Senior Bowl Day One: Tre Tucker and Ivan Pace's Speed Turn Heads

Cincinnati has a trio of players showing off their skills in Mobile, Alabama.

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CINCINNATI — The first day of Senior Bowl practices is in the books and Tre Tucker took centerstage among the Bearcats in attendance. 

The wide receiver impressed former NFL general manager Rick Spielman.

"Tucker is a little slot receiver," Spielman wrote for The 33rd Team. "He’s undersized but has excellent speed and quickness. He might be the fastest receiver here; Cincinnati coaches clocked him under 4.3 last spring. In one-on-one drills during the National Team practice, he stood out as a receiver who could separate from the defensive backs in man coverage. He also looked natural catching punts on special teams. I’m really looking forward to seeing how he progresses throughout the week."

Tre Tucker, quicker than a hiccup@GoBearcatsFB are well represented in Mobile at the Senior Bowl pic.twitter.com/wL9fzckWFQ

— Cam Mellor (@CamMellor) January 31, 2023

It’s early in the @seniorbowl but I think I have a draft crush and it’s Cincy WR Tre Tucker #SeniorBowl pic.twitter.com/NsJpoukAaf

— Matt Anderson (@MattAnderson_8) January 31, 2023

Jartavius Martin vs. Tre Tucker

Tre consistently looking quick and hard to cover in 1v1 pic.twitter.com/o58Wn1ZPJT

— Mike Vallerie (@FF_DirtyMike) January 31, 2023

Ivan Pace Jr. and Josh Whyle got some shoutouts as well for their performances throughout the day.

This week of practices is huge for Day 3 draft projections like Tucker, Pace, and Whyle.

.@GoBearcatsFB LB Ivan Pace Jr. completely makes the RB whiff on this drill.

Watch the @seniorbowl on Saturday on the NFL Network. #TheDraftStartsInMOBILE pic.twitter.com/zCWPA8wzd6

— PewterReport 🏴‍☠️ (@PewterReport) January 31, 2023

Cincinnati's Ivan Pace the fastest LB of the National Team today. Miami (OH) transfer to the Bearcats who once had six sacks against Akron. #SeniorBowl pic.twitter.com/LKAuumAYwc

— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) January 31, 2023

One of the knocks on Cincinnati TE Josh Whyle was that he wasn’t a sufficient blocker. Having added some weight he certainly took care of business here. Even with a jump step Andre Carter couldn’t cope with him.#SeniorBowl #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/10FnoB9Sua

— Owain Jones (@Owain_Jones_) February 1, 2023

9-on-7

UNC’s Asim Richards with a really nice block at RG along with Cincy’s Josh Whyle to open up a huge hole on this run. pic.twitter.com/2kSjAXGFoY

— Blaine Grisak 💭 (@bgrisakTST) February 1, 2023

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