WilliamTanner

Returned to action in the spring after missing most of last season with an injury … Has been a dedicated performer in practice during his three seasons with the team … Has good hands … A willing, capable blocker … Also has a role as the team’s backup holder on placekicks.

2012 (Sophomore): Continued to practice with the team although he missed much of the season because of an injury.

2011 (Redshirt Freshman): Continued to practice with the team.

2010 (Freshman): Redshirted … Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week once during the season.

High School: Helped lead Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tenn., to Division II – 2A state championship title his sophomore season, while taking home runner-up honors his senior season … Lettered three years, while starting two seasons as a wide receiver and free safety … Had 63 catches for 865 yards and 10 touchdowns his junior season en route to setting the school record in both categories in a single season … Had 41 catches for 455 yards and five touchdowns his senior year … Defensively, he had 63 tackles, two fumbles forced, four interceptions and a return for a touchdown his senior year … Best game of his career came against Ensworth, where he had 10 catches for 140 yards and two touchdowns … Named All-Midstate, all-regional and all-state both his junior and seniors seasons … Played in the Clinic Bowl Kickoff his senior year, earning offensive MVP award … Played centerfield for the baseball team, where he lettered two seasons … Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and earned a bronze medal on the National Spanish Exam.

Personal: Born in Nashville, Tenn. … Parents are Hugh Tanner and Ellen Tanner … Major is agricultural economics.

Community Cats: Worked with the Big Blue U Move-In (2011, `12) and the God’s Pantry project (2012).

William Says … My nickname is: Carwash … Other than the NFL, my dream job is: President of the United States … I couldn’t live without: my family … The one thing I like most about football is: the camaraderie with all the guys … Something people might not know about me is: I am an Eagle Scout.