Tanner McCalister
 McCalister with Ohio State in 2022 | |||||
| No. 30 – Denver Broncos | |||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | January 27, 2000 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||
| 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: | Practice squad | ||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2024 | |||||
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Tanner McCalister (born January 27, 2000) is an American professional football safety for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma State and Ohio State.
Early life
[edit]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]
College career
[edit]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]
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 | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||||||||||||
Cleveland Browns
[edit]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]
Denver Broncos
[edit]On January 22, 2024, McCalister signed a reserve/future contract with the Denver Broncos.[17] On August 27, the Broncos waived him during their final roster cuts.[18] The next day, he was signed to the Broncos' practice squad.[19] On October 12, McCalister was promoted to the active roster.[20] On October 15, he was waived by the Broncos.[21] The next day, he was signed back to the practice squad.[22]
Personal life
[edit]McCalister has a degree in finance and enjoys traveling.[23]
References
[edit]- ^ Conway, Tyler. "4-Star CB Tanner McCalister Commits to Arkansas over Notre Dame, Others". Bleacher Report. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "Tanner McCalister". ESPN. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "Tanner McCalister". Oklahoma State Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "Tanner McCalister". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "2021 Oklahoma State Cowboys Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ Strom, Griffin (January 5, 2022). "OKLAHOMA STATE TRANSFER SAFETY TANNER MCCALISTER COMMITS TO OHIO STATE". Eleven Warriors. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ Baird, Nathan (January 5, 2022). "Ohio State football lands transfer Tanner McCalister, former Oklahoma State starting safety". Cleveland.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ Lind, Andrew (March 28, 2022). "Ohio State S Tanner McCalister Loses Black Stripe". Sports Illustrated Ohio State Buckeyes News, Analysis and More. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Overview of Buckeyes 2023 Pro Day measurements, results". on3.com. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Tanner McCalister College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- ^ Hope, Dan (April 29, 2023). "TANNER MCCALISTER SIGNING WITH CLEVELAND BROWNS AS UNDRAFTED FREE AGENT". Eleven Warriors. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ Pokorny, Chris (April 29, 2023). "Cleveland Browns - List of Undrafted Free Agents Reportedly Signed". SB Nation. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Browns reduce roster to 53". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 29, 2023.
- ^ "Browns claim CB Kahlef Hailassie and add 15 to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 30, 2023.
- ^ German, Spencer (January 15, 2024). "Browns Begin Offseason By Signing Nine Players To Reserve, Futures Contracts". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ Swanson, Ben (January 22, 2024). "Broncos sign DB Tanner McCalister to future contract". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 27, 2024). "Broncos make series of roster moves to reach 53-player limit". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 28, 2024). "Broncos sign 15 players to practice squad". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ Gabriel, Parker (October 12, 2024). "Broncos put C Luke Wattenberg, WR Josh Reynolds on injured reserve, rookie RB Audric Estime set to return vs. Chargers". The Denver Post. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ Weir, Susanna (October 15, 2024). "Broncos designate RT Mike McGlinchey and OLB Baron Browning for return from IR". Denver Broncos. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ Heath, Jon (October 17, 2024). "Recapping the 11 roster moves Broncos made before 'TNF'". Broncos Wire. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ Schmidt, Lori. "Money guy, OSU safety Tanner McCalister takes stock of his talents". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved May 15, 2023.