Tanner Mordecai

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2018
QB / 6-2 / 218

Wisconsin

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Exp2023 - 2023
Age-
2023
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Wisconsin
2022
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SMU
2020
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Oklahoma
2017
Midway
As a Recruit
Industry
90.64
Ranking
Natl.266QB19TX35
Class2018
CommittedCommitted Team6/01/17
High SchoolMidway
HometownWaco, TX
On3 DB / Tanner Mordecai

Personal Life

Tanner Mordecai may have been a consensus four-star recruit coming out of Waco (Texas) Midway, but he was more than that on the high school fields of the Lone Star State. He led Midway to a 15-1 record as a senior while throwing for over 4,000 yards, rushing for another 1,000-plus and totaling 76 touchdowns. He enrolled at Oklahoma where he redshirted his first year and served as a backup to Jalen Hurts in 2019. He lost the starting quarterback battle to Spencer Rattler in 2020. Mordecai replaced Rattler in the first half of the 2020 Red River Showdown. But Rattler started the second half. That was when Mordecai and his family realized he would have to transfer. He settled on SMU because he could start and also was familiar with the offense. SMU’s offensive coordinator is Garrett Riley, Lincoln Riley’s brother. He is the son of Leann and Micah Mordecai.

Recruiting Industry Comparison

Industry Ranking
90.64
National
266
Position - QB
19
State - TX
35
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NATL.-
QB-
TX-
90
NATL.-
QB11
TX45
83
NATL.151
QB10
TX23
5.7
NATL.-
QB17
TX59