26 Facts About Luke Tasker

Lucas Steele Tasker was born on January 18,1991 and is a former Canadian football wide receiver and sports broadcaster.

Luke Tasker spent the entirety of his seven-season Canadian Football League career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Luke Tasker played college football at Cornell, and is the son of 7-time Pro Bowler and former CBS Sports color analyst Steve Luke Tasker.

Luke Tasker attended St Francis High School in Athol Springs, New York.

Luke Tasker was named first-team all-state in his senior season as a defensive back.

Luke Tasker was a team captain for his junior and senior seasons at high school.

Luke Tasker was selected as academic player of the year and was a member of the Western New York all-academic team as a defensive back during his senior season in high school.

Luke Tasker played college football at Cornell University, and was enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Luke Tasker was an honorable mention all-Ivy pick during his junior season.

Luke Tasker finished college with 171 receptions, 2,482 receiving yards and 15 receiving touchdowns.

Luke Tasker signed to the practice roster with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League on September 17,2013.

Luke Tasker was reunited with Kent Austin, who had been his head coach at Cornell University.

Luke Tasker was moved to the active roster and made his CFL debut on September 28,2013 against the Calgary Stampeders.

Luke Tasker only appeared in 5 games for the Ti-Cats during his rookie season, finishing the year with 202 receiving yards on 13 catches with 1 touchdown.

Luke Tasker's second season in the CFL, the 2014 CFL season, was a breakout year for Luke Tasker.

Luke Tasker led the team in receptions, receiving yards and was tied for the lead in receiving touchdowns along with Brandon Banks.

Luke Tasker was recognized for his successful season when he was named a CFL East All-Star for the 2014 season.

Luke Tasker continued his exceptional play in the next three seasons, highlighted by his 2017 campaign in which he set career highs in receptions yards and touchdowns.

One day before the start of free agency the Ti-Cats and Luke Tasker agreed to a two-year contract extension on February 12,2018.

Luke Tasker ended the 2018 as one of the few healthy Hamilton receivers; Brandon Banks, Terrence Toliver, Chris Williams, and Jalen Saunders all finished the year with season ending injuries.

Luke Tasker however amassed 1104 yards and a career high 11 touchdowns on 78 catches, and was named to the 2018 CFL All-Star Team.

Luke Tasker missed about half the season in 2019 with a broken finger and a hamstring injury, limiting him to only 406 receiving yards on 36 receptions.

Luke Tasker was not re-signed by the Ti-Cats following the 2019 season and became a free agent on February 11,2020.

Luke Tasker's father is Steve Tasker, who was a wide receiver and special teams player in the National Football League for 13 seasons mostly with the Buffalo Bills.

On March 11,2014, Luke Tasker joined the staff of WBBZ-TV as a sports reporter; as Buffalo and Hamilton were separated by less than 50 miles, he was able to continue his career with the Tiger-Cats while working for WBBZ.

Luke Tasker served in that capacity before WBBZ discontinued sports coverage in 2015.