Alijah Vera-Tucker

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Alijah Vera-Tucker was signed by the New England Patriots as an unrestricted free agent from the N.Y. Jets on March 12, 2026 ... Originally drafted by the N.Y. Jets in the first round (14th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft.

SEASONAL REVIEWS

2025 (0/0 - N.Y. JETS)

• Named a team captain.
• Suffered an injury prior to Week 1 and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on Sept. 6.

2024 (15/15 - N.Y. JETS)

• Started all 15 games he played in at right guard.
• Was a key part of an offensive line that allowed pressure on just 6.4% of pass block snaps – fifth best in the NFL – despite having the 10^th most pass attempts.
• Among all guards with at least 400 pass blocking snaps, he ranked fourth, allowing pressures on just 4.3% of his pass blocking snaps.
• Among the 55 guards with at least 250 run blocking snaps, ranked 11^th with a Pro Football Focus run block grade of 76.3.
• Allowed only 8 quarterback hurries, tied for the third-fewest among all guards with at least 500-plus blocking snaps (according to Pro Football Focus). He is the first Jets offensive lineman to allow 8 or less hurries in a single season since 2009 (Brandon Moore, 8).
• Earned the team's Ed Block Courage Award after coming back from consecutive season-ending injuries in 2022 and 2023.
• Inactive at New England (10/27) and vs. Houston (10/31) due to injury.

2023 (5/5 - N.Y. JETS)

• Limited to five games after being placed on injured reserve due to a season-ending injury suffered at Denver (10/8).
• Started two games at right guard and three games at right tackle.
• Placed on injured reserve on Oct. 11.

2022 (7/7 - N.Y. JETS)

• Limited to seven games after being placed on injured reserve due to a season-ending injury suffered at Denver (10/23).
• Started three games at right guard, one game at left tackle and three games at right guard.
• Switched to right guard prior to the start of the season due to injuries on the offensive line.
• Was one of seven players in the NFL with 50-plus snaps at three different offensive line positions in 2022.
• Started at left tackle at Pittsburgh (10/2).
• Started at right tackle vs. Miami (10/9), at Green Bay (10/16) and at Denver (10/23).
• Placed on injured reserve on Oct. 25 after suffering a season-ending injury at Denver (10/23).

2021 (16/16 - N.Y. JETS)

• Started all 16 games he played in at left guard.
• Named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.
• Part of an offensive line that helped block for 5.2 yards per carry over the final eight weeks of the season, the second-best average in the NFL, while also decreasing their pressure allowed percentage from 32.4% to 25.6%.
• Among the 16 rookie offensive linemen with at least 500 snaps, was tied for the second fewest sacks allowed with just 2, while he also ranked sixth in run block grade and tied for fourth in fewest penalties committed (according to Pro Football Reference).
• Inactive vs. Jacksonville (12/26) due to COVID-19.

COLLEGE

• A four-year offensive lineman who played in 31 games with 19 starts at Southern California.
• Saw time at left guard (926 snaps), left tackle (426 snaps) and right guard (139 snaps).
• In 2020, he earned the Morris Trophy as the Pac-12 top offensive lineman and was All-Pac-12 first-team as a senior.
• Named the team's Offensive Lineman of the Year in 2019 after he allowed a quarterback pressure on less than 2% of dropbacks, according to Pro Football Focus.

PERSONAL

• Born Solomon Alijah Tucker, but started going by Alijah Vera-Tucker to show respect to his mom and stepdad and to be more connected to his little sisters, whose last names