2022 Football Roster
Gillis, Tanner
Jersey Number 46
Tanner Gillis
- Position:
- Punter
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Olive Branch, Miss.
- High School:
- Lewisburg HS
- Prev School:
- Northwest Mississippi CC
- NIL:
Bio
Honors
• 2022 AAC All-Academic Team
2024 (Redshirt Senior)
• Member of the 11-2 Tigers who defeated West Virginia in the Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl
• Appeared in one game on the season
2023 (Redshirt Junior)
• Member of the 10-3 Tigers who defeated Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
• Appeared in 10 games on the season
• Made 10-of-13 field goals on the season, along with 47-of-49 extra points
• Also kicked off 27 times for 1,611 yards (59.7) with seven touchbacks
• Ranked third in the AAC in scoring among kickers (7.70) and fourth overall in the conference
• His field goal percentage of .769 ranked fifth in the league
• Went 2-for-2 in field goals against Missouri and SMU
• Hit a season-long 49-yard field goal against Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
• Scored a season-high 11 points in the win over South Florida, converting all eight extra points and a 48-yard field goal
• AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Missouri)
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)
• Member of the Tigers who won the 2022 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
• Appeared in eight games on the season, serving as a kickoff specialist
• Kicked off 42 times for 2,618 yards and 19 touchbacks
• Also had three special teams tackles on the year
• Had two stops in win over Arkansas State and one versus Utah State
Prior to Memphis/Personal
• Appeared in 18 games over two seasons at punter at Northwest Mississippi
• In 2021, averaged 40.2 yards on 41 punts with two touchbacks, 14 inside the 20-yard line and six over 50 yards
• Also kicked off, averaging 61.5 per attempt with 33 touchbacks
• At Lewisburg, earned first-team preseason all-state recognition by MaxPreps and Mississippi Gridiron
• Collected several first team honors from MaxPreps, Commercial Appeal and Belk Ford All-Southern Elite Sports
• Named Region 1-6A Special Teams Player of the Year
• Earned a bid to compete in the Bernard Blackwell All-Star Classic
• Selected to the Mississippi Association of Coaches 5A second team in 2018 as the All-State kicker
• 2022 AAC All-Academic Team
2024 (Redshirt Senior)
• Member of the 11-2 Tigers who defeated West Virginia in the Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl
• Appeared in one game on the season
2023 (Redshirt Junior)
• Member of the 10-3 Tigers who defeated Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
• Appeared in 10 games on the season
• Made 10-of-13 field goals on the season, along with 47-of-49 extra points
• Also kicked off 27 times for 1,611 yards (59.7) with seven touchbacks
• Ranked third in the AAC in scoring among kickers (7.70) and fourth overall in the conference
• His field goal percentage of .769 ranked fifth in the league
• Went 2-for-2 in field goals against Missouri and SMU
• Hit a season-long 49-yard field goal against Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
• Scored a season-high 11 points in the win over South Florida, converting all eight extra points and a 48-yard field goal
• AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Missouri)
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)
• Member of the Tigers who won the 2022 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
• Appeared in eight games on the season, serving as a kickoff specialist
• Kicked off 42 times for 2,618 yards and 19 touchbacks
• Also had three special teams tackles on the year
• Had two stops in win over Arkansas State and one versus Utah State
Prior to Memphis/Personal
• Appeared in 18 games over two seasons at punter at Northwest Mississippi
• In 2021, averaged 40.2 yards on 41 punts with two touchbacks, 14 inside the 20-yard line and six over 50 yards
• Also kicked off, averaging 61.5 per attempt with 33 touchbacks
• At Lewisburg, earned first-team preseason all-state recognition by MaxPreps and Mississippi Gridiron
• Collected several first team honors from MaxPreps, Commercial Appeal and Belk Ford All-Southern Elite Sports
• Named Region 1-6A Special Teams Player of the Year
• Earned a bid to compete in the Bernard Blackwell All-Star Classic
• Selected to the Mississippi Association of Coaches 5A second team in 2018 as the All-State kicker
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