Tucker Gleason
{{Short description|American football player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=Tucker Gleason
|school= Toledo Rockets
|currentnumber=4
|currentposition=Quarterback
|class=File:Redshirt.svg Senior
|major=Computer Science and Engineering Technology
|birth_date=
|birth_place=
|heightft=6
|heightin=3
|weight_lb=245
|highlights=
|highschool=Plant (Tampa, Florida)
|pastschools=
- Georgia Tech (2020)
- Toledo (2021–present)
|bowlgames=
|espn=442980
}}
Tucker Gleason is an American football quarterback for the Toledo Rockets. He previously played for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Early life and high school
Gleason grew up in Tampa, Florida and attended East Lake High School and transferred to Plant High School during his junior year.{{cite web|url=https://utrockets.com/sports/football/roster/tucker-gleason/8391|title=Tucker Gleason|website=Toledo Rockets}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://ramblinwreck.com/roster/tucker-gleason/|title=Tucker Gleason|website=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|date=18 December 2019 }} 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.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/Player/Tucker-Gleason-46054252/high-school-215321/|title=Tucker Gleason, Plant, Dual-Threat Quarterback|website=247sports.com|access-date=September 11, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/high-schools/2019/12/19/plant-quarterback-tucker-gleason-welcomes-the-competition-at-georgia-tech/|title=Plant quarterback Tucker Gleason welcomes the competition at Georgia Tech|website=Tampa Bay Times|first=Bob|last=Putnam|date=December 18, 2019|access-date=September 11, 2023}}
College career
= Georgia Tech =
During the 2020 season, Gleason only played for two games and did not throw any passes. He later on entered the transfer portal.{{cite web|url=https://www.outkick.com/overwhelming-majority-of-players-in-transfer-portal-have-not-landed-offers/|title=Overwhelming Majority Of Players In Transfer Portal Have Not Landed Offers|website=OutKick|first=Joe|last=Kinsey|date=February 17, 2021|access-date=September 11, 2023}} It was announced that he was transferring to Toledo.{{cite web|url=https://saturdayblitz.com/2021/07/24/toledo-football-with-nearly-every-starter-back-rockets-look-to-make-a-run-at-mac-title/2/|title=Toledo Football: Rockets look ready to make a run at MAC title|website=Saturday Blitz|first=Jackson|last=Caudell|date=July 24, 2021|access-date=September 11, 2023}}{{Cite news|url=https://tucson.com/sports/college/football/wildcats/tucker-gleason-judge-culpepper-toledo-rockets-barstool-arizona-bowl/article_34a354e4-a40a-11ee-9127-3765ff4dfccd.html|newspaper=Tucson.com|title=Tucson, Saturday one last ride for Rockets roommates|date=December 29, 2023|author=Lev, Michael}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/ut/2023/12/29/ut-rockets-qb-tucker-gleason-the-time-is-now-arizona-bowl/stories/20231229103|newspaper=Toledo Blade|title=The time is now for Toledo QB Tucker Gleason |date=December 29, 2023|author=Rowland, Kyle}}
= Toledo =
Gleason played three games during the 2021 season and completed five passes for 69 yards.{{cite web|url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/tucker-gleason-gleas0004/gamelogs/2021|title=Tucker Gleason 2021 Gamelog|website=The Football Database|access-date=December 27, 2023}}
In the 2022 season, Gleason started at quarterback during the Week 9 game against Eastern Michigan{{cite web|url=https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/ut/2022/10/29/backup-plan-tucker-gleason-stands-out-ut-first-career-start/stories/20221029123|title=Backup plan: Tucker Gleason stands out for Toledo in first career start|website=Toledo Blade|first=Kyle|last=Rowland|date=October 29, 2022|access-date=September 11, 2023}} and the Battle of I-75 game against Bowling Green after Dequan Finn had suffered an injury.{{cite web|url=https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/ut/2022/11/15/tucker-gleason-quarter-back-ut-football/stories/20221115142|title=Tucker Gleason to start at QB for Toledo against Bowling Green|website=Toledo Blade|first=Kyle|last=Rowland|date=November 15, 2022|access-date=September 11, 2023}} 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. He completed the 2022 season with 884 passing yards, 185 rushing yards, and eight passing touchdowns.{{cite web|url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/tucker-gleason-gleas0004/gamelogs/2022|title=Tucker Gleason 2022 Gamelog|website=The Football Database|access-date=December 27, 2023}} During the 2023 season, he played in all 14 games and finished the season with completing 28 out of 55 passing attempts for 383 yards and four touchdowns.{{cite web|url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/tucker-gleason-gleas0004/gamelogs/2023|title=Tucker Gleason 2023 Gamelog|website=The Football Database|access-date=December 27, 2023}} During the 2024 season, he played in and started 12 games including the 2024 GameAbove Sports Bowl, finishing the season with completing 233 out of 385 passing attempts for 2,808 yards and 24 touchdowns along with 97 rushing attempts for 364 yards and seven touchdowns.{{cite web|url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/tucker-gleason-gleas0004/gamelogs/2024|title=Tucker Gleason 2024 Gamelog|website=The Football Database|access-date=March 18, 2025}}
= College statistics =
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| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="5"| Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets}}"| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toledo Rockets}}"| 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
| 12 || 12 || 7–5 || 233 || 385 || 60.5 || 2,793 || 7.3 || 24 || 8 || 137.9 || 97 || 364 || 3.8 || 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 2025
| 0 || 0 || 0–0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tucker-gleason-1.html Career] | 40 | 15 | 8–7 | 324 | 571 | 56.7 | 4,129 | 7.2 | 36 | 12 | 134.1 | 152 | 608 | 4.0 | 10 |
Personal life
Gleason'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{{cite web|url=https://gohatters.com/sports/football/roster/jared-gleason/1493|title=Jared Gleason|website=Stetson Hatters}} and Thad playing as a long snapper at Colorado in 2017.
References
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External links
- [https://ramblinwreck.com/roster/tucker-gleason/ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bio]
- [https://utrockets.com/sports/football/roster/tucker-gleason/9209 Toledo Rockets bio]
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Players of American football from Tampa, Florida
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Henry B. Plant High School alumni