Tanner Mordecai
| Wisconsin Badgers – No. 8 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 8, 1999 Waco, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 218 lb (99 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| Bowl games | |
| High school | Midway (Waco, Texas) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Tanner Mordecai (born November 8, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the Wisconsin Badgers.
High school career
Mordecai attended Midway High School in Waco, Texas. During his career he passed for 4,797 yards and 51 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Oklahoma to play college football.[1]
College career
Oklahoma
Mordecai played at Oklahoma from 2018 to 2020. In his first year he appeared in two games as a backup to Kyler Murray and took a redshirt. In 2019 he competed with Jalen Hurts to be the starter but lost the job and was the backup to Hurts for the season.[2][3] In 2020 he again competed for the starting job, this time with Spencer Rattler, but again lost the job and spent the year as his backup.[4] Overall he played in 12 games at Oklahoma, completing 50 of 70 passes for 639 yards and four touchdowns.
SMU
In 2021, Mordecai transferred to Southern Methodist University.[5] In his first year at SMU, he was named the starter.[6] In his first start, he threw for a then school-record seven passing touchdowns in a 56–9 victory over Abilene Christian.[7] Following the 2021 season, Mordecai was selected to the American's All-Conference Second Team.[8]
On November 5, 2022, against the Houston Cougars, Mordecai threw for a school-record 9 touchdowns, 7 of which came in the first half.[9] The Mustangs won the game 77–63, breaking the FBS record for highest-scoring regulation game.[10] For his performance, Mordecai was named The American's offensive player of the week.[11]
Wisconsin
On December 30, 2022, Mordecai announced his intent to transfer to the University of Wisconsin. [12]
Statistics
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Oklahoma Sooners | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 127.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | — | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 207 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 153.8 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | — | 32 | 40 | 80.0 | 395 | 9.9 | 2 | 1 | 174.5 | 11 | −14 | −1.3 | 0 | |
| SMU Mustangs | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 8–4 | 308 | 454 | 67.8 | 3,628 | 8.0 | 39 | 12 | 158.0 | 74 | 202 | 2.7 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 6–6 | 288 | 443 | 65.0 | 3,524 | 8.0 | 33 | 10 | 151.9 | 59 | 100 | 1.7 | 2 | |
| Wisconsin Badgers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 6–4 | 204 | 314 | 65.0 | 2,066 | 6.6 | 9 | 4 | 127.1 | 90 | 302 | 3.4 | 4 | |
| Career | 46 | 34 | 20–14 | 850 | 1,281 | 66.4 | 9,857 | 7.7 | 85 | 27 | 148.7 | 238 | 606 | 2.5 | 8 | |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+5⁄8 in (1.87 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
31+5⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.46 s | 1.63 s | 2.67 s | 4.23 s | 7.00 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) |
9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) | ||
| All values from | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ "From Midway magic to Sooner magic: QB Tanner Mordecai ready to start next chapter with Oklahoma". Oklahoman.com. December 20, 2017.
- ^ "OU football: Jalen Hurts beats out Tanner Mordecai in 'closest' quarterback competition". Oklahoman.com. August 20, 2019.
- ^ CLIFF BRUNT. "'Tanner Mordecai did a phenomenal job' – but Jalen Hurts gets Oklahoma QB nod". WacoTrib.com. Associated Press.
- ^ Spencer Rattler named starting QB for No. 5 Oklahoma
- ^ Staff report. "Ex-Midway QB Mordecai commits to SMU after leaving Oklahoma". WacoTrib.com.
- ^ "Source: SMU names Oklahoma transfer Tanner Mordecai starting QB". Dallas News. August 29, 2021.
- ^ "Tanner Mordecai breaks SMU single-game passing TD record in win over Abilene Christian". Dallas News. September 5, 2021.
- ^ "American Announces 2021 Football Award Winners and All-Conference Teams". American Athletic Conference. December 1, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "Mordecai's 9 passing TDs send SMU past Houston 77–63". Toronto Star. November 5, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ Werner, Barry (November 5, 2022). "Houston, SMU combine for 906 passing yards, 16 TD throws". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ "SMU's Mordecai, Tulane's Williams, Temple's Price Named Players of the Week". American Athletic Conference. November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "Tanner Mordecai transfers to Wisconsin". CBS Sports.
- ^ "Tanner Mordecai College Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Tanner Mordecai College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "How every Badger performed at the 2024 Wisconsin football pro day". BadgersWire.USAToday.com. Retrieved April 13, 2024.