Luke Tasker
| No. 17 Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
| Date of birth | January 18, 1991 |
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| Place of birth | East Aurora, New York |
| Career information | |
| Status | Active |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | WR |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg) |
| College | Cornell |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2013 | San Diego Chargers* |
| 2013–present | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| *Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| CFL East All-Star | 2014, 2015 |
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Lucas Steele Tasker (born January 18, 1991) is an American wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Tasker was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2013. Tasker played college football at Cornell, and is the son of 7-time Pro Bowler and current CBS Sports color analyst Steve Tasker.
Tasker attended St. Francis High School in Athol Springs, New York. Tasker was named first team all-state in his Senior season as a defensive back. He was a team captain for his Junior and Senior seasons at high school. Tasker also 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.
Tasker played college football at Cornell University, and majored in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He was an Honorable mention all-Ivy pick during his Junior season. On September 15, 2012, In the season opening loss against Fordham in which he recorded 10 receptions along with 177 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown. In the next game against Yale in which he had a team leading 10 receptions and a team leading 138 receiving yards along with two receiving touchdowns. On October 16, 2012, he was named the Ivy League co-offensive player of the week along with Cornell Quarterback Chris Amrhein for his outstanding performance against Monmouth in which he had 11 receptions, a school record 280 receiving yards along with one receiving touchdown. During his senior season, on October 27, 2012 in a regular season game against Princeton in which he had 10 receptions for 201 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns as Cornell beat the Princeton Tigers 37-35. On November 20, 2012, he was selected to the Ivy league team during his Senior season. He finished college with 171 receptions, 2,482 receiving yards and 15 receiving touchdowns.
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