Jacksonville State University Athletics

JSU CAREER
2014: Played in all 12 games as a junior for the Gamecocks, starting 10…recorded a team-high four sacks and 5.5 tackles for a loss, earning First Team All-OVC honors…picked up 32 tackles, 19 solo…had one pass break up, three quarterback hurries and one forced fumble…numbers don’t tell how many opportunities he opened up for other defenders…recorded at least one stop in every game for the Gamecocks, including a season-best five three times-at Chattanooga on Sept. 6, vs. Tennessee Tech on Oct. 25 and vs. Sam Houston State in the second round of the FCS Playoffs…had four tackles twice in the final four games of the season…at Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 8, had four tackles, one sack and another tackle for a loss…had five tackles, a sack, another stop for a loss and a forced fumble in the Tennessee Tech game.

PRIOR TO JSU: Spent three seasons at Alabama…In 2013, played in four games as a sophomore, making three tackles…as a redshirt freshman in 2012, played in eight games, totaling four tackles…recorded his first career tackle vs. Western Kentucky, making a solo stop in the win against the Hilltoppers…vs. Arkansas, assisted on one tackle in shutout victory…vs. Florida Atlantic, had a solo tackle…vs. Missouri, registered solo tackle in the win…in 2011, was redshirted in his first year with the Crimson Tide.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Harris County High School in Hamilton, Ga.…a four-star prospect who ranked as the No. 14 defensive end by ESPNU coming out of high school…ranked as the No. 25 defensive end nationally by both Rivals.com and Scout.com…the No. 21 player in Georgia by Rivals and No. 22 by SuperPrep Magazine…the nation’s No. 20 defensive tackle by Tom Lemming…SuperPrep ranked the defensive end prospect as the No. 22 player in the state of Georgia…Fanning chose Alabama over Georgia, Auburn, Clemson, Florida State, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas Tech.

PERSONAL: Born on Oct. 12, 1991, in LaGrange, Ga...son of Sherry Fanning...majoring in social work at JSU.