National Football Foundation

A versatile athlete that has helped revitalize the Texas A&M football program, Ryan Tannehill has found success at quarterback and wide receiver for the Aggies while maintaining an impressive 3.63 GPA in the classroom. He becomes the school's fifth NFF National Scholar-Athlete and first since 1990.

A three-time First Team Academic All-Big 12 scholar, Tannehill graduated cum laude with a degree in biology and plans to study medicine after his football career is complete. The 2010 CoSIDA/ESPN Academic All-District selection has been named an A&M Athletics Scholar four times; a member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll four times and received the "Outstanding Scholar" designation from Texas A&M for posting a 4.0 GPA.

Tannehill began his career as a record-breaking and all-conference wide receiver before moving to quarterback in the middle of last season. As the signal caller in 2010, he completed 152-of-234 passes for 1,638 yards, 16 touchdowns and six interceptions. His insertion sparked the Aggies to a 6-1 finish, including wins over No. 8 Oklahoma and No. 8 Nebraska, taking Texas A&M to its first New Year's Day bowl game since the 2004 season and first finish inside the AP Top 25 since 1999. The Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award semifinalist currently ranks 11th nationally in total offense, completing 165-of-253 passes for 2,005 yards with 15 touchdowns and six interceptions (a 146.6 passer rating) while rushing 34 times for 215 yards and three touchdowns for the 16th-ranked Aggies. Tannehill, a 2011 finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, is the only player in FBS history with a 400-yard passing game and a 200-yard receiving game to his credit, and the only player to record more than 3,000 passing yards and more than 1,500 receiving yards in his career.

A member of Aggie Athletes Involved, Tannehill has spoken to numerous schools and churches in his community, and he led chapel services for high school quarterbacks attending Texas A&M's summer camp. He also helped lead a fundraiser to purchase Christmas presents for children residing at Twin City Mission in College Station. Tannehill was selected by the Miami Dolphins with the eighth overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft and has started all 48 games in the last three seasons, throwing for 11,252 yards and 63 touchdowns. He was named the team MVP in 2014 after setting franchise records for single-season completions (392) and single-season completion percentage (66.4) and throwing for 4,045 yards and 27 touchdowns.