BYU Safety Named Big 12 Co-Defender Of The Week
Oct 20, 2025, 12:13 PM | Updated: Oct 21, 2025, 2:47 pm
PROVO, Utah – BYU safety Tanner Wall has been named Big 12 Co-Defender of the Week after his late interception helped seal the Cougars’ third straight Holy War win over Utah.
Wall had a season-high ten tackles and an interception of Devon Dampier that led to BYU’s game-winning touchdown.
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BIG 12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK@YsTanman11 🤝 @Big12Conference pic.twitter.com/27la5s2rYI
— BYU FOOTBALL (@BYUfootball) October 20, 2025
He finished the game as the highest graded player, according to PFF.
The 6’1, 205-pound dynamo has 29 tackles for the season and is tied for the team lead with two INTs.
Wall is a finalist for the Wuerffel Trophy and a semifinalist for both the NFF William V. Campbell Trophy and the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award.
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About Tanner Wall
Originally from Arlington, Virginia, Tanner Wall came to BYU after earning the 6A Liberty Conference Player of the Year at Yorktown High School.
The two-way star totalled 55 receptions for 857 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior, finishing with 1,650 all-purpose yards.
He added 131 tackles, nine tackles for a loss, two INTs, and eight pass breakups.
BYU safety Tanner Wall earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against rival Utah. pic.twitter.com/7A9raACQiS
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) October 20, 2025
Following a church mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Maceio, Brazil, Wall joined the Cougars before the 2021 season. A former preferred walk-on wide receiver, his Cougar career didn’t take off until Wall switched to defense in 2023, where he has thrived at the safety position.
He played five games, starting three, in 2023. Wall registered 22 tackles while offering a glimpse of his potential.
The legend of Tanner Wall continues to grow pic.twitter.com/5LRX6wNOyM
— Jackson Payne (@jackson5payne) October 19, 2025
Wall started in all 13 games at safety as part of a 2024 BYU defense that finished as the top defense in the Big 12. College Football Network named him to the All-Big 12 Third Team.
Wall had three interceptions as a redshirt junior and was a co-leader in picks on BYU’s defense. He had a career-high 53 tackles and one pass deflection, along with his three interceptions.
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