Tucker Gleason is an American football quarterback for the Toledo Rockets. He previously played for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
| Toledo Rockets – No. 4 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Junior |
| Major | Exercise Science |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Plant (Tampa, Florida) |
Early life and high school
editGleason grew up in Tampa, Florida and attended East Lake High School and transferred to Plant High School during his junior year.[1] While at Plant, he became the second player in school history to throw for 2,000 yards and complete 1,000 rushing yards in his junior season.[2] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Georgia Tech over offers from Cincinnati, Duke, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, South Florida, Toledo, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia.[3][4]
College career
editGeorgia Tech
editDuring the 2020 season, Gleason only played for two games and did not throw any passes.[1] He later on entered the transfer portal.[5] It was announced that he was transferring to Toledo.[6][7][8]
Toledo
editGleason played three games during the 2021 season and completed five passes for 69 yards.[9]
In the 2022 season, Gleason started at quarterback during the Week 9 game against Eastern Michigan[10] and the Battle of I-75 game against Bowling Green after Dequan Finn had suffered an injury.[11] He was named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week after completing 15 of his 27 passes and completing 238 yards and three touchdowns during the Week 9 game.[1] He completed the 2022 season with 884 passing yards, 185 rushing yards, and eight passing touchdowns.[12] During the 2023 season, he played in 13 games and finished the season with completing 14 out of 21 passing attempts for 199 yards and four touchdowns.[13]
College statistics
edit| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Toledo Rockets | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 69 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 120.0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 | 1–1 | 58 | 122 | 47.5 | 884 | 7.2 | 8 | 3 | 125.1 | 42 | 185 | 4.4 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 14 | 1 | 0–1 | 28 | 55 | 50.9 | 383 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 129.8 | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 6–3 | 167 | 274 | 60.9 | 2,032 | 7.4 | 19 | 7 | 141.0 | 69 | 268 | 3.9 | 6 | |
| Career | 37 | 12 | 7–5 | 258 | 460 | 56.1 | 3,368 | 7.3 | 31 | 11 | 135.0 | 124 | 512 | 4.1 | 9 | |
Personal life
editGleason's father, Jim, was a linebacker and kicker at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1990 to 1992. His two brothers, Jared and Thad, were also college football players with Jared playing at the offensive line at Stetson in 2014[15] and Thad playing as a long snapper at Colorado in 2017.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Tucker Gleason". Toledo Rockets.
- ^ "Tucker Gleason". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. December 18, 2019.
- ^ "Tucker Gleason, Plant, Dual-Threat Quarterback". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ Putnam, Bob (December 18, 2019). "Plant quarterback Tucker Gleason welcomes the competition at Georgia Tech". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ Kinsey, Joe (February 17, 2021). "Overwhelming Majority Of Players In Transfer Portal Have Not Landed Offers". OutKick. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ Caudell, Jackson (July 24, 2021). "Toledo Football: Rockets look ready to make a run at MAC title". Saturday Blitz. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ Lev, Michael (December 29, 2023). "Tucson, Saturday one last ride for Rockets roommates". Tucson.com.
- ^ Rowland, Kyle (December 29, 2023). "The time is now for Toledo QB Tucker Gleason". Toledo Blade.
- ^ "Tucker Gleason 2021 Gamelog". The Football Database. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ Rowland, Kyle (October 29, 2022). "Backup plan: Tucker Gleason stands out for Toledo in first career start". Toledo Blade. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ Rowland, Kyle (November 15, 2022). "Tucker Gleason to start at QB for Toledo against Bowling Green". Toledo Blade. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ "Tucker Gleason 2022 Gamelog". The Football Database. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Tucker Gleason 2023 Gamelog". The Football Database. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Tucker Gleason Stats". The Football Database. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ "Jared Gleason". Stetson Hatters.