Solomon Alijah Lewis Vera-Tucker was born on June 17,1999 and is an American football guard for the New York Jets of the National Football League.
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Alijah Vera-Tucker played college football at USC, where he was awarded the Morris Trophy in 2020 and was a two-time All-Pac-12 selection.
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Alijah Vera-Tucker grew up in Oakland, California and attended Bishop O'Dowd High School.
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Alijah Vera-Tucker played offensive tackle and defensive end on the football team and was named an Under Armour All-American as a senior.
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Alijah Vera-Tucker was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at USC over offers from Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Arizona State, California, UCLA and Washington State.
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Alijah Vera-Tucker played in all 12 of the Trojans games as a reserve guard and on special teams during his redshirt freshman season.
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Alijah Vera-Tucker was named first-team All-Pac-12 Conference by the Associated Press.
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Alijah Vera-Tucker considered entering the 2020 NFL Draft, but opted to return to USC for his redshirt junior season.
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Alijah Vera-Tucker reversed his decision to opt out after the Pac-12 announced that they would resume fall football.
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Alijah Vera-Tucker was selected by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
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Alijah Vera-Tucker signed his four-year rookie contract with the Jets on July 20,2021, worth $15.
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