Barron Tanner

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}}

{{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Barron Tanner

| number = 72, 92

| position = Defensive tackle

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|9|14|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Athens, Texas, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 360

| high_school = Athens (Athens, Texas)

| college = Oklahoma

| draftyear = 1997

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 149

| pastteams =

• Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1997|1998}})
• Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1999}})
• Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2000|2003}})

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 118

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 3.0

| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = TannBa20

}}

Barron Keith Tanner (born September 14, 1973) is an American former professional football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins{{cite web |last1=Poupart |first1=Alain |title=Number 72 and the Three Dolphins Who Wore It Best |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/number-72-and-who-wore-it-best-for-the-miami-dolphins |website=Dolphins Fan Nation |publisher=Sports Illustrated |access-date=January 29, 2021}} and Arizona Cardinals,{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=1482261&type=columnist|title=Cards give Shipp a four-year extension|date=December 24, 2002|publisher=ESPN|access-date=October 28, 2009}} as well as the Washington Redskins.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/topstories?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en|title=Underwood in Miami's Future .|date=September 5, 2009|newspaper=The Ledger|accessdate=October 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526133539/https://news.google.com/topstories?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en|archive-date=May 26, 2020|url-status=live}} He played college football at the University of Oklahoma and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1997 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1997 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}