Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Ohio State
Tanner McCalister
S • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Heath, TX, USA
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Tanner McCalister shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
38
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
69
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Oklahoma State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Oklahoma State • Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Player Story
Tanner McCalister built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a safety from Heath, TX wearing No. 15, spending time with Ohio State and Oklahoma State. The clearest part of Tanner McCalister's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Oklahoma State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Tanner McCalister, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Oklahoma State. Tanner McCalister shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.4 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Tanner McCalister quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · S
- Career Tackles
- 145
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 53 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Oklahoma State
- Top game
- TCU
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Rockwall-Heath · Oklahoma State
- High school pipeline
- Rockwall-Heath · 20 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 21 tackles · S 245th (top 47%) · Big Ten 189th (top 31%) · National 1,844th (top 32%)
Tanner McCalister played S for Oklahoma State and Ohio State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tanner McCalister recorded 145 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Oklahoma State.
Recognition
Honors
- 20222022 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
- 20222022 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
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