6′1″ · 195 lb · Romeo, MI
Brad Tanner: DB · Western Michigan · #18.
Brad Tanner
Brad Tanner has been at Western Michigan through two head coaches in two seasons. A game that shows it: 2 tackles against Ball State — Week 5, 2017.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Western Michigan | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Western Michigan | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 16 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-49@ No. 4 USC | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 14-28@ Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-14vs Wagner | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-3vs Ball State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 71-68@ Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-20vs Kent State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 4 · 2017
W 49-14
vs Wagner
1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 35-point win at home against Wagner.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Lester
Pass share
34.4%
294 pass / 561 run
Plays / game
71.2
12 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
324 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Western Michigan, 16 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2016–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: P.J. Fleck → Tim Lester. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
