Nadame Tucker

Defensive End, Cleveland Browns.

Player facts

Team: Cleveland Browns
Position: Defensive End
Born: Jun 21, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: New York, NY, USA
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 250 lbs
College: Western Michigan
Status: Practice Squad

Stats

2026 Stats

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

About

Nadame Latrell Tucker (born June 21, 2000) is an American professional football defensive end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Houston Cougars and Western Michigan Broncos.

Tucker finished the 2025 college football season tied with David Bailey of the Texas Tech Red Raiders for the most sacks in the FBS, with 14.5.

From Wikipedia’s article on Nadame Tucker, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Tucker attended Teaneck High School in Teaneck, New Jersey. He played basketball in high school and did not start playing football until his senior year.

College career

Tucker played 2020 at Independence Community College, recording 12 tackles, two sacks and an interception. He originally committed to play at the University of South Alabama in 2021 but instead played at Hutchinson Community College. In 11 games, Tucker had 50 tackles with 12 sacks and was named the Defensive MVP of the Salt City Bowl. After the season, he transferred to the University of Houston. In three seasons at Houston, he played in only 13 games and had 10 tackles. After the 2024 season, Tucker entered the transfer portal and transferred to Western Michigan University. At Western Michigan in 2025, he was the MAC Defensive Player of the Year and a second-team All-American after recording 55 tackles and 14.5 sacks.

From Wikipedia’s article on Nadame Tucker, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