University Southern California Trojans
Meet Alijah Vera-Tucker
April 09, 2018 | Football, USC Ripsit Blog, Features
Name: Alijah Vera-TuckerPosition: OL
Class: Redshirt Freshman
Age: 18
Size: 6-foot-5, 300 lbs.
High School (Hometown): Bishop O'Dowd HS (Oakland, Calif.)
Prep Career: Vera-Tucker made 2016 Prep Star All-American Dream Team, Max Preps All-American Medium Schools first team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, USA Today All-California first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Medium Schools first team, Max Preps All-NorCal first team, San Jose Mercury News All-Bay Area first team and San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro first team as a senior offensive tackle and defensive end. In 2016, he had 12 tackles, 3 tackles for loss and 1 blocked punt. Bishop O'Dowd won the 2016 state Class 5-AA title.
USC head coach Clay Helton on Vera-Tucker: "He had an unbelievable fall on our service team and was a pain in the butt to our defense. One of the reasons I thought we were a great defensive front was the amount of quality that we put out there."
Fun Fact: USC redshirt freshman DB Je'Quari Godfrey was a teammate of Vera-Tucker's at Bishop O'Dowd.
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