Tucker McCann

Tucker McCann (born November 10, 1997) is an American football placekicker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Missouri.

Tucker McCann
No. 3 – Tennessee Titans
Position:Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1997-11-10) November 10, 1997
O'Fallon, Illinois
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school:O'Fallon
(O'Fallon, Illinois)
College:Missouri
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Field goals made:0
Field goals attempted:0
Field goal %:0.0
Career long field goal:0
Touchbacks:0

Early life and high school

A native of O'Fallon, Illinois, McCann attended O'Fallon Township High School where he was the team's starting kicker from his sophomore to senior years. As a junior, he broke the Illinois state record for longest field goal at 60 yards.[1][2] A consensus three star recruit, he received offers from Alabama, Florida State, and Missouri.[3] He committed to Missouri on June 8, 2015.[4]

College career

McCann was the Tigers starting kicker all four years he attended Missouri. As a senior, he added punting duties in addition to his placekicking duties. McCann became the first person in the 21st century to have four punts of 50+ yards and make three field goals from 40+ yards in a 50–0 win over Southeast Missouri State.[5]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft, McCann signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent.[6][7]

References
  1. Palmer, Tod (2017-09-05). "O'Fallon's McCann refocused after hard freshman season at Mizzou". Belleville News-Democrat. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  2. "Tucker McCann - Football". University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  3. Tribune, Eric BlumColumbia Daily. "Even-keeled and confident: McCann looks for strong finish to Mizzou career". Kirksville Daily Express - Kirksville, MO. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  4. "Tucker McCann, Missouri Tigers, Kicker". 247Sports. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  5. Schiffer, Alex (2019-09-08). "How O'Fallon grad Tucker McCann has led a revived special teams unit at Mizzou". Belleville News-Democrat. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  6. "Undrafted Rookie Enters Kicking Picture". SI.com. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  7. Criddle, Dean (2020-04-26). "Former O'Fallon, East St. Louis stars sign NFL free agent contracts. Find out with who". Belleville News-Democrat. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
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