Personal
Parents are David and Denilles Tanner ... served a Church mission to Boston, Mass. ... recruited by Utah, Utah State, Washington and UCLA ... married Hollie Nielsen in July 2000 ... the couple has one son, Ty.
At BYU
In 2001: Earned letterman honors as a sophomore... a significant contributor on special teams... played a backup role at linebacker... competed in nine regular-season games as a sophomore... credited with six tackles on the season, including five solo takedowns... posted a season-high two solo tackles at Hawaii... posted a quarterback hurry vs. Nevada.
In 2000: Participated in spring drills... recorded five tackles in the Blue/White scrimmage, including three unassisted and two assisted takedowns... saw action throughout the regular season as a special-teams contributor... saw action at linebacker in four games, including Florida State, Virginia, UNLV and Syracuse.
Before BYU
Lettered three times in football for Orem High ... was co-MVP for Region IV ... team MVP, defensive MVP and Best Conditioned Athlete ... first-team all-state ... All-America by Bigger, Faster, Stronger ... honorable mention Parade All-American ... lettered three times in wrestling and four times in track ... teammate of Rod Wilkerson, Jared Harper and Jason Kukahiko at Orem ... coached by Paul Clark (BYU).
Stats
TANNER's Career Stats
Year Gms UT AT TFL FR INT Hur Sck
2001 9 5 1 0 0 0 1 0
2002 12 21 36 3 2 1 2 1
Participated in spring drills ... recorded five tackles in the Blue/White scrimmage, including three unassisted and two assisted takedowns ... saw action throughout the regular season as a special-teams contributor. .. saw action at linebacker in four games, including Florida State, Virginia, UNLV and Syracuse.
Earned letterman honors as a sophomore ... a significant contributor on special teams ... played a backup role at linebacker ... competed in nine regular-season games as a sophomore ... credited with six tackles on the season, including five solo takedowns ... posted a season-high two solo tackles at Hawaii ... posted a quarterback hurry vs. Nevada.
Earned All-MWC honorable metnion honors ... saw action in all 12 games during the season ... earned the starting middle linebacker job with 5 games remaining in the season ...finished the year with 57 tackles, including 21 solo takedowns ... produced 2 tackles for a net loss of 10 yards on the season, including 1 sack ... recovered two fumbles on the season and had a 15-yard interception return at Georgia Tech.