2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 89
Tanner Hollinger
- Position:
- TE
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 245
- Major:
- Exploratory Studies
- Hometown:
- Stromsburg, Neb.
- High School:
- Cross County
2025 Redshirt Freshman
- Played in one game
2024 Freshman
- Did not play in a game and redshirted the season
High School
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, and On3
- Two-star recruit by Rivals
- Tight end ranks: #47 (ESPN), #73 (247Sports), #76 (On3)
- State of Nebraska ranks: #12 (ESPN), #14 (247Sports), #14 (On3)
- Played for head coach Matt Carroll at Cross County
- Played 8-man football in high school
- Four-year letterwinner
- 23 receptions for 408 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior
- 13 receptions for 141 yards and three touchdowns as a junior
- Two-time all-state
- Two-time all-district
- Also was an all-conference basketball player and participated in track and field in high school
- Honor Roll
- Offers included Air Force, Army, Brown, Dartmouth, Miami (Ohio), Navy, Northern Illinois, UAB, and Yale
Personal
- Born December 28, 2005
- Son of Brent and Shelly Hollinger
- Two older brothers, Grant and Cory
- Brother, Cory, plays football at Wayne State
- Chose Illinois because, “I loved the coaches and campus.”
- Majoring in exploratory studies
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