Tanner Wall is an American professional football safety for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the BYU Cougars.
| No. 41 – Las Vegas Raiders | |
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| Position | Safety |
| Roster status | Active |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 12, 1999 Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 196 lb (89 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Yorktown (Arlington County, Virginia) |
| College | BYU (2021–2025) |
| NFL draft | 2026: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
editWall attended Yorktown High School located in Arlington County, Virginia. As a freshman at Yorktown, Wall was 5'3" and 99 pounds. [1] Wall played quarterback, receiver, and defensive back at Yorktown and was the Arlington Sun-Gazette's offensive and defensive player of year. [2] After graduating from high school, Wall served a full-time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Maceio, Brazil from 2018 to 2020. Following his missionary service, he committed to play college football for the BYU Cougars, joining the team as a walk-on.[3][4]
College career
editDuring his first two college seasons, 2021 and 2022, Wall was listed on the roster as a wide receiver, though he almost exclusively played on special teams and recorded no receptions.[5] Prior to the 2023 season, Wall switched from wide receiver to safety.[6] During his first season at safety in 2023, he appeared in five games with three starts, notching 22 tackles.[7] Wall was named a full-time starter at safety for the 2024 season.[8] He started all 13 games in 2024, totaling 53 tackles and three interceptions.[9] Prior to the 2025 season, Wall was named a team captain. He recorded ten tackles and an interception in a week 10 victory versus rival Utah, a performance which earned him Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors.[10] At the conclusion of the 2025 season, he was named to the All-Big 12 First Team.[11]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 6 ft 0+7⁄8 in (1.85 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 31+7⁄8 in (0.81 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 6 ft 4+1⁄8 in (1.93 m) | 4.61 s | 1.60 s | 2.62 s | 4.19 s | 6.80 s | 37.5 in (0.95 m) | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) | 14 reps |
| All values from Pro Day[12] | ||||||||||||
Wall signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2026.[13]
References
edit- ↑ https://www.arlnow.com/2026/04/28/yorktown-grad-tanner-wall-signs-contract-with-las-vegas-raiders/
- ↑ https://www.insidenova.com/sports/sun-gazettes-all-arlington-football-teams/article_de21a1d6-efc7-11e7-89cb-9fa831318a6f.html
- ↑ Lloyd, Jared (August 28, 2024). "BYU junior safety Tanner Wall proud to be walk-on starter". Herald Dextra. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ↑ McCann, Dave (August 5, 2025). "On the BYU defense, there is no QB competition". Deseret News. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ↑ McCann, Dave (November 6, 2025). "'Go get the ball!' Tanner Wall ready to take aim at explosive Red Raiders' attack". Deseret News. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ↑ Drew, Jay (October 2, 2024). "'A BYU guy through and through': How starting free safety Tanner Wall, a walk-on, is living his childhood dream". Deseret News. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ↑ Preece, Brian. "BYU Safety Named Big 12 Co-Defender Of The Week". KSL Sports. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ↑ Payne, Jackson (August 30, 2024). "Why Tanner Wall is 'grateful' to be starting at free safety for BYU". Deseret News. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ↑ Payne, Jackson (May 7, 2025). "Tanner Wall has already made the most of his BYU experience, but he's ready for even more". Deseret News. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ↑ Payne, Jackson (October 20, 2025). "Bear Bachmeier, Tanner Wall earn Big 12 weekly awards after BYU's win over Utah". Deseret News. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ↑ https://byucougars.com/sports/football/roster/player/tanner-wall
- ↑ "Tanner Wall College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Raiders sign 17 undrafted free agents". Raiders.com. April 30, 2026.