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22 Facts About Jack Tocho

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Jack Zephania Tocho was born on November 2,1995 and is an American former professional football safety.

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Jack Tocho played college football at North Carolina State University, and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL draft.

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Jack Tocho attended Independence High School, where he played cornerback, running back and safety for coach Bill Geiler.

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Jack Tocho started at linebacker on varsity during his sophomore season because of a void at the position.

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In 2011, Jack Tocho was moved back to cornerback for his junior year where he earned All-Southwestern Conference honors after ending the campaign with five interceptions, 28 pass breakups, 48 tackles, a forced fumble, a blocked kick, and two touchdowns on kickoff returns.

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Jack Tocho totalled 57 tackles, six interceptions and returned three kicks for touchdowns in his final season.

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Jack Tocho ran a 4.54-second 40-yard dash at the 2017 NFL Combine.

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Jack Tocho was selected in the seventh round by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2017 NFL draft.

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Jack Tocho is the fifth player in Vikings history to be drafted from North Carolina State, joining running back Ted Brown, cornerback Dewayne Washington, safety Brian Williams and linebacker Audie Cole.

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Jack Tocho was the only player in the defensive back position group taken by the Vikings in the 2017 draft.

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On September 2,2017, Jack Tocho was waived by the Vikings.

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Jack Tocho was signed to their practice squad on September 20,2017.

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Jack Tocho was released on November 1,2017, and was re-signed on November 14.

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Jack Tocho was released again on December 12,2017, but was re-signed three days later.

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On September 1,2018, Jack Tocho was waived by the Vikings and was signed to the practice squad the next day.

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On December 19,2018, Jack Tocho was signed to the Washington Redskins practice squad.

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In 2019, Jack Tocho joined the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football.

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Jack Tocho was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers on April 5,2019, three days after the AAF suspended football operations.

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In October 2019, Jack Tocho was selected by the Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL in the 2020 XFL Draft.

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Jack Tocho had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10,2020.

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Jack Tocho was a two-time Academic All-ACC performer, qualifying for the honor by maintaining a 3.0 cumulative grade point average during his undergraduate academic career.

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Jack Tocho earned his undergraduate degree in finance with a minor in accounting in just three years.