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Texas Football: 10 best former Longhorns in the NFL

By Andrew Miller

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - AUGUST 27: Marquise Goodwin #11 of the San Francisco 49ers looks on during warmups before the preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings on August 27, 2017 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings defeated the 49ers 32-31. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - AUGUST 27: Marquise Goodwin #11 of the San Francisco 49ers looks on during warmups before the preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings on August 27, 2017 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings defeated the 49ers 32-31. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MD – NOVEMBER 27: Kicker Justin Tucker #9 of the Baltimore Ravens waves to fans after the Ravens win 23-16 over the Houston Texans at M&T Bank Stadium on November 27, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD – NOVEMBER 27: Kicker Justin Tucker #9 of the Baltimore Ravens waves to fans after the Ravens win 23-16 over the Houston Texans at M&T Bank Stadium on November 27, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

player. 26. Scouting Report. Kicker. College Career: 2008-2011. Justin Tucker. 8. Pick Analysis

Any person you ask that is a devout NFL fan will tell you that Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker is one of the best kickers in the league. Most are likely to tell you that Tucker is the best overall kicker in the NFL now.

Tucker didn’t quite have the same level of success in 2017 that he did in 2016. He only missed one kick through the entirety of the 2016 campaign. Yet, he did only miss three field goal attempts last season. And, he has yet to miss an extra point attempt since the NFL changed its rule to make it tougher to get one point after a touchdown.

For the 2017 season, Associated Press named Tucker to the NFL All-Pro Second-Team. That’s the third time that Tucker was named to an All-Pro time in his career. He was great for the Ravens so far, and he was awesome as both a punter and kicker for Texas back during his college career.

In a time when quality kickers and punters can be hard to come by in college football, Texas fans appreciated having Tucker in the mix. He saw the last of some decent years for the program before he made the jump to the NFL. That included the famed 2009 campaign where the Horns fell short to the Alabama Crimson Tide in the BCS National Championship Game.

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