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2025 Football Roster

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  • K
    Position
  • Junior
    Class
  • Castle Rock, Colo.
    Hometown
  • 6'2
    Height
  • 190
    Weight
  • Douglas County HS/Garden City CC
    High School
Tanner Rinker
#14
Tanner Rinker
K
Position
Junior
Class
Castle Rock, Colo.
Hometown

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Biography

HONORS
Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week (8/30/25); Academic All-Mountain West (2025).

RECORDS
Was 45-of-47 on extra points during the 2025 season and that 95.7 conversion percentage ranks 10th all-time in program history … ranks tied for sixth in PATs made and tied for sixth in PATs attempted for a single season in program history.

CAREER NOTES
Has played in 234 career games at Grambling State (2023) and Utah State (2025) … is 20-of-31 (.645) in his career on field goal attempts including 0-of-1 from 10-19 yards, 7-of-9 from 20-29 yards, 8-of-11 from 30-39 yards, and 5-of-10 from 40-49 yards … made a career-long 49 yard field goal for Utah State against UTEP (8/30/25) … made a career-high three field goals for USU against San José State (10/17) and Nevada (11/8/25) … attempted a career-high five field goals for USU at UNLV (11/15/25) … made and attempted a career-high seven extra points for USU against Air Force (9/13/25) … scored a career-high 15 points for USU against Nevada (11/15/25).

2025 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Served as the team’s placekicker in all 13 games … scored a team-high 84 points as he was 45-of-47 on extra points and 13-of-18 (.722) on field goals … was 4-of-4 on field goals from 20-29 yards, 4-of-5 from 30-39 yards, and 5-of-9 from 40-49 yards … kicked off six times for 377 yards and one touchback against Nevada (11/8) … named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week following his performance against UTEP (8/30) as he scored eight points as he was 2-of-2 on field goals and 2-of-2 on extra points … made a career-long 49-yard field goal against the Miners … made a career-high three field goals against San José State (10/17) and against Nevada … attempted a career-high five field goals at UNLV (11/15) … made and attempted a career-high seven extra points against Air Force (9/13) … scored a career-high 15 points against Nevada … ranked seventh in the MW and 85th in the nation in field goals made per game (1.00), eighth in the MW and 94th in the nation in field goal percentage (.722), and eighth in the MW in scoring (6.5 ppg) … earned Academic All-MW honors.

JUNIOR COLLEGE
Earned first-team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference honors following his sophomore season at Garden City CC … tied for fourth nationally as he was 10-of-13 (.769) on field goals and made 46 extra points … had a season-long field goal of 51 yards against Dodge City CC … scored a total of 76 points on the season to led the nation among placekickers … averaged 60.5 yards on kickoffs with 36 touchbacks … scored a season-high 15 points against Ellsworth CC as he made a season-high nine extra points to go along with two field goals.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Spent his freshman season at Grambling State ... Played in 11 games and scored 50 points as he was 7-of-13 (.538) on field goals with a long of 38 yards and 29-of-31 (.935) on extra points ... kicked off 56 times for an average of 54.6 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Douglas County High School in Castle Rock, Colorado … scored 53 points as a senior … was 7-of-11 (.636) on field goals with a long of 54 yards … was 60-of-63 on extra points during his prep career … played soccer and earned All-Conference honors as a junior and senior.

PERSONAL
Son of James and Laura Rinker … has two brothers … his father played professional soccer with the Greensboro Dynamo from 1994-97 … majoring in kinesiology.

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