Erroll Tucker

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1964)}}

{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Erroll Tucker

| number = 22, 21, 20, 3

| position = Cornerback
Return specialist

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|7|6}}

| birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 8

| weight_lb = 169

| high_school = Lynwood {{nowrap|(Lynwood, California)}}

| college = Utah

| draftyear = 1986

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 122

| pastteams =

• Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1986}})
• Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1988|1989}})
• New England Patriots (1989)
• Orlando Thunder (1991)
• Calgary Stampeders ({{CFL Year|1991|1992}})

| highlights =

• Grey Cup champion (1992)
• All-World League (1991)
• First-team All-American (1985)

| statlabel1 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue1 = 2

| statlabel2 = Return yards

| statvalue2 = 991

| pfr = TuckEr20

}}

Erroll Tucker (born July 6, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL).{{cite web |title=NFL All-Time Players |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/errolltucker/2527649/profile |work=NFL.com |accessdate=August 12, 2010}} He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 1986 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1986 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1986/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

Tucker played college football for the Utah Utes.{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TuckEr20.htm |title=Erroll Tucker Stats |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=May 15, 2024}} In 1985, he led the NCAA in punt returning with an average of 24.3 yards per return, and scored a total of 7 touchdowns on returns: 2 on punts, 2 on kickoffs, and 3 on interceptions. He was selected as a first-team All-American.{{cite web|title=FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team|editor=Ted Gangi|access-date=May 18, 2016|url=http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf|archive-date=March 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304073432/http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Tucker has also played for the Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots and Orlando Thunder. He finished his career with the Calgary Stampeders, winning a Grey Cup with them in 1992.