Senior punter on Memphis's 2025 roster.
6′0″ · 200 lb · Olive Branch, MS
Tanner Gillis
Second season at Memphis, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Missouri, Week 4, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Ryan Silverfield, all balanced offenses — 17-9 over that span.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
38.2%
66 pass / 107 run
Plays / game
57.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
77 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2023
W 36–26
at Iowa State
50 PCT · 49 LONG · 6 PTS
With S. Henigan — 364 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 95.4 · 27 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · S. Smith — 22 rush yds (4 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 27-34@ Missouri | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-32vs Boise State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-31vs Tulane | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-21@ UAB | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-42@ North Texas | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-50vs South Florida | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | W 44-38@ Charlotte | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | L 34-38vs SMU | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-21@ Temple | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bowl | W 36-26@ Iowa State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — |
2026 Outlook
Memphis
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Punter · Memphis
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Memphis · Last season: 8-5 (AP #22) · Talent rank #67 · 2026 recruiting class #72