CAREER: Lettered three seasons (2016-18-19) ... in 46 career games (39 starts), posted 272 tackles, 6.0 tackles for lost yardage, 1.0 sack, three interceptions, nine pass breakups, two caused fumbles and four quarterback pressures ... finished with four career games with 10+ tackles, including a personal-high 14 stops at No. 19 Michigan State in 2019 ... registered 30 career games with 5+ tackles and 41 career games with 2+ tackles ... two-time team captain, in 2018 and 2019 … three-time Academic All-Mid-American Conference selection (2016-18-19) and two-time MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete (2016-18) … one of three Broncos in program history to record at least one tackle in three bowl games (2016 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic; 2018 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl; 2019 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl), joining Nathan Braster (2014 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl; 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl; 2016 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic) and Keion Adams (2014 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl; 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl; 2016 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic).
2019: Academic All-MAC … team captain … played in all 13 games and started the final 11 … compiled 83 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1.0 sack, two INTs, three PBUs, one caused fumble and one QB pressure ... ranked third on the team in total tackles … posted 4+ tackles in 12 games with a career-best 14 versus No. 19 Michigan State ... tallied first career sack against rival Central Michigan and added second pick of the season against the Chippewas … recorded first interception of the year versus Georgia State … credited with a pass breakup in consecutive weeks against Toledo and Miami … in regular season finale at Northern Illinois, caused a Marcus Childers fumble that gave WMU the ball with 2:10 remaining in the game and trailing by just three … had a TFL in consecutive games at Syracuse and versus Central Michigan while earning QB pressure at Michigan State ... on the field for 793 total snaps.
2018: Academic All-MAC … MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete … team captain … played in all 13 games and started 12 … finished with 82 tackles, 1.5 TFL, one INT, two PBUs and three QB pressures ... ranked third on the team in total tackles ... posted 3+ tackles in 11 games including a season-best nine versus Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Central Michigan and Ohio ... turned in eight stops against BYU in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl … recorded INT versus Central Michigan and credited with a pass breakup versus Bowling Green and Toledo … logged a TFL in consecutive weeks against Ball State (0.5) and Northern Illinois (1.0) ... had a QB pressure versus Syracuse, Eastern Michigan and Bowling Green ... on the field for 823 total snaps.
2017: Played in two games before suffering a season-ending injury at Michigan State … recorded 13 tackles prior to injury, including eight at No. 4 Southern California … on the field for 104 total snaps.
2016: Academic All-MAC … MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete … started all 14 games ... recorded 89 tackles, 2.0 TFL, two PBUs and one caused fumble ... finished third on the team in tackles … booked double-digit tackles in consecutive weeks versus Ball State (12) and Kent State (10) ... tallied 3+ tackles in all 14 games … had eight stops and a PBU in the victory against Central Michigan ... logged 6+ tackles in nine games ... recorded first career forced fumble against Eastern Michigan … tallied first career TFL versus Georgia Southern … registered four stops in the Marathon MAC Championship Game against Ohio ... a member of one of the best teams in Western Michigan history as it captured the MAC West Division title and Marathon MAC Championship Game crown and made an appearance in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic … team finished the regular season with a 12-0 record and only loss was to Wisconsin in the bowl tilt.
2015: Played in four games before season-ending injury … received medical redshirt for the campaign … booked five tackles and two pass breakups … registered a year-high two stops versus Michigan State in the season opener … credited with a PBU against the Spartans and Murray State.
PRIOR TO WESTERN MICHIGAN: A four-star prospect as rated by Scout.com … ranked as the No. 3 defensive back in Indiana … starred on offense and defense at running back and defensive back, racking up more than 1,400 yards rushing, 17 tackles, three interceptions and 11 pass breakups during junior season … earned the MVP award at Core 6 Showcase in Cincinnati and Chicago.
PERSONAL: Born December 13, 1996 ... graduated from Western Michigan University in April, 2019, with a degree in sales & business marketing … son of Tony and Shannon Tranquill … has one older sibling, Drue, who was drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers in the fourth round (130th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft, and three younger siblings, Sara Kate, Jack and Ethan.
