Tanner Mangum
.jpg) Mangum in 2015 | |
| Position | Quarterback |
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| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 8, 1993 Eagle, Idaho, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 223 lb (101 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Eagle (ID) |
Tanner Mangum (born September 8, 1993) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the BYU Cougars.
Early years
Mangum attended Timberline High School until the end of his sophomore year and then transferred to
College career
Mangum grayshirted his first year at BYU, then spent two years as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in
In the 2016 season, Mangum was named backup to Hill, who decided to return for a fifth season at BYU. Mangum had limited action in the season, his total stats in the regular season totaling 14 of 18 pass attempts completed with two touchdowns. In the regular season finale against
Mangum entered the 2017 season as the undisputed starting quarterback for the Cougars. His season got off to a rocky start as BYU was lost to LSU and Utah in the first two games, the latter game of which he injured his ankle causing him to miss the next two games. He returned against Boise State, however the Cougars lost 24–7. In a 33-17 loss against East Carolina, Mangum threw for over 300 yards. The next week Mangum threw for over 250, with BYU earning their second win of the year. Mangum's season would end the next week against Fresno State when he tore his Achilles tendon.
In his senior year, it was unclear if Mangum would remain the starting quarterback. Mangum competed with highly-recruited freshman Zach Wilson. It was announced on August 24, 2018 that Mangum would be the starting quarterback. Later in the 2018 season with 3–3 BYU trailing to Utah State who possessed a commanding lead, Wilson replaced Mangum. The following week Wilson was announced as the starting quarterback.[15]
Personal Life Mangum currently lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with his wife and six year old daughter. He words for Nike, Inc. as a communications specialist for the Jordan Brand. Mangum has been recognized for various roles throughout the community, especially as an advocate for mental health awareness. The Boise, Idaho native has been the subject of several local and national news stories focusing on different aspects of mental health, including articles and videos from USA Today, ESPN, CBS and the National Football Foundation. (Source: https://www.tannermangum.org/new-page-3#:~:text=Tanner%20Mangum%2C%20former%20Division%20I,specialist%20for%20the%20Jordan%20Brand. )
Collegiate statistics
| BYU Cougars | |||||||||||
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| Season | Team | CP | Passing | ||||||||
| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | AY/A | TD | Int | Rtg | |||
| 2015 | BYU | 13 | 267 | 446 | 59.9 | 3,377 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 23 | 10 | 136.0 |
| 2016 | BYU | 4 | 22 | 33 | 66.7 | 241 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 3 | 1 | 152.0 |
| 2017 | BYU | 8 | 147 | 257 | 57.2 | 1,540 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 8 | 9 | 110.8 |
| 2018 | BYU | 8 | 114 | 186 | 61.3 | 1,104 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5 | 4 | 115.7 |
| Career | 33 | 550 | 922 | 59.7 | 6,262 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 39 | 24 | 125.5 | |
References
- ^ "Tanner Mangum earns special recognition in Under Armour All-America Game". ESPN.com. January 6, 2012.
- ^ Brandon Gurney (July 22, 2011). "BYU football: Tanner Mangum wins co-MVP honors at Elite 11". DeseretNews.com.
- ^ "Tanner Mangum". yahoo.com.
- ^ Brandon Gurney (July 2, 2012). "BYU football: Tanner Mangum hopes to join the short list of successful returned missionary quarterbacks". DeseretNews.com.
- ^ Jared Bray (September 14, 2015). "Guest commentary: Decision to serve LDS mission proves beneficial for Tanner Mangum". DeseretNews.com.
- ^ "Tanner Mangum brings maturity to the field at Under Armour All-America Game". ESPN.com. December 28, 2011.
- ^ Brandon Judd (June 4, 2015). "BYU quarterback Tanner Mangum returns from LDS mission". DeseretNews.com.
- ^ "Eagle's Tanner Mangum throws game-winning Hail Mary for BYU football; Taysom Hill out for year". idahostatesman.
- ^ Dick Harmon (September 5, 2015). "Dick Harmon: In Chile just 3 months ago, BYU QB Tanner Mangum proves he's ready for big-time college football". DeseretNews.com.
- ^ "Tanner Mangum's unlikely journey to QB hero at BYU". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Former Eagle High QB Mangum set for "special" game against Boise State". Idaho Press-Tribune. September 9, 2015.
- ^ Jay drew The Salt Lake Tribune (September 8, 2015). "BYU football: Tanner Mangum gets the keys to Cougar offense – and he's eager to drive". The Salt Lake Tribune.
- ^ "Tanner Mangum delivers another miracle win for BYU". USA TODAY. September 13, 2015.
- ^ kurt kragthorpe Tribune Columnist (September 14, 2015). "Kragthorpe: Tanner Mangum's heroics coming at just the right time for BYU's football program". The Salt Lake Tribune.
- ^ Drew, Jay (October 11, 2018). "Freshman quarterback Zach Wilson will make his first career start for BYU against Hawaii on Saturday". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved December 9, 2018.