Tony Conner

Tony Conner
Ole Miss Rebels No. 12
Position Safety
Class Junior
Career history
College
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-09-10) September 10, 1993
Place of birth Batesville, Mississippi
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg)

Antonio DeShun Conner (born September 10, 1993) is an American football safety for the Ole Miss Rebels.

Early years

Conner attended South Panola High School in Batesville, Mississippi.[1] He was rated by Scout.com as a five-star recruit and was ranked among the best safeties in his class.[2] He committed to the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) to play college football.[3] Also a standout in track & field, Conner recorded personal-bests of 10.73 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 21.06 seconds in the 200-meter dash in 2010.[4]

College career

As a true freshman at Ole Miss in 2013, Conner played in all 13 games and made 12 starts. On the first play of his college career he recorded an interception.[5] He finished the year with 66 tackles and one sack.[6] As a sophomore in 2014, Conner started all 13 games, recording 69 tackles, one interception and one sack.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Junior Antonio Conner does it all
  2. ↑ Scout.com
  3. ↑ National signing day: South Panola's Tony Conner chooses Ole Miss over Alabama
  4. ↑ http://ms.milesplit.com/athletes/1397684-tony-conner/feed#.VbvBYPntmko
  5. ↑ Tony Conner's freshman season met his expectations, but what's next?
  6. ↑ The Most Important Rebels, No. 8: Tony Conner
  7. ↑ Tony Conner still flourishing with Rebels
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