The new addition of the corner coach Mike Mickens continues to bear great fruit for the Fighting Irish as Notre Dame achieved yet another superior defensive goal at three-star cornerback Encino, California Crespi Chance Tucker. The 6-1, 170 pound is the newest promise to the Irish of the class of 2021.
Tucker joins four-star cornerback Philip Riley and the three-star corner Ryan Barnes in the confirmation list. Notre Dame wants more length and speed in the job and that is what these three prospects currently possess.
Tucker chose Notre Dame over Washington, Colorado, Oregon State, Washington State, Boise State, BYU, Colorado State, Hawaii Northwest, and UNLV, as well as stellar academic institutions like Columbia, Cornell, and Princeton.
“Obviously for me, Notre Dame, it’s about life after the development of football and the players there,” Tucker told Irish Illustrated. to achieve all my dreams and goals. “
Tucker and his father visited Notre Dame over the weekend of July 4 and the trip could not have been better.
“The campus there is beautiful. It has a special feel,” said Tucker of Notre Dame.
However, in the end, it seems that it was his bond and connection with Mickens that and the defensive coordinator Clark Lea who tipped the scales for Notre Dame. Well, that along with the academic and sports opportunities offered in South Bend.
“It’s going very well,” said Tucker of Mickens. I talk to him almost every day. We have held some position meetings, just going over the technique and just seeing how he trains. I like him a lot.
“For me, they have always been academic, and then secondly, I would say player development,” Tucker continued. “Not only developing as a player to help me achieve my goals of being an NFL, but also as a man, one who can fight for the rest of my life. Finally, I will just say that I can have a true college experience.”
At Tucker, Notre Dame is getting a terrific player and one that could eventually rise to the four-star range as it continues to develop throughout its senior season.
“I am a 6-1, 170 pound long corner. I am very hardworking. I am very aggressive,” said Tucker. “I’m not going to shy away from people. I know that’s one thing that is missing a lot of corners, tackling responsibility. I’m always looking for big hits and interceptions and pass breaks. Lastly, I’ll say I have a high football IQ.”
