35  William Tanner
	Class: Freshman Hometown: Nashville, Tenn. High School: Montgomery Bell Academy Height / Weight: 6-0 / 188 Position: Wide Receiver Experience: RS

Came out for the team in the fall of 2010 ... Showed all-around ability ... Has the speed to stretch the field ... Has good hands ... Also a willing, capable blocker.

Freshman (2010): Redshirted ... Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week once during the season.

High School: Helped lead Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tenn., to Division II - 2A state championship title his sophomore season, while taking home runner-up honors his senior season ... Lettered three years, while starting two seasons as a wide receiver and free safety ... Had 63 catches for 865 yards and 10 touchdowns his junior season en route to setting the school record in both categories in a single season ... Had 41 catches for 455 yards and five touchdowns his senior year ... Defensively, he had 63 tackles, two fumbles forced, four interceptions and a return for a touchdown his senior year ... Best game of his career came against Ensworth, where he had 10 catches for 140 yards and two touchdowns ... Named All-Midstate, all-regional and all-state both his junior and seniors seasons ... Played in the Clinic Bowl Kickoff his senior year, earning offensive MVP award ... Played centerfield for the baseball team, where he lettered two seasons ... Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and earned a bronze medal on the National Spanish Exam.

Personal: Born in Nashville, Tenn. ... Parents are Hugh Tanner and Ellen Tanner ... Plans a major in business management.

William says ... If I could be on any reality TV show I would choose: the Bachelorette ... If I could talk to anyone on Skype it would be: my family ... The coolest thing about being at UK is: all the people/students at UK ... The one thing I like most about football is: the camaraderie with all the guys ... Something people might not know about me is: I am an Eagle Scout.