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Running back • Fourth NFL season
A sprinter in the Buccaneers’ backfield
Sean Lance Tucker
- Born
- October 25, 2001 • Age 25
- Hometown
- Owings Mills, Maryland
- Listed size
- 5 feet 10 inches • 205 pounds
- High school
- Calvert Hall College High School • Towson, Maryland
- College
- Syracuse • 2020–2022
- NFL entry
- 2023 • Undrafted free agent • Tampa Bay
- Buccaneers career
- 2023–present
- Jersey
- No. 44
- Current status
- Active roster • As of November 3, 2026
Birthdate and background: Syracuse player biography. Current listing: official Buccaneers profile and current roster.
Milestone sources: Syracuse season record, NFC weekly award, Buffalo game account and the original NFL participation records below.
Sean Tucker’s speed has been tested on a track as well as a football field. After his 2021 season at Syracuse, he joined the Orange’s indoor track team and competed in the 60-meter dash. His Syracuse track record. That background gives Buccaneers fans another way to appreciate No. 44: watch the space open, then watch how quickly he covers it.
Maryland • Syracuse • Tampa Bay
From Maryland sprint lanes to Tampa Bay
Two positions and the sprint lanes Calvert Hall • Towson, Maryland.
Tucker played running back and cornerback for coach Donald Davis at Calvert Hall. He was a two-time All-MIAA A Conference selection and won consecutive conference indoor titles in the 55-meter dash. He also won the 100- and 200-meter titles as a junior. Syracuse’s original signing-day profile.
A record season in Syracuse The Orange, 2020–2022.
In 2021, Tucker rushed for 1,496 yards, establishing a Syracuse single-season record. That year also brought first-team All-ACC recognition. The university’s contemporary season recap. Syracuse named him its Bill Horr Award winner as team MVP and Mark Hoffman Award winner as its most outstanding back. The team awards announcement.
A delayed chance to show his speed An undrafted beginning in 2023.
A medical finding at the NFL Combine kept Tucker out of on-field testing, and he went undrafted. Tampa Bay held him out of offseason work before he was cleared for training camp. In July, he described his goal as finding a way to get onto the field and contribute. His account of that first summer. The Buccaneers’ contemporary update records his signing on May 13, 2023. The original signing report.
Another day with several ways to score Buffalo • Week 11, 2025.
Tucker produced his first three-touchdown NFL game against Buffalo: two scores on the ground and another through the air. He finished with 106 rushing yards and 34 receiving yards. The Buccaneers’ account of his Buffalo performance. It was another example of the different jobs he could handle when given a larger share of the offense.
Recognition along the way
National recognition in 2021 Named All-America selectors.
The Football Writers Association of America selected Tucker as a first-team All-America running back. The FWAA’s original team announcement. He also earned second-team All-America recognition from the Associated Press, Walter Camp and AFCA. Syracuse’s summary of the 2021 honors.
Conference recognition in two roles All-ACC, 2022.
The ACC selected Tucker to the second team at running back and the third team as an all-purpose player. Those are separate positional honors from his final college season. The 2022 All-ACC announcement.
October 13, 2024 • New Orleans • Week 6
A New Orleans afternoon to remember
A breakout Sunday
192
YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE
Buccaneers 51 • Saints 27
One rushing touchdown. One receiving touchdown.
Tucker turned 14 carries into 136 rushing yards and caught three passes for 56 yards in Tampa Bay’s victory at New Orleans. His two touchdowns came in different phases of the offense, and the performance earned him NFC Offensive Player of the Week recognition, announced on October 16. The official award announcement.
With Rachaad White sidelined, Tucker received a larger opportunity. Afterward, Chris Godwin praised the way Tucker had kept preparing while waiting for it. The club’s game account emphasized his ability to get through contact and make defenders miss in space. The team’s account of the breakout. For the Krewe, the reward was watching that preparation become visible on a Sunday afternoon.
Tampa Bay • 2023–present
Tampa Bay in 2026
Tucker is listed on the Active roster as Tampa Bay’s No. 44 running back as of November 3, 2026. The current Buccaneers roster. The Week 9 depth chart lists the backfield as Bucky Irving, Kenny Gainwell and Tucker. The November 3 depth chart.
The Buccaneers announced his re-signing on April 21, 2026, after tendering him as a restricted free agent. He had led the team with eight total touchdowns in 2025. The re-signing announcement. The season-by-season tables below keep rushing, receiving and kickoff returns in their own categories.
