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SOUTHERN UTAH THUNDERBIRDS
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2017 Football Roster

10 Tannon Pedersen

  • Position Safety
  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 205
  • Hometown Highland, Utah
  • Highschool Lone Peak HS

Biography

2017 | Senior Season

  • Appeared in nine games for the Thunderbirds
  • Ended the season with four tackles

2016 | Junior Season

  • Spent time on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball in 2016, after switching from quarterback to safety 
  • Finished the season with five tackles 
  • Appeared in eight games 

2015 | Sophomore Season

  • Appeared in six games for the Thunderbirds
  • Scored one rushing touchdown on the season
  • Had a total of 97 rushing yards and 6 passing yards

2014 | Freshman Season

  • Played in one game against Montana but didn't record a statistic

SUU:

  • Enrolled in school in time to participate in 2013 spring drills, then spent the 2013 season as a redshirt

Prep:

  • A three-year letterman in both football and basketball at Lone Peak HS, earned second-team all-state honors and Region Four's Outstanding QB awards after passing for 30 touchdowns and over 2,700 yards
  • Completed 67 percent of his passes
  • Was also nominated for McDonald's All-American honors in basketball and was a U.S. Army All-America nominee

Personal:

  • Parents are Karen and Dan Pedersen, brother Easton who formerly played for the Thunderbirds and brother Dawson who currently plays for the Thunderbirds
  • Married to Brookley Pedersen 
  • MPA: Majored Communications 
  • Served an LDS church mission in Spain
  • Favorite professional athlete is Kobe Bryant 

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2013Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'3" 196 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2014Redshirt Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'3" 196 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2015Sophomore

    QB
    6'3" 196 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2016Junior

    QB
    6'3" 195 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2017Senior

    Safety
    6'3" 205 lbs
    10