Troy University Athletics
2025 Football Roster
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Jersey Number 14
Ethan Conner
- Position:
- TE
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 245
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Miss.
- High School:
- Columbus HS
- Prev School:
- East Mississippi CC
Senior (2024): Played in four games and redshirted … Caught 12 passes for 115 yards … Started first three games of the season before injury derailed his 2024 campaign … Recorded career-best six catches, including highlight reel one-handed grab, for 50 yards at Iowa in final game before injury … Returned at Georgia Southern where he caught three passes for 47 yards … Recorded three of more receptions in 3-of-4 games played ... Member of the Troy Football Leadership Council
2023 (Junior): Caught 16 passes for 168 yards and four touchdowns in 10 games; missed four games after suffering an injury against James Madison … Caught a pair of touchdown passes in the opener against Stephen F. Austin, first Trojan tight end since at least 1990 to have two touchdown receptions in a game … Added touchdown receptions against ULM and Southern Miss … Four TDs were tied for 27th among tight ends nationally … Multiple catches in six games, including three for 32 yards in Troy’s appearance in the 76 Birmingham Bowl against Duke
East Mississippi CC: Helped lead East Mississippi CC to a combined two-year record of 17-4, back-to-back MACCC playoff appearances, and consecutive No. 6 final rankings in the NJCAA Division I poll … Member of EMCC’s 2022 MACCC championship team … Caught 16 passes for 217 yards and a touchdown as a sophomore for the Lions … Made the conversion to wide receiver after serving as the Lions’ short-yardage quarterback during goal-line situations as a freshman … Maintained his role as a primary goal-line rusher in 2022 by ranking second on the team with six touchdowns via the ground … Rushed 15 times for 79 total yards (5.3 yds/att) on the year, highlighted by a 40-yard touchdown run at Mississippi Gulf Coast in the 2022 MACCC semis
High School: All-state selection at Columbus High School … Selected to play in the Bernard Blackwell Classic All-Star Game … High school and JUCO teammate with fellow Trojan Steven Cattledge
Personal: Majoring in sport management ... Son of Tisha Conner … Born April 3, 2022
2023 (Junior): Caught 16 passes for 168 yards and four touchdowns in 10 games; missed four games after suffering an injury against James Madison … Caught a pair of touchdown passes in the opener against Stephen F. Austin, first Trojan tight end since at least 1990 to have two touchdown receptions in a game … Added touchdown receptions against ULM and Southern Miss … Four TDs were tied for 27th among tight ends nationally … Multiple catches in six games, including three for 32 yards in Troy’s appearance in the 76 Birmingham Bowl against Duke
East Mississippi CC: Helped lead East Mississippi CC to a combined two-year record of 17-4, back-to-back MACCC playoff appearances, and consecutive No. 6 final rankings in the NJCAA Division I poll … Member of EMCC’s 2022 MACCC championship team … Caught 16 passes for 217 yards and a touchdown as a sophomore for the Lions … Made the conversion to wide receiver after serving as the Lions’ short-yardage quarterback during goal-line situations as a freshman … Maintained his role as a primary goal-line rusher in 2022 by ranking second on the team with six touchdowns via the ground … Rushed 15 times for 79 total yards (5.3 yds/att) on the year, highlighted by a 40-yard touchdown run at Mississippi Gulf Coast in the 2022 MACCC semis
High School: All-state selection at Columbus High School … Selected to play in the Bernard Blackwell Classic All-Star Game … High school and JUCO teammate with fellow Trojan Steven Cattledge
Personal: Majoring in sport management ... Son of Tisha Conner … Born April 3, 2022
Troy vs. Kent State (Full Highlights)
Tuesday, November 04
Troy vs. Toledo (Full Highlights)
Tuesday, November 04
Scott Cross Postgame Press Conference (Kent State)
Tuesday, November 04
Players Postgame Press Conference (Kent State)
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