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ASU: Powerful defensive lineman who could compete for playing time at defensive end this season...joined Phoenix College teammate Jarrell Holman as members of ASU's 2007 signing class...was a mid-year transfer who joined the team in the spring of 2007, but missed the season while recovering from an injury...still has two years of eligibility remaining.
2007: Redshirted while recovering from an injury.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: A 2006 graduate of Phoenix (Ariz.) College...ranked as the No. 10 junior college defensive end and No. 92 junior college player in the nation by Rivals.com...originally committed to Minnesota, to a staff which included current ASU defensive coordinator Craig Bray...switched his commitment to ASU only nine days after the official announcement of Dennis Erickson as the Sun Devils' new head coach...named a preseason honorable mention NJCAA All-American...in 2006, he recorded 63 tackles, nine tackles-for-loss, three forced fumbles and seven quarterback sacks in 10 games at Phoenix College...runs a 4.53 40-yard dash...coached by Dale Wolfley at Phoenix College.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Skyline High School in Mesa, Ariz....lettered in football and track and field...coached by Pete Jonovich.
PERSONAL: Plans to major in health and wellness at ASU...parents are Robert (respiratory therapist) and Michelle (nursing home supervisor) Tanner of Beaverton, Ore....has one brother, Michael (22) and one sister, Rachael (24)...born February 9, 1986 in Champaign, Ill....full name is Eric Joshua Tanner.
