Aggie Returnees
RYAN TROY Cornerback 5-11 • 188 • Jr. Claremont, Calif. Chaffey College/Claremont HS ’07
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TUCKER CAREER STATS
2009: On roster, did not play. PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Posted 12 tackles with one interception (15 yards) and one pass breakup for Chaffey College in 2008... Attended Fresno State in 2007-08 but did not play. CLAREMONT HS ’07: Lettered in football and track... Registered 54 tackles with a pick and 12 pass breakups in 2006... Posted track & field bests of 22.4 in 200 meters, 6-2 in high jump, qualifying for Southern Section meet as a junior. PERSONAL: Born in Nassau, the Bahamas... Majoring in computer science... Father is Cosmore Troy... Holds black belts in two different martial arts... Career highlight was winning a karate title... Hopes for a career as a computer science engineer.
BRANDON TUCKER Running Back 5-8 • 185 • Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. Wilson HS ’06
40 2009: Did not play due to injury. 2008: Appeared in 7 games, starting against Montana and Northeastern... Missed final five contests due to injury... Amassed 358 yards on 79 carries, scoring team-best 6 touchdowns... Added 28 receptions for 175 yards... Also served on special teams, posting 9-for-167 (18.6) in kick returns and 9-for-59 (6.6) on punt returns... In all, averaged 108.4 per game in all-purpose yards... Recorded season-best totals in both rushing (118) and receiving yards (57) at Northeastern... Totalled 89 yards and two TDs vs. Portland State... Also had pair of scores vs. Southern Utah... Hauled in season-high 9 catches at Montana. 2007: ALL-GREAT WEST FOOTBALL CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM... Earned team’s COACHES’ AWARD as most improved player... Played in all 11 games, making starts against North Dakota State and Southern Utah when fellow freshman Joe Trombetta went down with injury... Ranked 2nd on team in rushing, finishing with 98 carries for 385 yards and 4 touchdowns... Also caught 30 passes for 247 yards and 2 TDs, and served as team’s top kick returner with 17 runbacks for 369 yards (21.7)... Earned Aggies’ Offensive Player of the Week awards in back-to-back weeks, rushing for 117 yards and 2 scores vs. Southern Utah then posting 15-for-99 ground numbers vs. Sacramento State... Longest kick return was 44-yarder vs. Cal Poly.
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2006: Redshirted... Voted as team’s Scout Offense Player of the Week after Cal Poly game. WILSON HS ’06: Rushed for 429 yards while hauling in 51 catches for 851 yards in 2004... Posted 83 tackles and 2 interceptions on defense... Followed with 52-for-717 receiving as a senior. PERSONAL: Born in Los Angeles, Calif.... Majoring in art studio... Parents are Stanford & Martha Tucker... Lists Brian’s Song as his favorite movie... Guiding force behind “The Art of Athletes,” a Homecoming weekend art exhibit in 2009, featuring the works of student-athletes.
Rushing GP Rush Yds Avg Long TD 2007 11 98 385 3.9 90 8 2008 7 79 358 4.5 40 6 2009 dnp - injury Totals 18 177 743 4.2 90 14
Receiving Rec Yds TD 30 247 2 28 175 0
Kick Ret. Ret Yds Avg. 17 369 21.7 9 167 18.6
58 422
26 536 20.6
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TUCKER GAME-BY-GAME 2007 WESTERN WASHINGTON at Portland State at Eastern Washington NORTHEASTERN at San Jose State at North Dakota State CAL POLY at Southern Utah SOUTH DAKOTA STATE at Sacramento State SAN DIEGO
Att 0 1 1 10 4 21 3 27 15 3 13
Rushing Yd TD 0 0 3 0 0 0 12 0 27 0 54 0 26 0 119 2 99 0 1 0 44 2
Rushing 2008 Att Yd TD at San Jose State 5 23 0 at Central Arkansas 0 0 0 PORTLAND STATE 15 89 2 at Montana 21 81 1 at Northeastern 24 118 1 NORTHERN COLORADO 3 6 0 SOUTHERN UTAH 11 41 2 IONA dnp NORTH DAKOTA dnp SACRAMENTO STATE dnp at Cal Poly dnp at San Diego dnp
Rec 0 1 4 2 7 3 3 4 2 3 Rec 2 2 3 9 7 4 1
Receving Yd TD 0 0 -4 41 7 31 15 42 50 20 35
0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Receving Yd 10 31 13 34 57 28 2
TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
The Art of Athletes In an event spearheaded by running back Brandon Tucker, the “Art of Athletes” art show completed a successful three-day run at the Log Cabin Gallery in downtown Davis during the Homecoming Weekend of October 16-18. The show featured 22 works of art, all by Aggie student-athletes, comprising a multitude of disciplines. Tucker contributed an oil-on-canvas painting entitled “Downtown Davis.” Another football player, receiver Bakari Grant added a tribute to Muhammad Ali called “Champion.”
2010 UC DAVIS FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE