Last confirmed: Western Michigan, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 240 lb · Saint Johns, MI · St. Johns
Tanner Motz: LB · Western Michigan · #41.
Tanner Motz
Third year in the Western Michigan linebacker corps. One game to point at: 1 tackle against Eastern Michigan — Week 14, 2020.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Western Michigan | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | Western Michigan | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | Western Michigan | 11 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Career | 15 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 10 | W 58-13@ Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
| Wk 11 | W 41-38vs Toledo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 42-53vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
3 seasons under Tim Lester, all run-leaning offenses — 18-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Lester
Pass share
40.4%
154 pass / 227 run
Plays / game
63.5
6 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
171 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2020
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Western Michigan, 15 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2018–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Tim Lester.
