Tanner Shuck Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Jenks, OK High School: Jenks Height / Weight: 5-11 / 220 Position: LB Experience: 1L

Rice Speedy letterman who saw action at linebacker and special teams last season and looks to refine his role this spring.

Career Statistics

2008: Played in 11 of 13 games... Credited with 15 tackles, including a pair on kickoffs... Credited with a career-best five tackles vs. Southern Miss....Had three stops against Vanderbilt and North Texas... Credited with his first career sacks (1.5) vs. North Texas for a loss of 21 yards.

High School -- 2007 graduate of Jenks High School in Jenks, OK... Named Oklahoma's 6A Player of the Year by The Tulsa World and a consensus all-state selection after leading Jenks to the 6A state title... Played for coach Allen Trimble... Led the team with 131 tackles, 24 tackles for loss and eight sacks... Four-year lettermen who played on Jenks' state-title team as a freshman... Named Jenks' Student Athlete of the Year, with a 4.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale... Visited Navy, Princeton, Harvard and Air Force before committing to Rice.

Personal -- Full Name: Tanner Shuck... Born: October 11, 1987 at Tulsa, OK... Parents: Rick Shuck and Roberta Tyler (1 sister)...Rice major: Sport Management

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