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Happy Tanner Balderree/Tanner Baker Day: 88 Days to Kickoff!

The 2017 Countdown to Kickoff continues with 88 days until BYU’s season opener against Portland State. Each day we highlight the player or two that wear that day’s number on their jerseys. If you check back each day, by the end of the summer you’ll know every player on BYU’s 2017 roster.

Happy Tanner Balderree/Tanner Baker Day!
88 Days to Kickoff!

Tanner Balderree


True Senior Tight End (Projected #1/2 Tight End)
6’3″, 241 pounds
Class of 2011: Sherwood H.S. (Sherwood, Oregon)
2011: Greyshirt at BYU
2012-2014: England Leeds Mission
2014: True Freshman DL at BYU; Recorded 2 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, and a fumble recovery in 1 game played (vs. Savannah State)
2015: True Sophomore TE at BYU; Recorded no stats in 10 games played
2016: True Junior TE at BYU; Caught 13 passes for 156 yards and 2 TDs; Recorded 11 rushing yards on 0 attempts; Played in all 13 games (8 starts)

Tanner Baker


True Freshman Defensive Lineman (Projected Redshirt Stud End)
6’5″, 230 pounds
Class of 2017: Allatoona H.S. (Hometown: Acworth, Georgia)
2017: Joined the team for Spring term and will play one year prior to serving a mission