Linebacker, Wisconsin, 2014–18
Ryan Connelly
- Number
- No. 43
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 236 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Eden Prairie, MN
- Born
- Oct 23, 1995
Ryan Connelly played linebacker at Wisconsin (2014–18). The New York Giants took Connelly in round 5, No. 143 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
14tackles, career highat Northwestern, 20182sacks, career highat Minnesota, 2017Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Wisconsin | 43 | ILB | RS | ||
| 2015 | Wisconsin | 43 | ILB | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Wisconsin | 43 | ILB | So. | ||
| 2017 | Wisconsin | 43 | ILB | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Wisconsin | 43 | ILB | Sr. | 6′3″ | 236 |
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.
Game by game
2018 Wisconsin 12 games, 89 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 34–3 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. New Mexico | W 45–14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. BYU | L 21–24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at Iowa | W 28–17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Nebraska | W 41–24 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at Michigan | L 13–38 | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Illinois | W 49–20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Northwestern | L 17–31 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Rutgers | W 31–17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Penn State | L 10–22 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | at Purdue | W 47–44 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Minnesota | L 15–37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Wisconsin 14 games, 88 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Utah State | W 59–10 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 31–14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atBYU | W 40–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Northwestern | W 33–24 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atNebraska | W 38–17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Purdue | W 17–9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Maryland | W 38–13 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atIllinois | W 24–10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Indiana | W 45–17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Iowa | W 38–14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Michigan | W 24–10 | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atMinnesota | W 31–0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Ohio State | L 21–27 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | at Miami | W 34–24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2016 Wisconsin 11 games, 59 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. LSU | W 16–14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Akron | W 54–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Michigan State | W 30–6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atIowa | W 17–9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Nebraska | W 23–17 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 5 | atNorthwestern | W 21–7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Illinois | W 48–3 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atPurdue | W 49–20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Minnesota | W 31–17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Penn State | L 31–38 | 8 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Western Michigan | W 24–16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2019 | Combine or pro day 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅛″ | |
| Weight | 242 lb | |
| Arm length | 30⅞″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.66 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 s | |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ | |
| Bench press | 17 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.09 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.31 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 13 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | New York Giants | 4 | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 13 | 29 | 1 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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