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Kyle Tucker

Class: Senior Hometown: Katy, Texas High School: Cinco Ranch HS

Height / Weight: 6-2 / 230 Position: Punter

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Ray Guy Award Watch List (2006)

Ray Guy Award Preseason Watch List (2006)

Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team (TSN)

Ray Guy Award Semifinalist (2005)

All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches) (2005)

Freshman All-Big 12 (TSN)

2006 (Jr.): Named to the watch list for the Ray Guy Award... Appeared in all 12 games... Averaged 39.2 yards per punt... Twenty-three of his 60 punts during the season pinned the opposition inside the 20-yard line... Forced 12 fair catches... Had a season-long 60-yarder against Nebraska... Landed four kicks inside the 20-yard line against Louisiana Monroe and Texas A&M... Had two punts of 50 yards or more against Nebraska and Baylor.

2005 (So.): An All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection by the league's head coaches and a Ray Guy semifinalist... Played in all 12 games... Averaged 42.9 yards per punt... Landed 19 punts inside the 20 yard line and forced 15 fair catches.

2004 (Fr.): Saw action in eight contests... Finished eighth in the Big 12 with an average of 40.1 yards per punt attempt... Landed 15 punts inside the 20-yard line and forced 11 fair catches... Had eight kicks longer than 50 yards during the season, including four against No. 2 Oklahoma.

High School: Named all-district as both a punter and place kicker... Holds school records at two different high schools... Lettered in football, basketball, track and soccer... Coached in football at CRHS by Don Clayton.

Personal: Born in Tulsa, Okla... Majoring in economics... Hobbies include basketball and golf... Son of David and Barbara Tucker... Father played basketball at Oral Roberts from 1973-77... Has two sisters and one brother... Sister was a cheerleader at Oklahoma.

Favorites: Best part of football - Players; Athlete - Vince Carter; Non-Sports Hero - Dad; TV Show - 24; Food - Steak and lobster; Best thing about KU - The hippies