USU Kicker Tanner Rinker Earns MW Special Teams Player Of The Week
Sep 1, 2025, 10:54 AM
Utah State football junior kicker Tanner Rinker earned Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week in the Aggies 28-16 win over UTEP. (Photo courtesy Utah State football)
(Photo courtesy Utah State football)
LOGAN, Utah – Utah State kicker Tanner Rinker earned Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week honors after helping the Aggies to a 28-16 win over the UTEP Miners.
Rinker made two field goals against UTEP, including a career-long 49-yard boot for the season’s first points. He finished the day unblemished, also nailing two extra-point attempts.
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𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠 ➡️ 𝙏𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙧
Rinker went 2-for-2 on field goals, including a career-long 49-yarder, and added two PATs for eight points in Utah State’s 28-16 win over UTEP.
#MWFB | #AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/CfvCkK0OEX— Mountain West (@MountainWest) September 1, 2025
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About Tanner Rinker
Rinker played his prep football at Douglas County High School in Castle Rock, Colorado. He finished his high school career 7-of-11 (.636) on field goal attempts and had a career-long of 54 yards.
A two-sport star, Rinker earned all-conference recognition as a junior and senior on the soccer pitch.
Field goal is good! First points of the year from @Tanner_Rinker! Aggies up 3-0 🤘
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— USU Football (@USUFootball) August 30, 2025
Rinker attended Grambling State as a freshman. He went 7-of-13 (.538) on field goals and 29-of-31 on extra points in 11 games with the Tigers.
Rinker transferred to Garden City Community College for his sophomore season.
The 6’2, 190-pound kicker earned first-team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference honors after making 10-of-13 (.769) field goals and 46 extra points. Rinker kicked a season-long 51-yard field goal in a game against Dodge City CC.
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