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Tanor Bortolini

Center, Indianapolis Colts · #60.

Player facts

Team: Indianapolis Colts
Position: Center
Number: 60
Born: Jun 18, 2002 (age 24)
Birthplace: Kewaunee, WI, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 303 lbs
College: Wisconsin
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Active

About

Tanor Bortolini (born June 17, 2002) is an American professional football center for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers and was selected by the Colts in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Tanor Bortolini, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Bortolini was born in Kewaunee, Wisconsin where he attended Kewaunee High School. Coming out of high school Bortolini held offers from schools such as Harvard, Yale, Iowa, Miami, and Wisconsin. Bortolini committed to play college football for the Wisconsin Badgers.

College career

In Bortolini's freshman season in the COVID shortened 2020 season, he played in just two games. During the 2021 season, Bortolini played in ten games making five starts at guard. In the 2022 season, Bortolini appeared in eleven games making ten starts, while allowing just one sack on the season; for his performance, he was named honorable mention all-Big Ten.

Bortolini entered the 2023 season, as the Badgers' starting center. In week three of the 2023 season in a win over Georgia Southern, Bortolini struggled making three errant snaps. During the 2023 season, Bortolini played in 12 games starting in all of them while earning the highest PFF grade on the Badgers. For his performance on the 2023 season, Bortolini was named third team all-Big Ten. After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Bortolini declared for the 2024 NFL draft.

In Bortolini's career he played in 34 games making 28 starts, while starting games at offensive tackle, guard, and center.

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