CAREER STATISTICS
ACADEMIC HONORS
• Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll, 2013-14
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2015
AT GEORGIA STATE: Three-year letterwinner as a backup on the defensive line and special teams performer.
2015: Saw action in the final 11 games, primarily on special teams, including kickoff return and punt protection ... Credited with three tackles on the season ... Had a sack for an 8-yard loss in GSU’s win at Texas State ... Also had 0.5 tackles for loss at Oregon.
2014: Played in eight games before suffering a season-ending injury against Georgia Southern .... Career-high three tackles with a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery against Arkansas State ... Also played on special teams, including punt protection and kickoff return.
2013: Played in eight games off the bench as a redshirt freshman ... Credited with six tackles on the season ... Made two tackles with a tackle for loss against Chattanooga ... Added two tackles each against ULM and WKU ... Signed with the Panthers in 2012 and took a redshirt year that fall.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played linebacker and offensive line for coach Mac McMillan at Pike County High ... Chosen for the Great Divide Game (East-West all-stars) in Macon, Ga.
PERSONAL: Full name is Tanner Brooks Strickland ... Son of Maggie and Ken Strickland ... Born April 9, 1994 ... Brother of San Francisco Giants pitcher Hunter Strickland, who helped the Giants win the 2014 World Series ... Father played professional baseball in Detroit Tigers organization ... Majoring in criminal justice.
