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2018 Football Roster

Erik Schelkun/Elsestar Images
Erik Schelkun/Elsestar Images
Erik Schelkun/Elsestar Images
Erik Schelkun/Elsestar Images
Erik Schelkun/Elsestar Images
Erik Schelkun/Elsestar Images
Erik Schelkun/Elsestar Images
Erik Schelkun

28 Tucker Yinger

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Columbus, Ohio
  • Highschool St Francis DeSales

Biography

2018 (R-Senior)
• Named First Team All-PFL for the second straight year
• Named PFL Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• First four-time member of the PFL Academic Honor Roll in league history
• Gained 1,340 yards on 177 carries for the season
• Added 390 yards on 22 receptions 
• Passed Connor Kacsor for most rushing yards (3,757) all-time in UD football history
• His career 6.29 yards-per-carry average is also the best-ever at Dayton
• Ran for 264 yards against Morehead State, second all-time for a single game in UD football history
• Rushed for over 200 yards in the final three games of the season
• Had six 100-yard games 
• Received White Allen Most Valuable Player Award
• Named Google Cloud CoSIDA First Team Academic All-America
• Named FCS ADA Academic All-Star for Second Straight Year
• Member of the 2018 PFL Academic Honor Roll
• Named to University of Dayton Dean's List for Fall 2018

2017 (R-Junior)
• Appeared in all 11 games for the Flyers
• Rushed 212 times with a total of 1,064 rushing yards averaging 5.0 yards per carry
• Caught 14 passes for a total of 116 yards averaging 8.3 yards per carry
• Recorded four rushing touchdowns
• Had seven 100-yard games
• FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team
• First Team CoSIDA Academic All-American
• First Team Academic All-PFL
• First Team All-PFL
• Honored at the 2018 OASSA Academic Banquet
• Member of the 2017 PFL Academic Honor Roll

2016 (R-Sophomore)
• Appeared in six games, starting four
• Was the team's second leading rusher with 598 yards and two touchdowns, and a PFL-best 7.0 yards per carry
• Was averaging over 100 yards a game when an injury ended his season
• Also had four receptions for 26 yards
• Named to Second Team CoSIDA Academic All-America
• Named to First Team Academic All-PFL
• Named a member of the 2016 PFL Academic Honor Roll

2015 (R-Freshman)
• Broke out for 731 yards, three touchdowns and 120 carries in his first season of action
• Had 11 receptions for 179 yards and two touchdowns
• Had a career high 237 yards on 23 rushes in the victory over Marist (11/14/15)
• Named Second Team All-PFL and First Team Academic All-PFL in 2015
• Member of the 2015 PFL Academic Honor Roll

2014 (Freshman - Redshirted)
• Redshirted for the Flyers
• Member of the 2014 PFL Academic Honor Roll

Personal
• Son of Dan and Shari Yinger
• Older brother Mitch also played for UD, finishing up his career in 2014
• Younger brother Drake is currently a Flyer defensive back
• Born on January 20, 1996
• Majoring in Mechanical Engineering
• Team captain for both football and lacrosse
• Was named a Speilman Scholar-Athlete, and was also First Team All-Conference

Statistics

Season:
2018

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 19d

    2014Freshman

    Running Back
    5'11" 170 lbs
    19d
  • 28

    2015Redshirt Freshman

    Running Back
    5'11" 178 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2016Redshirt Sophomore

    Running Back
    6'0" 190 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2017Redshirt Junior

    Running Back
    6'0" 191 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2018Redshirt Senior

    Running Back
    6'0" 191 lbs
    28