Jersey #: 20 (2014), 28 (2011-13)

Major: Sports Industry (2015), Operational Management (2013-14), Pre-business (2012)

Weight: 205 (2014-15), 200 (2013), 192 (2012), 190 (2011)

2015 Media Guide: Ron Tanner practiced and played four seasons with the Buckeyes, including a red-shirt year in 2011, but a chronic foot injury has forced him to give up the game … this coming after Tanner had earned three Varsity O letters as a Buckeye by contributing as a key special teams player and as a backup safety … he was considered one of the best and purest tacklers on the team and it shows: he has made 23 career tackles with virtually all of them on special teams units … he played in a total of 36 games … he is a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

2014 Media Guide: A fourth-year junior and a two-time Ohio State Varsity O letterwinner, Ron Tanner is considered one of the best and purest tacklers on the team and it shows: he has made 15 career tackles with virtually all of them on special teams units … he has played as a safety in defensive sets in five games and he has played in a total of 25 games … Tanner is a two-time Academic All Big Ten honoree.

2013: Tanner played in all 14 games for the Buckeyes on special teams and in five games as a safety on defense … he recorded the first interception of his career in the season opener vs. Buffalo … he had a personal-best four tackles in the win at Illinois … he had a career-best 34 plays vs. San Diego State, including 20 on defense, and he had a Big Ten-best 25 plays vs. Illinois and another 24 vs. Penn State.

2013 Media Guide: Ron Tanner is in his third season with the Ohio State program … he lettered last year as a red-shirt freshman after playing in 11 games and participating on 58 special teams plays … he was credited with two solo tackles on the season.

2012 Media Guide: Ron is in his second year with the Ohio State program … he was a member of the 2011 national letter of intent signing day class and he red-shirted the 2011 season as an Ohio State true freshman.

High School: Talented free safety with versatile athletic skills … 104 tackles, 3 interceptions, 15 PBU as a senior … also passed for 1,100 yards and 14 TD … all-city, all-central district, all-metro for Coach Jim
Miranda … Offense-Defense Bowl, Team USA vs. The World Game … basketball and baseball letterman … Ohio all-academic, honor roll, National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Kim and Ronald Tanner … plans to enroll at Ohio State in the spring quarter.