2021 Football Roster
Major Tennison
- Position:
- TE
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 252
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Flint, Texas
- High School:
- Bullard
2021
Veteran tight end who saw time in one game. Miami: Earned snaps against the Hurricanes in the season opener.
2020
Missed the season opener with an illness ... returned for the Texas A&M matchup and played in all 12 games since the opener, seeing time on offense and special teams. Florida: Caught a screen pass, taking the ball for a four-yard gain.
2019
Developed into one of the Tide's top tight end options, seeing time in all 13 games with one start ... totaled three receptions for 21 yards and a score ... also added one kick return for an eight-yard gain. Duke: Caught his first career touchdown pass, part of his two catches for nine yards against the Blue Devils. South Carolina: Nearly scored his second touchdown of the season but was limited to a 12-yard gain after he was deemed out-of-bounds. Western Carolina: Earned the first start of his career in the Tide's matchup with the Catamounts.
2018
Reserve tight end for the Crimson Tide ... saw time in four games in 2018 (Arkansas State, Ole Miss, Missouri, Tennessee) ... redshirted at season's end.
2017
Filled a role on the Tide offense after the loss of Miller Forristall for the season. Vanderbilt: Made his first appearance in a Crimson Tide jersey, catching one pass for a gain of nine yards ... saw significant playing time in the second half with the second-team offense. Ole Miss: Played against the Rebels but did not record any stats. Arkansas: Saw time in the matchup with the Razorbacks but did not record any stats. Tennessee: Worked significant minutes at tight end but did not have any catches. Mercer: Caught his second pass of the season, taking the reception for 21 yards and a Crimson Tide first down.
High School and Personal Data
A January 2017 early enrollee who had the opportunity to participate in spring practice ... consensus four-star tight end prospect ... ESPN ranked him No. 258 in the ESPN300, the No. 8 tight end and No. 41 player in the state of Texas ... No. 262 on the PrepStar Top 300 All-American Team ... rated the No. 10 tight end nationally and second-best in the Midlands region by Scout ... the No. 10 tight end and No. 45 player in Texas according to 247Composite ... 247Sports tabbed him the No. 11 tight end prospect and No. 51 player in the state ... 2015 Class 4A second team All-State selection by the Texas Sports Writers Association (TSWA) ... 2015 Texas District 5-4A All-District selection ... caught 27 passes for 603 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior in 2015 ... played for head coach Shannon Wilson at Bullard ... chose Alabama over Arkansas, Georgia, LSU, Oregon and Texas.
