Receiver, Abilene Christian (from Liberty), 2016–⁠20

Lionell McConnell

Number
No. 1
Height
5′11″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2020)
Sophomore
Hometown
Allen, TX

Lionell McConnell played receiver at Liberty (2016–⁠18) and Abilene Christian (2019–⁠20).

Career highs

11catches, career highat Army, 2020101receiving yards, career highat Army, 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Liberty11212.0012
2018Liberty3268.7015
2019Abilene Christian22311.5014
2020Abilene Christian1921211.2043
Career2527310.9043

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Liberty1WRYr 1
2018Liberty1WRYr 2
2019Abilene Christian1WRYr 3
2020Abilene Christian1WRSo. (Yr 4)5′11″195

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017Liberty (FCS)10.58––0.6–
2018Liberty30.15––0.4–
2019Abilene Christian (FCS)21.15––2.3–
2020Abilene Christian (FCS)240.83––20.012%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 Abilene Christian 3 games, 19 catches, 212 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 19atUTEPL 13–⁠17344043–
Oct 3atArmyL 23–⁠551110102059
Nov 21atVirginiaL 15–⁠55567020–

No box score in the source for Oct 24 at Stephen F. Austin; Oct 31 at Mercer; Nov 7 vs. Angelo State, so those games are not listed.

2019 Abilene Christian 1 game, 2 catches, 23 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atNorth TexasL 31–⁠51223014–

No box score in the source for Sep 7 vs. Phoenix; Sep 14 at Central Arkansas; Sep 21 vs. McNeese; Sep 28 at Incarnate Word; Oct 5 at Lamar; Oct 12 vs. Houston Christian; Oct 19 vs. Stephen F. Austin; Oct 26 at Nicholls; Nov 9 vs. Sam Houston; Nov 16 vs. SE Louisiana, so those games are not listed.

2018 Liberty 1 game, 3 catches, 26 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 20vs.Idaho StateW 48–⁠41326015–
2017 Liberty 1 game, 1 catch, 12 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atBaylorW 48–⁠45112012–

No box score in the source for Sep 9 vs. Morehead State; Sep 16 vs. Indiana State; Sep 23 at Jacksonville State; Sep 30 vs. Saint Francis; Oct 14 vs. Kennesaw State; Oct 21 at Monmouth; Oct 28 at Gardner-Webb; Nov 4 vs. Duquesne; Nov 11 vs. Presbyterian; Nov 18 at Charleston Southern, so those games are not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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