2023 Football Roster

David Stluka
David Stluka
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2023 David Stluka/Wisconsin Athletic Communications
2023 David Stluka/Wisconsin Athletic Communications
Tom Lynn
Tom Lynn
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8 Tanner Mordecai

8 Tanner Mordecai

  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Position:
    QB
  • Hometown:
    Waco, Texas
  • High School:
    Midway
  • Height:
    6-2

Summary

Biography

Honors and Awards
2022: Davey O’Brien Award Semifinalist … Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalist … CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy Midseason Watchlist … Maxwell Award Watchlist … PFF All-AAC Third Team … Walter Camp National Player of the Week (Nov. 6) … AAC Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 7)
2021: Maxwell Award Semifinalist … Davey O’Brien Award Semifinalist … Second Team All-AAC … AAC Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 15, Oct. 25, Sept. 20, Sept. 6)
 
Career:
Arrived in Madison for one season after starting two at SMU (2021-22) and beginning his career at Oklahoma (2018-20) … ranks fourth all-time in UW program history in completion percentage (65.0%) (min. 300 attempts) … finished his career at SMU ranked first in program history in passing TDs (72) and third in passing yards (7,152) … threw for 9,217 yards (9th NCAA) and 81 touchdowns (6th NCAA) from 2021-2023
 
2023 Season (6th season): Started 10 games at quarterback in his lone season as a Badger … completed 204-of-314 passes (65.0%) for 2,066 yards, nine touchdowns and only four interceptions … his 204 completions ranked sixth in program history and his 2,066 yards were the 18th-most ever … threw for 378 yards and three touchdowns on 27-of-40 passing in the ReliaQuest Bowl against No. 13 LSU, the fifth-most passing yards in a single game in UW history … totaled 302 rushing yards on 90 attempts, the most rushing yards for a Badger quarterback since Tanner McEvoy in 2014 … threw his first touchdown as a Badger to Chimere Dike in the season opener versus Buffalo (Sept. 2) and finished with 189 passing yards on 24-for-31 passing … his 24 completions were the most for a Badger quarterback in a starting debut since at least 1968 … completed 25-of-40 passes for 277 yards and a score at Washington State (Sept. 9) … broke his throwing hand versus Iowa on Oct. 14 and returned less than a month later versus Northwestern (Nov.11) … ran for 50+ yards in back-to-back rivalry wins versus Nebraska (Nov. 18) and Minnesota (Nov. 25) to close out the regular season


2022 Season (Senior at SMU): Started all 12 games for the Mustangs, completing 288-of-444 passes (64.9%) for 3,524 yards (18th NCAA) and 33 TDs (T-8th NCAA) while throwing only 10 interceptions … completed 28-of-37 passes for 379 yards and nine touchdowns in SMU’s win over Houston (Nov. 5), setting AAC and SMU records in passing scores and total TDs (10) … his seven passing TDs in the first half tied the NCAA record … is the only player in FBS history to have seven passing TDs and a rushing TD in a half … named AAC Player of the Week and was honored as the National POTW by the College Football Performance Award … finished his career at SMU ranked first in program history in passing TDs (72) and third in passing yards (7,152)
 
2021 Season (Junior at SMU): Started all 12 games at SMU … completed 308-of-454 passes for 3,628 yards (12th NCAA, 1st AAC) and an SMU-record 39 touchdowns (5th NCAA, 1st AAC) … posted eight 300-yard games and five games with 4+ passing TDs … registered six games with 4+ total TDs … logged seven passing scores in the 2021 season opener versus ACU, an SMU single-game record … ranked in the top 10 nationally and led the conference in points responsible for (248), completions per game (25.7), passing yards per game (302.3) and total offense (319.2) … his 41 TDs were a single-season record for SMU … ran for 202 yards and two scores on 74 carries … finished with 3,830 yards of total offense
 
2020 (Sophomore at Oklahoma): Played in four games … went 32-for-40 for 395 yards and two TDs
 
2019 (Freshman at Oklahoma): Saw action in six games … went 16-for-26 for 207 yards and two TDs … had a career-high 114 yards and two TDs against South Dakota
 
2018 (at Oklahoma): Redshirted … played in two games … went 2-for-2 passing for 37 yards
 
High School
  • Four-star recruit by ESPN and three-star by 247Sports and Rivals
  • Threw for 4,797 yards in his high school career with 51 touchdowns on 334-of-567 passing
  • Had 247 carries for 1,511 yards and 20 TDs
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