Tanner Wall
| 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 | |
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.
Early life
Wall 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
During 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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ 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.