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Tanner Mordecai
No. 4 – San Francisco 49ers
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1999-11-08) November 8, 1999 (age 24)
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
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Tanner Mordecai (born November 8, 1999) is an American professional football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, SMU Mustangs and Wisconsin Badgers. He signed with the 49ers as an undrafted free agent after the 2024 NFL draft.

Early life

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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

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Oklahoma

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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

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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

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On December 30, 2022, Mordecai announced his intent to transfer to the University of Wisconsin. [12]

Statistics

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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

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Pre-draft measurables
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][17] He was also selected by the DC Defenders in the ninth round of the 2024 UFL draft on July 17.[18] He was waived on August 27, and re-signed to the practice squad.[19][20]

References

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  1. ^ Pryor, Brooke (December 20, 2017). "From Midway magic to Sooner magic: QB Tanner Mordecai ready to start next chapter with Oklahoma". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  2. ^ Mussatto, Joe (August 20, 2019). "OU football: Jalen Hurts beats out Tanner Mordecai in 'closest' quarterback competition". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  3. ^ Brunt, Cliff (August 20, 2019). "'Tanner Mordecai did a phenomenal job' – but Jalen Hurts gets Oklahoma QB nod". WacoTrib.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  4. ^ Brunt, Cliff (September 1, 2020). "Spencer Rattler named starting QB for No. 5 Oklahoma". Washington Post. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "Ex-Midway QB Mordecai commits to SMU after leaving Oklahoma". Waco Tribune-Herald. June 24, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  6. ^ Hoyt, Joseph (August 30, 2021). "Source: SMU names Oklahoma transfer Tanner Mordecai starting QB". Dallas News. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  7. ^ Hoyt, Joseph (September 5, 2021). "Tanner Mordecai breaks SMU single-game passing TD record in win over Abilene Christian". Dallas News. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  8. ^ "American Announces 2021 Football Award Winners and All-Conference Teams". American Athletic Conference. December 1, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  9. ^ "Mordecai's 9 passing TDs send SMU past Houston 77–63". Toronto Star. Associated Press. November 5, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  10. ^ Werner, Barry (November 5, 2022). "Houston, SMU combine for 906 passing yards, 16 TD throws". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  11. ^ "SMU's Mordecai, Tulane's Williams, Temple's Price Named Players of the Week". American Athletic Conference. November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  12. ^ "Tanner Mordecai transfers to Wisconsin". CBS Sports. December 30, 2022.
  13. ^ "Tanner Mordecai College Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  14. ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Tanner Mordecai College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  15. ^ Kenney, Ben (March 16, 2024). "How every Badger performed at the 2024 Wisconsin football pro day". Badgers Wire. USA Today. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  16. ^ Potrykus, Jeff (April 28, 2024). "Tanner Mordecai signed by San Francisco 49ers as undrafted free agent". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee and Wisconsin breaking news and investigations. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  17. ^ "49ers Sign Draft Picks and Undrafted Rookie Free Agents". 49ers.com. May 10, 2024.
  18. ^ "2024 UFL College Draft: Showboats select Kansas QB Jason Bean with No. 1 pick". FoxSports.com. July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  19. ^ "49ers Announce Moves for Initial 53-Man Roster of 2024". 49ers.com. August 27, 2024.
  20. ^ "49ers Announce Practice Squad Moves". 49ers.com. August 28, 2024.
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