Nadame Tucker

Nadame Latrell Tucker (born June 21, 2000) is an American professional football outside linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers 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.

Early life Tucker attended Teaneck High School in Teaneck, New Jersey.

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.

Professional career

After the 2026 NFL draft, Tucker signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent.