Quarterback, Wisconsin (from Oklahoma, SMU), 2018–⁠23

Tanner Mordecai

Number
No. 8
Height
6′2″
Weight
218 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Waco, TX
Born
Nov 8, 1999

Tanner Mordecai played quarterback at Oklahoma (2018–⁠20), SMU (2021–⁠22) and Wisconsin (2023).

At a glance

Best season
3,628
Passing yards, 2021 (SMU, 8–⁠4)
Best game
379 yards
Vs. Houston, week 10, 2022: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 6
In FBS in passing touchdowns, 2021

Career highs

432passing yards, career highat North Texas, 20229touchdown passes, career highvs. Houston, 20222rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Purdue, 2023

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2018, 2019 and 2020

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2018Oklahoma2450.0379.300
2019Oklahoma162661.52078.020
2020Oklahoma324080.03959.921
2021SMU30845467.83,6288.03912
2022SMU28844365.03,5248.03310
2023Wisconsin20431465.02,0656.694
Career8501,28166.49,8567.78527

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Oklahoma4164.0012
2020Oklahoma11−14−1.305
2021SMU742022.7220
2022SMU591001.7260
2023Wisconsin903033.4419
Career2386072.6860

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2021SMU221000
2022SMU110000
2023Wisconsin220000
Career551000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Oklahoma8QBYr 1
2019Oklahoma8QBYr 2
2020Oklahoma8QBYr 3
2021SMU8QBYr 4
2022SMU8QBYr 5
2023Wisconsin8QBSr. (Yr 6)6′2″218

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2018Oklahoma40.38––1.5–––
2019Oklahoma300.36––10.78%––
2020Oklahoma510.36––18.316%––
2021SMU5100.5498th (n=145)0.33273.258%0.640.33
2022SMU4880.3667th (n=250)0.32177.853%0.480.11
2023Wisconsin3940.2119th (n=255)0.3281.556%0.250.17

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Wisconsin 10 games, 2,065 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.BuffaloW 38–⁠172431189122
Sep 9atWashington StateL 22–⁠3125402771021
Sep 16vs.Georgia SouthernW 35–⁠1419302360036
Sep 22atPurdueW 38–⁠1717271740144
Oct 7vs.RutgersW 24–⁠1317311451050
Oct 14vs.IowaL 6–⁠151220106008
Nov 11vs.NorthwesternL 10–⁠2431452550025
Nov 18vs.NebraskaW 24–⁠1718281601051
Nov 25atMinnesotaW 28–⁠1414221452169
Jan 1 ✦vs.LSUL 31–⁠35274037830−3
2022 SMU 12 games, 3,524 passing yards, 33 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3atNorth TexasW 48–⁠10233243240−7
Sep 10vs.LamarW 45–⁠16183121231–
Sep 17atMarylandL 27–⁠3429543693218
Sep 24vs.TCUL 34–⁠422749372224
Oct 5atUCFL 19–⁠41284529501−3
Oct 14vs.NavyW 40–⁠3420273363074
Oct 22vs.CincinnatiL 27–⁠29152510511−41
Nov 5vs.HoustonW 77–⁠6328373799054
Nov 12atSouth FloridaW 41–⁠231927280206
Nov 17atTulaneL 24–⁠593249298220
Nov 26vs.MemphisW 34–⁠3122302282013
Dec 17 ✦vs.BYUL 23–⁠24273721821−18
2021 SMU 12 games, 3,628 passing yards, 39 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.Abilene ChristianW 56–⁠92430317700
Sep 11vs.North TexasW 35–⁠1221333114233
Sep 18atLouisiana TechW 39–⁠3736483955051
Sep 25atTCUW 42–⁠3417282454337
Oct 2vs.South FloridaW 41–⁠1729423014128
Oct 9atNavyW 31–⁠243040324212
Oct 21vs.TulaneW 55–⁠2630424273034
Oct 30atHoustonL 37–⁠44243730531−9
Nov 6atMemphisL 25–⁠28192826221−18
Nov 13vs.UCFW 55–⁠2837543773133
Nov 20atCincinnatiL 14–⁠4815266610−9
Nov 27vs.TulsaL 31–⁠3426462981220
2020 Oklahoma 4 games, 395 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 12vs.Missouri StateW 48–⁠0141715711−2
Oct 10vs.TexasW 53–⁠45575200−4
Oct 31atTexas TechW 62–⁠286858002
Nov 7vs.KansasW 62–⁠97812810−10
2019 Oklahoma 6 games, 207 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.HoustonW 49–⁠3101000–
Sep 7vs.South DakotaW 70–⁠146811420–
Sep 14atUCLAW 48–⁠1413130012
Sep 28vs.Texas TechW 55–⁠1646500–
Oct 5atKansasW 45–⁠203428007
Oct 19vs.West VirginiaW 52–⁠14244700−3
2018 Oklahoma 2 games, 37 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Florida AtlanticW 63–⁠14223700–
Sep 8vs.UCLAW 49–⁠2102000–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2024
Height6′1⅝″
Weight210 lb
Arm length31⅝″
Hand size8⅞″
40-yard dash4.46 s
10-yard split1.63 s
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump9′11″
3-cone drill7.00 s
20-yard shuttle4.23 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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