The person behind No. 44
Beyond the stat sheet
Syracuse listed Tucker as enrolled in its College of Arts and Sciences. The university’s player biography. His time with the Orange also produced a distinctive connection with fans and another season of competition beyond the football field.
The story behind #PL34SED A postgame habit becomes a Syracuse campaign.
Fans came to recognize Tucker’s brief, direct postgame posts about the team result and his own performance. Syracuse combined his No. 34 with that familiar expression of being pleased in the #PL34SED name for its 2022 Heisman promotional campaign. The appeal was in the straightforward voice fans had already come to know. Syracuse’s explanation of the campaign.
Back on the indoor track Syracuse, winter 2021–2022.
Tucker’s track appearances were part of his college record. He ran a personal-best 6.90 seconds in the 60 meters at the Tiger Paw Invitational and finished second in the Kane Invitational final. The original track profile and meet results. The races added another setting in which he could compete during the football offseason.
NFL regular season • Career through 2026
The NFL career record
These regular-season records cover 2023–2026. The asterisk marks the incomplete 2026 season, through November 1, Week 8. Preseason is excluded and NFL postseason is shown separately.
| Season | G | GS | ATT | Rush YDS | AVG | LNG | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 | 50 | 308 | 6.2 | 36 | 2 |
| 2025 | 17 | 0 | 86 | 320 | 3.7 | 43 | 7 |
| 2026* | 6 | 0 | 15 | 80 | 5.3 | 46 | 2 |
| NFL career | 51 | 0 | 166 | 731 | 4.4 | 46 | 11 |
G = actual games; GS = starts; ATT = carries; AVG = yards per attempt; LNG = longest rush. The asterisk marks the incomplete 2026 season. All four seasons were with Tampa Bay.
Completed-season originals: 2023 season, PDF p. 205 · 2024 season, PDF p. 233 · 2025 season, PDF p. 222. The current-season gamebooks are linked beneath the weekly table.
| Season | REC | Rec YDS | AVG | LNG | Rec TD | Touches | Scrim YDS | Scrim TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 109 | 12.1 | 36 | 1 | 59 | 417 | 3 |
| 2025 | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 28 | 1 | 94 | 354 | 8 |
| 2026* | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 15 | 80 | 2 |
| NFL career | 19 | 152 | 8.0 | 36 | 2 | 185 | 883 | 13 |
REC = catches; AVG = yards per catch. Touches combine carries and catches. Scrim YDS and Scrim TD combine rushing and receiving. Kickoff-return yards are excluded. Averages are calculated from the displayed counts and rounded to one decimal; a dash means no qualifying catch applies.
| Season | KR | KR YDS | AVG | LNG | KR TD | FUM | Lost | All-purpose YDS | ST Solo | ST Ast | ST TKL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 15 | 410 | 27.3 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 827 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 26 | 597 | 23.0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 951 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026* | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 42 | 1,027 | 24.5 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,910 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
KR = kickoff returns; AVG = yards per return; LNG = longest return. FUM and Lost are total fumbles and fumbles lost, across phases. Return yards are separate from scrimmage yards. A dash in a return-average or longest-return field means no return applies. All-purpose yards combine rushing, receiving and kickoff returns; Tucker has no punt-return credits. ST Solo + ST Ast = ST TKL.
Original returns and fumbles: 2023 returns/fumbles · 2024 returns/fumbles · 2025 returns/fumbles. Special-teams tackles: 2023 special teams · 2025 special teams. The 2024 credits come from 2024 Week 2 · 2024 Week 3 · 2024 Week 10 · 2024 Week 16.
NFL postseason
| Season | Date | Round | Opponent | TB result | G | GS | ATT | Rush YDS | Rush TD | REC | Rec YDS | Rec TD | KR | KR YDS | OFF snaps | ST snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jan 12, 2025 | NFC Wild Card | WAS | L 20–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Postseason total | 1 appearance | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
This was a special-teams appearance, retained despite zero rushing, receiving and return production. Its seven snaps come from the gamebook’s unofficial playtime report. The Washington playoff gamebook. The January date belongs to the 2024 NFL season; these figures are excluded from regular-season totals.
He did not play in the 2023 playoff games against Philadelphia or Detroit. Tampa Bay missed the playoffs after the 2025 season.
