Alijah Vera-Tucker

Guard, New England Patriots · #75.

Player facts

Team: New England Patriots
Position: Guard
Number: 75
Born: Jun 17, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Oakland, CA, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 308 lbs
College: USC
Experience: 6 seasons
Status: Active

About

Solomon Alijah Lewis Vera-Tucker (born June 17, 1999) is an American professional football guard for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans, where he was awarded the Morris Trophy in 2020 and was a two-time All-Pac-12 selection. Vera-Tucker was selected by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft.

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Background

Early life

Vera-Tucker grew up in Oakland, California and attended Bishop O'Dowd High School. He played offensive tackle and defensive end on the football team and was named an Under Armour All-American as a senior. Vera-Tucker was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at USC over offers from Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Arizona State, California, UCLA and Washington State.

College career

Vera-Tucker redshirted his true freshman season. Vera-Tucker played in all 12 of the Trojans games as a reserve guard and on special teams during his redshirt freshman season. He was named first-team All-Pac-12 Conference by the Associated Press. Vera-Tucker considered entering the 2020 NFL draft, but opted to return to USC for his redshirt junior season. Following the announcement that Pac-12 would postpone the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vera-Tucker announced that he would opt out of the season in order to focus on preparing for the 2021 NFL draft. Vera-Tucker reversed his decision to opt out after the Pac-12 announced that they would resume fall football.

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