Newberry College Athletics

2023: Defensive Player of the Game vs Catawba

2022: (Redshirt Season): Sat out for the season due to injury...

2021 (Limestone Sophomore): Appeared in four contests during sophomore campaign, making one start … registered nine tackles … had an assisted tackle in the season opener at North Greenville (9/4) … tallied a pair of stops against Mars Hill (10/16) … posted a season-best five tackles at Carson-Newman (11/6) … made first career start and recorded a tackle against Newberry (11/13).

Spring 2021: Played in two games a freshman during a nontraditional spring season … saw action at West Alabama (3/6) and in a 30-24 win over UVA Wise (3/20) … finished with a quarterback hurry in the win over the Cavaliers.

Buford High School: Guided the Yellow Jackets to back-to-back regional championships during junior and senior seasons … went undefeated in regional play during that same time frame … earned all-state honors as an offensive lineman during senior campaign … was an all-region selection on both the offensive and defensive line as a senior … named team MVP and first-team all-county in his final season … was also an all-county selection during junior year … selected to the all-region team as an offensive lineman as junior … picked up second-team all-county during sophomore season … voted best defensive lineman on team as a sophomore and as a junior … was also a member of the baseball and wrestling teams.
 
Personal: Born on October 22, 2001, Tanner is the son of Tammie and Dennis Funderburk … brother, Hunter, attends the College of Charleston … majoring in Exercise Science