Tanner Gentry

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Tanner Gentry
No. 19, 87
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1994-12-18) December 18, 1994 (age 29)
Aurora, Colorado, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Grandview (Aurora, Colorado)
College: Wyoming
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Mountain West (2016)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:3
Receiving yards:35
Player stats at PFR  ·  CFL.ca

Tanner Gentry (born December 18, 1994) is a former American gridiron football wide receiver. He played college football at Wyoming, and signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2017.

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High school career

Gentry played high school football at Grandview High School (Aurora, Colorado) where he was selected by The Denver Post to the All-Colorado team for all classifications and First Team All-State Class 5A as a wide receiver in 2012 as a Senior.

College career

Coming out of high school, Gentry was ranked as the number 15 recruit in the state of Colorado by Rivals.com and 23rd in the state of Colorado by 247Sports.com.

In 2014, Gentry appeared in all 12 games with three starts receiving for 435 yards and two touchdowns for the Cowboys.

In 2015, Gentry appeared in only seven games before suffering a shoulder injury that sidelined him for the rest of the season. At the time of the injury, Gentry was leading the Mountain West in receiving yards.

In 2016, Gentry was selected to the 2016 All-Mountain West Second Team with 72 receptions for 1,326 yards and 14 touchdowns, marking the first time since 2005 that a Cowboy receiver had 1,000 receiving yards in a single season. He was quarterback Josh Allen's top target that year. [1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m)		208 lb
(94 kg)		30+1⁄2 in
(0.77 m)		9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		4.58 s1.68 s2.68 s4.43 s7.29 s38.0 in
(0.97 m)		10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		19 reps
All values from Pro Day [2]

Chicago Bears

Gentry signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2017. [3] He was waived on September 2, and was signed to the Bears' practice squad the next day. [4] [5] On September 12, Gentry was promoted to the active roster. [6] On September 17, in the 29–7 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Gentry had two receptions for 27 yards in his NFL debut in Week 2. [7] He was waived on September 19, 2017 and was re-signed to the Bears' practice squad the next day. [8] He was promoted back to the active roster on October 11, 2017. [9] He was waived on November 11, 2017 and was re-signed to the practice squad. [10] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bears on January 1, 2018. [11]

On September 1, 2018, Gentry was waived by the Bears and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [12] [13] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bears on January 8, 2019. [14]

On August 31, 2019, Gentry was waived by the Bears. [15]

New York Guardians

In October 2019, Gentry was selected by the New York Guardians in the third round of the 2020 XFL Draft. [16] He was placed on injured reserve before the start of the season on January 21, 2020. [17] [18] He was activated from injured reserve on February 26, 2020. [19] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. [20]

Buffalo Bills

On January 4, 2021, Gentry was signed to the Buffalo Bills practice squad. [21] The move reunited Gentry with his former Wyoming teammates Josh Allen and Jacob Hollister. [22] On January 26, 2021, Gentry signed a reserves/futures contract with the Bills. [23]

On August 31, 2021, Gentry was released from the Bills and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [24] [25] After the Bills were eliminated in the Divisional Round of the 2021 playoffs, he signed a reserve/future contract on January 24, 2022. [26]

On August 30, 2022, Gentry was waived by the Bills and signed to the practice squad the next day. [27] [28] He was released on January 17, 2023.

Toronto Argonauts

On February 21, 2023, it was announced that Gentry had been signed by the Toronto Argonauts. [29]

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