Tanner Sise
Tanner Sise
Height: 6-0
Weight: 208
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Sevierville, Tenn.
High School: Seymour
Position: LB
Major: Sociology

2014: Did not appear in any games.

High School: Sise comes to Carson-Newman from SeymourHigh School in Seymour, Tenn., where he was coached by Jim Moore. He also played baseball at Seymour. In his career, he rushed for 1435 yards on 292 carries, averaged 4.91 per carry along with scoring 20 touchdowns and accumulating 1,550 all-purpose yards. On defense he recorded 82 tackles and had one interception. He led the team in rushing during his junior and senior seasons. He was All-Conference in 2012, and All-Conference honorable mention in 2013 for the IMAC. He also Earned First Team All-Sevier County honors in 2012 and was on the second team in 2013. He was also First Team All-Sevier County Sports Radio in 2013.

Personal: He is a 4.0 honors student and is ranked first academically in his high school class. He chose Carson-Newman because it is a Baptist school with a winning football tradition. The son of Steve and Donna Sise, he plans to major in Sociology/Criminal Justice at Carson-Newman.