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
Career highs
432passing yards, career highat North Texas, 20229touchdown passes, career highvs. Houston, 20222rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Purdue, 2023Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2018, 2019 and 2020
Passing
Rushing
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Oklahoma | 8 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Oklahoma | 8 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Oklahoma | 8 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | SMU | 8 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | SMU | 8 | QB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2023 | Wisconsin | 8 | QB | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Oklahoma | 4 | 0.38 | – | – | 1.5 | – | – | – |
| 2019 | Oklahoma | 30 | 0.36 | – | – | 10.7 | 8% | – | – |
| 2020 | Oklahoma | 51 | 0.36 | – | – | 18.3 | 16% | – | – |
| 2021 | SMU | 510 | 0.54 | 98th (n=145) | 0.33 | 273.2 | 58% | 0.64 | 0.33 |
| 2022 | SMU | 488 | 0.36 | 67th (n=250) | 0.32 | 177.8 | 53% | 0.48 | 0.11 |
| 2023 | Wisconsin | 394 | 0.21 | 19th (n=255) | 0.32 | 81.5 | 56% | 0.25 | 0.17 |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 38–17 | 24 | 31 | 189 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 9 | at | L 22–31 | 25 | 40 | 277 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 35–14 | 19 | 30 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Sep 22 | at | W 38–17 | 17 | 27 | 174 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 24–13 | 17 | 31 | 145 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 6–15 | 12 | 20 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | L 10–24 | 31 | 45 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 24–17 | 18 | 28 | 160 | 1 | 0 | 51 |
| Nov 25 | at | W 28–14 | 14 | 22 | 145 | 2 | 1 | 69 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 31–35 | 27 | 40 | 378 | 3 | 0 | −3 |
2022 SMU 12 games, 3,524 passing yards, 33 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | W 48–10 | 23 | 32 | 432 | 4 | 0 | −7 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 45–16 | 18 | 31 | 212 | 3 | 1 | – |
| Sep 17 | at | L 27–34 | 29 | 54 | 369 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 34–42 | 27 | 49 | 372 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 19–41 | 28 | 45 | 295 | 0 | 1 | −3 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 40–34 | 20 | 27 | 336 | 3 | 0 | 74 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | L 27–29 | 15 | 25 | 105 | 1 | 1 | −41 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 77–63 | 28 | 37 | 379 | 9 | 0 | 54 |
| Nov 12 | at | W 41–23 | 19 | 27 | 280 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 17 | at | L 24–59 | 32 | 49 | 298 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 34–31 | 22 | 30 | 228 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. | L 23–24 | 27 | 37 | 218 | 2 | 1 | −18 |
2021 SMU 12 games, 3,628 passing yards, 39 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 56–9 | 24 | 30 | 317 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 35–12 | 21 | 33 | 311 | 4 | 2 | 33 |
| Sep 18 | at | W 39–37 | 36 | 48 | 395 | 5 | 0 | 51 |
| Sep 25 | at | W 42–34 | 17 | 28 | 245 | 4 | 3 | 37 |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 41–17 | 29 | 42 | 301 | 4 | 1 | 28 |
| Oct 9 | at | W 31–24 | 30 | 40 | 324 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 55–26 | 30 | 42 | 427 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| Oct 30 | at | L 37–44 | 24 | 37 | 305 | 3 | 1 | −9 |
| Nov 6 | at | L 25–28 | 19 | 28 | 262 | 2 | 1 | −18 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 55–28 | 37 | 54 | 377 | 3 | 1 | 33 |
| Nov 20 | at | L 14–48 | 15 | 26 | 66 | 1 | 0 | −9 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | L 31–34 | 26 | 46 | 298 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
2020 Oklahoma 4 games, 395 passing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 48–0 | 14 | 17 | 157 | 1 | 1 | −2 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 53–45 | 5 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 0 | −4 |
| Oct 31 | at | W 62–28 | 6 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 62–9 | 7 | 8 | 128 | 1 | 0 | −10 |
2019 Oklahoma 6 games, 207 passing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 49–31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 70–14 | 6 | 8 | 114 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Sep 14 | at | W 48–14 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 55–16 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct 5 | at | W 45–20 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 52–14 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | −3 |
2018 Oklahoma 2 games, 37 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 63–14 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 49–21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2024 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅝″ |
| Weight | 210 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅝″ |
| Hand size | 8⅞″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.46 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 s |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.00 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.23 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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