Denver Broncos | |
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Position: | Safety |
Personal information | |
Born: | Dallas, Texas, U. S. | January 27, 2000
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight: | 191 lb (87 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Rockwall-Heath (Heath, Texas) |
College: | Oklahoma State (2018–2021) Ohio State (2022) |
Undrafted: | 2023 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Tanner McCalister (born January 27, 2000) is an American football safety for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma State and Ohio State.
McCalister grew up in Rockwall, Texas, and attended Rockwall-Heath High School. He originally committed to play college football at Arkansas, [1] but later signed to play with the Oklahoma State Cowboys. [2]
McCalister started his college career at Oklahoma State where he played for four years. He was named to the Big 12 Conference all-academic three times at Oklahoma State. [3] In his four years for the Cowboys he posted 123 tackles, 4.5 going for a loss, an interception, and 12 pass deflections. [4] In his best year he put up 42 tackles, 1 going for a loss, one interception, and 6 pass deflections. [5] After he graduated from Oklahoma State he transferred to Ohio State. [6] [7] [8] In his one season with the Buckeyes he recorded 24 tackles, 3 interceptions, and a pass deflection. [9]
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 | Bench press | |
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5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 30+1⁄4 in (0.77 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.44 s | 1.60 s | 2.59 s | 4.18 s | 6.90 s | 37.0 in (0.94 m) | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | 22 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [10] [11] |
After not being selected in the 2023 NFL Draft, McCalister signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent. [12] [13] He was waived on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad. [14] [15] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract by the team after the season and thus became a free agent upon the expiration of his practice squad contract. [16]
On January 22, 2024, McCalister signed a reserve/future contract with the Denver Broncos. [17]
McCalister had a degree in finance and enjoys to travel. [18]
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