Tyler Tucker Class: Sophomore Hometown: East Lansing, MI High School: East Lansing Height / Weight: 6-2 / 214 Position: Linebacker

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SCOUTING REPORT: A successful fall practice session has moved him to No. 2 SAM linebacker.

2011: Appeared in 11 games his freshman season, recording 18 total tackles ... made his debut in the opening game against Missouri (Sept. 3) with four tackles, one of which was a tackle for loss.

HIGH SCHOOL: Coach at East Lansing High School was Bill Feraco ... recruited by Miami University as an "athlete". he was an all-conference quarterback who threw for 3,019 yards and 21 touchdowns his last two seasons with the Trojans ... defensively, the Lansing State Journal chose Tucker as its "Dream Team" linebacker (60 tackles and 11 quarterback sacks) ... a two-time captain in football, he also served as captain of East Lansing High's basketball team ... earned academic all-conference honors in both football and basketball.

PERSONAL: Born September 14, 1992 ... father (Sam) played football at Albion (Mich.) College ... sister (Sami) plays basketball at Wisconsin-Milwaukee ... cousin (Kori) plays soccer at Michigan State ... aunt (Sue) played basketball at Michigan State and was Michigan's "Miss Basketball" as prep ... grandfathers (Wally Piper and Bill Tucker) are respective members of the Iowa Coaches Hall of Fame and the Michigan High School Hall of Fame ... assisted with Lansing area's Special Olympics ... intends to major in business at Miami ... the son of Sam and Jan Tucker.

COACH TREADWELL ABOUT TYLER TUCKER: "The unique thing about Tyler in high school was that he was both a quarterback and a linebacker. Defensively, he will come up and strike you. That excites our defensive coaches. We'll look at Tyler on both sides of the ball. His defensive attitude and his ability to run makes him an excellent candidate on defense."