Alijah Vera-Tucker

Solomon Alijah Vera-Tucker is an American football offensive lineman who currently plays for the USC Trojans.

Alijah Vera-Tucker
USC Trojans – No. 75
PositionOffensive lineman
Class
Redshirt
Junior
MajorCommunication
Career history
College
  • USC (2017–present)
High schoolBishop O'Dowd High School
(Oakland, California)
Personal information
Born: (1999-06-17) June 17, 1999
Oakland, California
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight315 lb (143 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Early and high school

Vera-Tucker grew up in Oakland, California and attended Bishop O'Dowd High School.[1] He played offensive tackle and defensive end on the football team and was named an Under Armour All-American as a senior.[2] Vera-Tucker was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at USC over offers from Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Arizona, California, UCLA and Washington State.[3]

College career

Vera-Tucker redshirted his true freshman season.[4] Vera-Tucker played in all 12 of the Trojans games as a reserve guard and on special teams during his redshirt freshman season.[5][6] 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.[7] Following the announcement that Pac-12 would postpone the 2020 season, Vera-Tucker announced that he would opt-out of the season in order to focus on preparing for the 2021 NFL Draft.[8] Vera-Tucker reversed his decision to opt-out after the Pac-12 announced that they would resume fall football.[9]

References
  1. Hopkins, Justin (August 6, 2016). "Vera-Tucker Commits to USC". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  2. "Under Armour All-American Alijah Vera-Tucker goes from audience to honoree". USA Today. September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  3. Polacek, Scott (August 5, 2016). "Alijah Vera-Tucker to USC: Trojans Land 4-Star OT Prospect". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  4. "Redshirt freshman Alijah Vera-Tucker earning role as 'sixth man'". Orange County Register. November 12, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  5. Eure, Keely (August 22, 2018). "OL Alijah Vera-Tucker has become USC's "sixth man"". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  6. "USC's talent could spark revival in critical year for Clay Helton". Los Angeles Times. August 1, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  7. "USC left guard Alijah Vera-Tucker to return". Los Angeles Times. January 18, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  8. "USC OL Alijah Vera-Tucker opts out to prepare for NFL draft". Associated Press. September 10, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  9. Bonagura, Kyle (October 6, 2020). "USC offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker opts back in to 2020 season". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
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