/16). He had eight tackles in three spring scrimmages, including five in the Red-White Game.
2015: Played in 11 games, including on special teams, and had 14 tackles for the season. He had a season-high three tackles in back-to-back games versus Montana State (9/19/15) and Sacramento State (9/26/15), and also had three when he made his first career start against Northern Colorado (10/24/15). He also had an interception against Sac State, and his two passes broken up came versus Oregon (9/5/15) and Northern Arizona (11/7/15). He had a sack versus Idaho State (10/17/15) on a cornerback blitz. Saw limited action in spring practices as he continued rehabilitation from a knee injury suffered the previous spring.
2014: Would have been listed as a starter at cornerback on the preseason depth chart, however, a knee injury in a non-contact drill on May 22, 2014, after spring practices had concluded resulted in surgery and a year’s worth of rehabilitation. He played as a true freshman in 2013, so the 2014 season counted as his redshirt year. He had a team-leading four passes broken up and a total of eight tackles in three spring scrimmages.
2013: Saw action at cornerback and on special teams on a team that featured three senior cornerbacks. Three of his five tackles on the season came versus North Dakota (10/12/13).
HS: Graduated from Federal Way HS in 2013. Tucker helped lead the East to a 38-21 victory in the 4A/3A East-West All-State Game on June 21, 2013. He was selected to the Associated Press 4A All-State squad as a second team defensive back. Named by the
Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. WashingtonPreps.com selected him as one of 193 players on its “Best of the Northwest” list of recruits. Also selected among “others to watch” on Ron Siegel’s pre-season All-State team (seniors only). Tucker was named Defensive Back of the Year for the 4A South Puget Sound League South Division. He was also a first team All-SPSL wide receiver and defensive back. He and fellow EWU signee Albert Havili helped lead Federal Way to an 11-1 record and a South Puget Sound League South Division regular season championship (8-0). Federal Way won 11-straight games before losing to Camas 65-32 in the quarterfinals of the State 4A Playoffs. Prior to that, the Eagles defeated Rogers (Puyallup) 46-28 in the playoffs. He had 26 receptions for 432 yards and five touchdowns and had five interceptions on defense. As a junior, Tucker was a first team All-SPSL South Division selection as a defensive back. He had three interceptions, returning one for a touchdown. Tucker also started for Federal Way’s highly-ranked basketball team, which finished the season 19-5 overall and 13-3 in the SPSL in his senior season. He averaged about 12 points per game. He also averaged more than 11 points per game in basketball as a junior and was a first team All-SPSL South Division selection. The Eagles finished 16-10 in the 2011-12 season. In addition, Tucker competed in track and field and placed third in the triple jump (career-best 45-1 1/2) as a senior at the WIAA State 4A Championships. He had career bests of 20-6 1/2 in the long jump, 6-4 in the high jump and 15.4 in the 110-meter hurdles. His EWU teammate Jay-Tee Tiuli (’14) also graduated from Federal Way, as well as former Eagles Albert Havili (’13), Andru Pulu (’09) and Jordan Pulu (’12).
Personal: Communication studies major. Born 1/2/95 in Tacoma, Wash. His mother is Dee Tucker, and his father is the late Herman Tucker. Nickname is “D-Lo.” First name is pronounced “duh-lawn-doe.”
| Year |
GP |
TT |
Hi |
S |
TL-Yds |
FF-FR |
PBU |
I-Yds |
| 2013 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 2015 |
11 |
14 |
3 |
1 |
1-2 |
0-0 |
2 |
1-0 |
| 2016 |
14 |
24 |
6 |
0 |
1-1 |
0-1 |
5 |
2-27 |
| 2017 |
4 |
14 |
6 |
0 |
2-15 |
0-0 |
4 |
0-0 |
| Totals |
35 |
57 |
6 |
1 |
4-18 |
0-1 |
12 |
3-27 |
