Tanner Wall

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Tanner Wall
No. 28 – BYU Cougars
Position Safety
Class
Redshirt Redshirt.svg
Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Yorktown (Arlington County, Virginia)
College
  • BYU (2021–present)
Awards and highlights
Stats at ESPN

Tanner Wall is an American college football safety for the BYU Cougars.

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Early life and high school

Wall attended Yorktown High School located in Arlington County, Virginia. Coming out of high school, Wall would serve a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Maceio, Brazil from 2018 to 2020. He committed to play college football for the BYU Cougars joining the team as a walk-on. [1] [2]

College career

During his first two seasons in 2021 and 2022 he played as a wide receiver, where he did not tally any receptions. [3] Heading into the 2023 season, Wall switched from wide receiver to safety. [4] During his first season at safety in 2023, he appeared in five games with three starts, notching 22 tackles. [5] Wall entered the 2024 season, as a full-time starter in the Cougars secondary. [6] He finished the 2024 season, starting in all 13 games, totaling 53 tackles and three interceptions. [7] In week eight of the 2025 season, Wall recorded ten tackles and an interception in a victory versus Utah, where for his performance he was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Lloyd, Jared (August 28, 2024). "BYU junior safety Tanner Wall proud to be walk-on starter". Herald Dextra. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  2. ↑ McCann, Dave (August 5, 2025). "On the BYU defense, there is no QB competition". Deseret News. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  3. ↑ McCann, Dave (November 6, 2025). "'Go get the ball!' Tanner Wall ready to take aim at explosive Red Raiders' attack". Deseret News. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ Drew, Jay (October 2, 2024). "'A BYU guy through and through': How starting free safety Tanner Wall, a walk-on, is living his childhood dream". Deseret News. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  5. ↑ Preece, Brian. "BYU Safety Named Big 12 Co-Defender Of The Week". KSL Sports. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  6. ↑ Payne, Jackson (August 30, 2024). "Why Tanner Wall is 'grateful' to be starting at free safety for BYU". Deseret News. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  7. ↑ Payne, Jackson (May 7, 2025). "Tanner Wall has already made the most of his BYU experience, but he's ready for even more". Deseret News. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  8. ↑ Payne, Jackson (October 20, 2025). "Bear Bachmeier, Tanner Wall earn Big 12 weekly awards after BYU's win over Utah". Deseret News. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
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