Tim Kukucka
Tim Kukucka

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Wall, N.J.

High School:
Wall

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 250

Position:
DE

Birthdate:
08/26/1988

Villanova: High energy player who will be looked upon to be a playmaker for the Villanova defense; Possesses good size and strength.

2007: Named second team All-CAA; Played in all 11 games and had 40 tackles, a team-best 12 tackles for loss, a team-high seven sacks, a team-best tying three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one pass break-up; Tallied four total tackles, one sack and one tackle for loss at Maryland; Recorded three total tackles versus Lehigh; Registered six solo tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack and one pass break-up versus Maine; Totaled two tackles, one sack and one tackle for loss versus Penn; Posted four tackles, one sack, one tackle for loss and one forced fumble at JMU; Credited with three solo stops, two tackles for loss and one sack against William & Mary; Made three total tackles against Massachusetts; Had five tackles, one tackle for loss and a 17-yard fumble return for a touchdown versus Hofstra; Tallied one solo tackle against Richmond; Earned CAA Defensive Player of the Week accolades for his efforts at Towson when he recorded five solo tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks and two forced fumbles; Totaled four solo tackles against Delaware.

2006: Tallied 20 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two pass break-ups and a forced fumble; Had one tackle versus Lehigh; Made one solo stop versus Massachusetts; Made first career start and recorded three solo tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and one pass break-up at Penn; Tallied three total tackles at Hofstra; Credited with one assisted stop at Maine; Recorded one assisted tackle at William & Mary; Registered four tackles, one forced fumble, 1.5 tackles for loss and a half a sack versus Richmond; Totaled three tackles versus James Madison; Recorded three tackles and a pass break-up at Delaware.

Wall High School: First team All-Federal Division and All-Shore selection; Named first team all-county and second team All-Group 3; Chosen as one of the top 100 players in New Jersey.

Personal: Liberal Arts major; Born 8/26/88 in Toms River, N.J.; Youngest of three children of John and Deidre Kukucka; Has two sisters, Jill (24) and Allison (21).

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