Tanner Burns
	Class: Senior Hometown: San Jose, Calif. High School: Valley Christian Last College: San Jose State/Kansas State Height / Weight: 6-2 / 191 Position: DB Experience: Sq.

2012: Played in nine games on special teams ... Earned first letter ... vs. Central Arkansas (9/1): Made his Rebel debut ... BBVA Compass Bowl vs. Pitt (1/5): Posted the first two tackles of his Rebel career ... Non-scholarship player who joined the team in the fall of 2011 ... 2011: Sat out the 2011 season per NCAA rules ... KANSAS STATE: Sat out the 2010 season after transferring ... SAN JOSE STATE: 2009: Started all 12 games for the Spartans, leading the team with 96 total tackles ... Recorded two interceptions and broke up one pass while forcing four fumbles and recovering another ... Also caught one pass for 11 yards ... Logged seven or more tackles in nine games, including a season-high 12 against Hawaii ... Also had 11 stops against Cal Poly and Utah, and nine takedowns against USC, Stanford and Nevada ... Earned WAC Defensive Player of the Week honors after registering 11 tackles, a fumble recovery, an interception and two downed punts at the 1-yard line against Cal Poly ... 2008: Saw action as a safety and special teams player ... Increased his playing time as a safety as the season progressed, finishing the season with four tackles and one tackle for loss in 10 games ... Came up with his first career interception against Idaho ... Recorded a season-high two tackles, including a TFL, at Nevada ... HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years at Valley Christian under head coach Mike Machado ... A 2007 Second Team All-Central Coast Section selection, First Team All-West Catholic Athletic League selection and his team's Defensive MVP... Finished his career with 274 tackles and nine interceptions ... PERSONAL: Full name is Tanner John Burns ... Born Nov. 8, 1989 ... Son of Keith and Yvonne Burns ... Graduated in December with a degree in General Studies ... Father is the assistant special teams coach for the Oakland Raiders after a one-year stint as the Ole Miss defensive backs coach.