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Conner, Ethan

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
Bio
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
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