Moved from middle to outside linebacker in 2011 and has excelled there ever since ... A physical linebacker who always seems to be in the right place at the right time ... Has played in all 39 games over the past three seasons after not playing as a true freshman in 2009 ... His 39 appearances since 2010 tie Jordan Thomas for the most on the team.
2012: Started 12 of the team[apos]s 13 contests and played in all 13 ... Had 52 tackles on the year and led the team with 12.0 tackles for loss ... Also added 3.0 sacks and a forced fumble ... Was on the midseason all-Mountain West second team by Phil Steele ... Earned his first career start in the team[apos]s opener at Washington, recording four tackles, including 2.0 for a loss ... Started again vs. Army and had six tackles, including 0.5 TFL ... Had a game-high seven stops, including 1.5 TFL, in the win vs. North Dakota ... Had a solid all-around contest vs. San Jose State with four tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1.0 sack and a forced fumble ... Did not start at Fresno State because of a broken hand, but still had two tackles ... Came back in a starting role vs. Hawai[apos]i and made three stops with a 9-yard sack ... Had two tackles in a start vs. Colorado State ... Made two stops, both behind the line of scrimmage (2.0 TFL) at Nevada ... Had two solo tackles vs. UNLV ... Made seven tackles at Boise State with 2.0 TFL and a 2-yard sack ... Had five stops (four solo) vs. Air Force ... Made one tackle at Wyoming ... Tied a team high with seven tackles against Brigham Young in the Poinsettia Bowl, including 2.0 tackles for loss.
2011: Played in all 13 games in a reserve role ... Had 47 tackles with 32 coming in solo stops ... The 47 tackles were the sixth-most on the team, despite not starting a game ... Added 1.5 tackles for a loss, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a blocked kick ... Notched two solo tackles as a reserve vs. Cal Poly .. Four solo efforts in the victory at Army, while also forcing his first career fumble ... Made two tackles against Washington State ... Recovered a fumble and made one stop at Michigan ... Moved over to the backup spot at middle linebacker against TCU, posting a career-best six tackles, including five solo stops ... Had a career-high seven tackles at Air Force ... Made three tackles vs. Wyoming and two vs. New Mexico ... Made six stops at Colorado State, including one behind the line of scrimmage ... Had four tackles vs. Boise State ... Made two stops at UNLV and against Fresno State ... Had six tackles with 0.5 for a loss and blocked a kick against Louisiana-Lafayette at the New Orleans Bowl.
2010: Saw the field in all 13 contests, starting once ... Posted 30 tackles, 3.5stops for a loss and a pair of sacks ... In his first collegiate game, tied forthe team lead with five tackles against Nicholls, including a sack and 1.5 TFLs... Four tackles at No. 25 Missouri ... Two solos in the win over Utah State ...Three tackles with one for a loss in his first career MWC game at BYU ... Madehis first career start vs. Air Force ... First career fumble recovery at NewMexico ... Posted a 15-yard sack on Wyoming[apos]s final play of the game ... Had onestop at TCU ... Tied his career high with five tackles against UNLV ... Fourtackles vs. Navy.
2009: Redshirted the campaign.
High School: Set Atascadero High[apos]s single-season rushing touchdown record with27 touchdowns and finished his career with 3,533 rushing yards ... Earned TheTribune player-of-the-year honors in 2008 ... Named the Pac-7 League MVP hissenior season ... An all-CIF Southern Section tailback selection in 2008 ... The2008 San Luis Obispo County MVP ... A first-team San Luis Obispo County tailbackafter his senior season ... Finished 2008 third on the team with 60 tackles and asack ... As a junior, was named the Pac-7 League offensive back of the year andwas a first-team offense selection.
Personal: Born March 23, 1991, in San Luis Obispo, Calif. ... Son of Natalie andRandy Tenhaeff ... Is a criminal justice major.
TENHAEFF[apos]S CAREER STATISTICS
| Year | G | UA-AT-TT | TFL-Yds. | Sacks | Int. | PBU | FF | FR |
| 2010 | 13 | 23-7-30 | 3.5-25 | 2.0-19 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 |
Career Highs: Tackles: 5 vs. UNLV (11/27/10), vs.Nicholls (9/4/10); TFLs: 1.5 vs. Nicholls (9/4/10); Sacks: 1.0 atWyoming (10/30/10), vs. Nicholls (9/4/10); FR: 1 at New Mexico(10/23/10).