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Tucker, Austin
Austin Tucker
- Title:
- Assistant Wide Receivers Coach
Austin Tucker is in his sixth season at Florida State in 2025 and his first as the assistant wide receivers coach. He spent the previous five seasons as an analyst for the Seminoles.
Tucker, who originally worked with FSU head coach Mike Norvell as part of his staff at Memphis in 2017, is one of six coaches who have been with Norvell for all five of his seasons at Florida State. Tucker worked with the running backs for his first three seasons before moving to assist the quarterbacks prior to the 2023 season. That year, Florida State completed a 13-0 regular season and won the program's first ACC championship since 2014 behind ACC Player of the Year and ACC Offensive Player of the Year Jordan Travis. Travis was one of only two players nationally with at least 20 touchdown passes and two or fewer interceptions, and he led the ACC with a pass efficiency rating of 154.5 and an average of 8.51 yards per pass attempt. He became the first player to lead the ACC in pass efficiency in back-to-back seasons since Trevor Lawrence, who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Tucker joined the FSU staff after two seasons as wide receivers coach at North Alabama. In his first season with the Lions, he led a group that included four freshmen who combined to make 145 receptions for 1,861 yards and 14 touchdowns. In his second season, the quartet combined for 153 receptions, 2,475 yards and 15 touchdowns.
Prior to his time at UNA, Tucker was a graduate assistant at Memphis in 2017 and Auburn in 2016. He also spent time as an offensive coordinator at Shiloh Christian School and Hewitt-Trussville High School.
Tucker was a wide receiver at Arkansas from 2007-11, helping the Razorbacks to a 21-5 record with appearances in the Sugar Bowl and the Cotton Bowl over his final two seasons. He earned his bachelor’s degree in P-12 kinesiology from Arkansas in 2011.
Tucker and his wife, Adrienne, have two daughters, Willa and Finley, and two sons, Zeke and Nash.
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