Tanner Mordecai
| San Francisco 49ers | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 8, 1999 Waco, Texas, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Midway (Waco, Texas) |
| College: | Oklahoma (2018–2020) SMU (2021–2022) Wisconsin (2023) |
| Undrafted: | 2024 |
| Career history | |
| |
| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Tanner Mordecai (born November 8, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL).
High school career[edit]
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[edit]
Oklahoma[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
On December 30, 2022, Mordecai announced his intent to transfer to the University of Wisconsin. [12]
Statistics[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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 Pro Day[14][15] | ||||||||||||
On April 27, 2024, Mordecai signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent after he was not selected in the 2024 NFL Draft.[16]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wisconsin football: Tanner Mordecai goes undrafted at NFL draft, signs with 49ers". jsonline.com. Retrieved April 29, 2024.