Justin Tucker signed with the Ravens as a rookie free agent on 5/29/12…A versatile kicker who kicked in a variety of roles over his four seasons at Texas…Handled kickoff duties in 52 games and placekicking duties in 25 contests…Kicked off 328 times for an average of 63.3 yards per kickoff and 64 TBs…Posted 190 career points by connecting on 40 of 48 FGAs (83.3%) and all 71 PATs…His 83.3% on FGs is tied for third best all time at Texas…Also a rugby-style punter who registered 155 punts for 6,283 yards (40.5 yards per punt)…Saw action in all 13 games as a senior, making 17 of 21 FGAs (81.0%), including a long of 52 yards…Earned second-team All-Big 12 honors by the Associated Press and one of UT’s Frank Denius Most Valuable Special Teams Player Awards…Averaged 64.5 yards per kickoff with 12 TBs, adding 63 punts for 2,471 yards (39.2 average)…Tallied 11 points vs. Kansas, garnering Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors…Connected on the game-winning FG at in-state rival Texas A&M as time expired, earning his second Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week award of the season
Justin Tucker signed with the Ravens as a rookie free agent on 5/29/12…A versatile kicker who kicked in a variety of roles over his four seasons at Texas…Handled kickoff duties in 52 games and placekicking duties in 25 contests…Kicked off 328 times for an average of 63.3 yards per kickoff and 64 TBs…Posted 190 career points by connecting on 40 of 48 FGAs (83.3%) and all 71 PATs…His 83.3% on FGs is tied for third best all time at Texas…Also a rugby-style punter who registered 155 punts for 6,283 yards (40.5 yards per punt)…Saw action in all 13 games as a senior, making 17 of 21 FGAs (81.0%), including a long of 52 yards…Earned second-team All-Big 12 honors by the Associated Press and one of UT’s Frank Denius Most Valuable Special Teams Player Awards…Averaged 64.5 yards per kickoff with 12 TBs, adding 63 punts for 2,471 yards (39.2 average)…Tallied 11 points vs. Kansas, garnering Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors…Connected on the game-winning FG at in-state rival Texas A&M as time expired, earning his second Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week award of the season…Appeared in all 12 games in 2010, gaining honorable mention honors from the Associated Press…Tallied 96 points after converting 23 of 27 FGs (85.2%) and 27 of 27 PATs…His 23 FGs made were second on the UT single-season list…Kicked off 65 times for an average of 61.7 yards per kick with 15 TBs…Added duties as a punter, posting 35 punts for 1,442 yards (41.2 yards per punt)…Opened his placekicking career with a 51-yard field goal in a win at Rice…Made field goals of 21 and 22 yards, landed 2 punts inside the 20 and posted a 42.3 yards-per-punt average vs. No. 8 Oklahoma…Boomed 4 punts inside the 5-yard line, including a 67-yarder and made field goals of 27 and 28 yards at No. 5 Nebraska, earning him Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors…Handled kickoff and punting duties as a sophomore for the Longhorns as they went 13-1 and earned a spot in the BCS National Championship game…Kicked off 99 times for an average of 62.3 yards per kick, adding 14 TBs…Held opponents to an average starting field position of the 27-yard line…Made 43 punts, including 15 inside the 20…Averaged 45.7 yards per punt on 6 punts, landing 2 inside the 20, and kicked off 3 times in the Big 12 Championship game vs. No. 21 Nebraska…Punted 4 times for a 38.8 yards per punt average and kicked 4 times in the BCS Championship game vs. No. 1 Alabama…Also executed a sky kick and an onside kick against the Crimson Tide that were both recovered by Texas…Kicked off 94 times (64.5 yards per kick average) and punted 14 times for 633 yards as a freshman…Posted a 46.8 yards-per-punt average, which is tied for first in Texas’ bowl game history, on 5 punts and also kicked off 5 times for 316 yards against No. 10 Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl…Majored in music at Texas…Prepped at Westlake (Austin, TX) HS…Was a three-year letterman as a placekicker, making 30 of 44 FGs and 155 of 162 PATs…Also saw action at CB, WR and safety…Ranked as the No. 3 placekicker in the nation according to ESPNU…Named third-team 5A All-State by the Texas Sports Writers Association and first-team All-District as a senior…Also tallied 8 receptions for 185 yards and 2 TDs as a receiver…Earned first-team All-District honors and helped Westlake advance to the 5A Division I State Championship game as a junior…Added 45 tackles on defense.
