Player of the week: Kirk Tucker

Safety Kirk Tucker has Arkansas high on his list.

Name: Kirk P. Tucker, II

Nickname: KPT

School: Tucker High School

Height: 6’2

Weight: 189

Position: SS

Class: 2014

Bench max: 285

Squat max: 405

40-yard dash: 4.5

Vertical: 38

Number of years playing football: 6

Schools that have offered: Stanford, UNC, Arkansas, NC State, Louisville, UCF, Vandy, Ohio, Syracuse, UConn, Indiana, and East Carolina

Other schools showing interest: USC Trojans, Auburn, Georgia Tech, and Cincinnati

I like Arkansas because: It is very different from all the other colleges I’ve visited so far and their fan base is amazing

Schools I've visited: UNC, Arkansas, NC State, Vandy, Auburn, and Stanford (May 3)

In college, I plan to major in: I plan to major in Nursing, and eventually become a Nurse Anesthetist

I like playing safety because: Safety is like the QB of the defense and I like to be to control the field whether in the run game defense or pass defense

Best football moment: When I received my first offer from Stanford on January 16, 2013

My favorite play: POP, it’s a strong safety blitz

Best player I've played against: No one is really a challenge

Favorite high school team to play against: Stephenson, MLK, and Northside Warner Robins

Describe what football means to you in 20 words or fewer: Football is a man’s sport. Give a 110% or don’t get on the field at all.

My ringtone on my cell is: Vibrate

Favorite NFL player: Tom Brady

Favorite NFL team: New England Patriots

Favorite music: ALL

Favorite song: Nothing in particular, I just really love music. It keeps me calm

Favorite book: The life and death of Al Capone

Favorite movie: Inception and Social Network

Favorite TV show: Regular Show

Favorite actor: Leonardo DiCaprio

Favorite actress: Kerry Washington

Favorite food: Everything, except tomatoes, pickles, mushrooms

Favorite class: Math

Dream Date: Alicia Keys

Hobbies: Drawing, hanging out with my friends/ girlfriend, traveling, and reading

The one thing I could not live without is: A shower

Role model: My dad, Kirk P. Tucker, Sr.

Three words to describe me: Funny, Respectful, and Honest

People would be surprised that I: juggle

Ten years from now I'll be: Hopefully in the NFL or fulfilling my goal of becoming a Nurse Anesthetist