Player Career

Cole Tucker Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Cole Tucker story

Cole Tucker built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a wide receiver from DeKalb, IL wearing No. 15, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Cole Tucker's career was his receiving role: 154 catches, 1,998 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns across 51 career games in the available record. His career also includes 3 tackles and 198 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Cole Tucker's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Northern Illinois

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2018201820192020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonNorthern Illinois15667.910.4
2018 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois15667.910.40
2019 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois53184.318375
2020 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois10663.213.3-425
2021 PostseasonNorthern Illinois57583.325.9469
2021 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois57583.325.90
2022 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois63080.128.155

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Tulsa

Week 2 · L 35-38

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

123

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

123 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Ohio

Week 7 · W 39-36 · Conference game

118

Receiving Yards

99.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

118 receiving yards with a 98.3 efficiency score.

#3

vs Maine

Week 4 · W 41-14

114

Receiving Yards

92.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

114 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Ball State

Week 11 · W 30-29 · Conference game

103

Receiving Yards

92.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

103 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Coastal Carolina

Week 1 · L 41-47 · Postseason

87

Receiving Yards

91 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

87 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

630 primary output · 80.1 efficiency · 28.1 usage

85.7

#2

2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois

82.6

575 primary · 83.3 efficiency · 25.9 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

82.6

575 primary · 83.3 efficiency · 25.9 usage

Milestones

4

100+ receiving yards

3

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games