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JaredTucker
- height 5-11
- Weight 175
- class Sophomore
- High school Stephenson
2015 -R-Freshman
- Saw action in three games
- Combination of speed and agility gives him the potential to be a good cover corner
2014 – Freshman
- Redshirted
High School
- Three-star recruit by Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and ESPN
- Led his team to the second round of the playoffs his senior year, while advancing to the quarterfinals his junior season
- Made two interceptions as a senior, along with a strong showing in kickoff and punt returns
- Great junior season with 50 tackles with five interceptions and 12 pass breakups
- Four interceptions and 17 PBU as a sophomore
- Two-year all-county pick
- Coached by Ron Gartrell
- Also an outstanding track athlete at Stephenson High School, competing in the 100- and 200-meter dashes and the 4×100 relay
- Region champion in the 100 and 200, while relay unit advanced to the state meet
- Picked Kentucky after offers from Cincinnati, Connecticut, Florida State, Indiana, Ohio State, South Carolina, South Florida and Vanderbilt
Personal
- Born in Chattanooga, Tenn.
- Son of Darrell Tucker and Deirdre Chambliss
- Cousin of Keionta Davis, who plays football at Chattanooga
- Major in integrated strategic communication
Community Cats
- Stayed after practice to spend time with the Special Olympics (2015)
Jared Says
- Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to be a sports agent
- His favorite part of game day is the Cat Walk
- His favorite thing about football is the brotherhood
- His non-sports talent is singing
- The best advice he’s ever received is to compete on and off the field, hold nothing back