September 13–November 1, 2026
Six appearances through Week 8
| Week | Date | Opponent | TB result | Status | G | GS | ATT | Rush YDS | Rush LNG | Rush TD | REC | Rec YDS | Rec TD | KR | KR YDS | OFF snaps | ST snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 13 | @CIN | L 27–33 | Inactive | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Sep 20 | CLE | L 19–23 | Reserve | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Sep 27 | MIN | L 16–23 | Reserve | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Oct 4 | GB | L 14–17 | Reserve | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Oct 8 | @DAL | W 24–16 | Reserve | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | Oct 18 | PIT | L 19–26 OT | Inactive | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Oct 25 | @CAR | W 43–13 | Reserve | 1 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | Nov 1 | ATL | W 16–0 | Reserve | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 total | Through Nov 1 | Tampa Bay | — | 6 appearances | 6 | 0 | 15 | 80 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
Tucker was inactive in Weeks 1 and 6; the dashes mark nonappearances. His other six games count, including those with no offensive touches. OFF and ST snaps are from the original gamebooks’ unofficial playtime reports.
Results are from Tampa Bay’s perspective; @ = away; OT = overtime. CIN = Cincinnati; CLE = Cleveland; MIN = Minnesota; GB = Green Bay; DAL = Dallas; PIT = Pittsburgh; CAR = Carolina; ATL = Atlanta.
Original final gamebooks: Week 1 · Week 2 · Week 3 · Week 4 · Week 5 · Week 6 · Week 7 · Week 8.
Syracuse • 2020–2022
The college record
The Syracuse record covers 2020, 2021 and 2022, all in NCAA Division I FBS. These college totals are separate from Tucker’s NFL record.
| Season | G | GS | ATT | Rush YDS | AVG | LNG | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 7 | 137 | 626 | 4.6 | 40 | 4 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 246 | 1,496 | 6.1 | 56 | 12 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 206 | 1,060 | 5.1 | 60 | 11 |
| Syracuse career | 33 | 31 | 589 | 3,182 | 5.4 | 60 | 27 |
G = actual games played; GS = starts; ATT = rushing attempts; YDS = net rushing yards; AVG = yards per attempt; LNG = longest rush; TD = touchdowns.
Original final statistical reports: 2020 final statistics, PDF p. 2 · 2021 final statistics, PDF p. 2 · 2022 final statistics, PDF p. 2.
Original starts records: 2020 starts, PDF p. 14 · 2021 starts, PDF p. 30 · 2022 starts, PDF p. 36.
| Season | REC | Rec YDS | AVG | LNG | Rec TD | Touches | Scrim YDS | Scrim TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 113 | 14.1 | 37 | 0 | 145 | 739 | 4 |
| 2021 | 20 | 255 | 12.8 | 72 | 2 | 266 | 1,751 | 14 |
| 2022 | 36 | 254 | 7.1 | 55 | 2 | 242 | 1,314 | 13 |
| Syracuse career | 64 | 622 | 9.7 | 72 | 4 | 653 | 3,804 | 31 |
REC = receptions; receiving AVG = yards per catch. Touches = carries + receptions; scrimmage yards = rushing + receiving yards. Scrim TD combines rushing and receiving touchdowns. Career averages are weighted from the career counts.
The final reports credit no passing attempts, punt returns or kickoff returns. The 2021 final report also credits one solo tackle. Individual targets and fumbles are not supplied consistently in these reports and are not inferred as zeros.
College postseason
Tucker had no actual college postseason appearances. After declaring for the NFL Draft, he did not play in Syracuse’s 2022 Pinstripe Bowl. Syracuse’s final biography and the original bowl participation record. The bowl is excluded from his personal game count.
Sources & statistical notes
The records behind the spotlight
- Identity and background: current Buccaneers profile, Syracuse football biography, signing-day background and Syracuse track profile.
- College recognition and personality: FWAA selections, named All-America honors, ACC selections, Syracuse team awards and #PL34SED background.
- NFL journey: 2023 training-camp interview, original signing report, NFC weekly award, New Orleans feature, Buffalo performance and 2026 re-signing.
- NFL records: Separate annual Buccaneers guides establish the three completed seasons. Eight original 2026 gamebooks establish actual participation, offense, returns and unofficial playtime. The Washington playoff appearance is recorded separately.
- College records: Three original Syracuse final cumulative reports, original starting-lineup records and the Pinstripe Bowl participation record. Unavailable individual target and fumble totals are not replaced with zeros.
- Portrait: the current official Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster image.
Updated November 3, 2026. NFL regular-season statistics stop after November 1, Week 8; preseason is excluded. NFL postseason is separate from regular-season totals. College postseason participation is explained separately. Scrimmage yards combine rushing and receiving; return yards are separate. Averages use the displayed totals. Snap counts are labeled by source.