Connor Degenhardt
{{Short description|American football player (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Connor Degenhardt
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| current_team =
| number = 17
| position = Quarterbacks coach
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|12|16}}
| birth_place = Westford, Massachusetts, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lbs = 227
| high_school = Westford Academy
(Westford, Massachusetts)
| college = Holy Cross (2017–2020)
New Haven (2021–2022)
| undraftedyear = 2023
| pastteams =
- Arlington Renegades ({{UFL Year|2024}})*
- Massachusetts Pirates ({{IFL Year|2024}})
| pastcoaching =
- New Haven (2024)
Quarterbacks coach
| status =
| highlights =
- First-team All-NE-10 (2022)
- NE-10 Offensive Player of the Year (2022)
- Second-team All-NE-10 (2021)
- Second-team All-Patriot League (2019)
}}
Connor Degenhardt (born December 16, 1998) is a former American football player and college football coach. He played college football for Holy Cross and New Haven and professionally for the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL) as a quarterback.
College career
After throwing for over 5,000 yards and 44 touchdowns in his career with Westford Academy, Degenhardt committed to play college football from Holy Cross.{{Cite web |date=2016-08-01 |title=Summer Scouting: Westford Academy QB Connor Degenhardt |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/blog/boston/high-school/post/_/id/43267/summer-scouting-westford-academy-qb-connor-degenhardt |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} He did not play his freshman year. In his sophomore season he appeared in two games against Boston College and Lehigh. In his junior year he was named starter and started all thirteen games for the Crusaders. He led the team to 7–6 record while also earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors.{{Cite web |title=GoHolyCross.com |url=https://goholycross.com/sports/football/roster/connor-degenhardt/11316}} In his senior season that was shortened and moved to the spring due to COVID-19, he was voted as a team captain. He appeared in all four spring games and went undefeated in his two starts. After the season he transferred to New Haven as he earned an extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-10 |title=UNH's Connor Degenhardt Accepts Seahawks Rookie Mini-Camp Offer |url=https://www.newyorksportsshow.com/post/unh-s-connor-degenhardt-accepts-seahawks-rookie-mini-camp-offer |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=NewYorkSportsShow |language=en}}
In Degenhardt's first season with New Haven he earned Second Team All-NE-10 honors. He led the team to a 10–2 record and an appearance in the NCAA Division II playoffs. He finished the season with a career-high in completion percentage with 59.3% and a career-high fifteen rushing touchdowns. In his senior season he started all eleven games for the Chargers and lead them to an 8–3 record. He threw for a career-high 29 touchdown passes and earned First Team All-NE-10 honors along with being named the conference's Offensive Player of the Year.{{Cite web |last=Vogel |first=John |date=2023-01-03 |title=2023 Tropical Bowl Interview with QB Connor Degenhardt, New Haven |url=https://nfldraftblitz.com/2023/01/03/2023-tropical-bowl-interview-with-qb-connor-degenhardt-new-haven/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=NFL Draft Blitz |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-06-17 |title=Degenhardt gets drafted to the XFL's Arlington Renegades |url=https://nefootballjournal.com/2023/06/17/degenhardt-gets-drafted-to-the-xfls-arlington-renegades/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=New England Football Journal® |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Wilmington's Tyler Roberts, Westford's Connor Degenhardt invited to Kansas City Chiefs mini-camp |url=https://ground.news/article/tyler-roberts-connor-degenhardt-invited-to-kansas-city-chiefs-mini-camp |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Ground News |language=en}}
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="4"| Rushing | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Holy Cross Crusaders}}" | Holy Cross Crusaders | ||||||||||||||
| 2017
| colspan="15"| {{abbr|DNP|Did not play}} | ||||||||||||||
| 2018
| 2|| 0–0 || 0|| 1|| 0.0|| 0|| 0.0|| 0|| 0|| 0.0|| 1|| -1|| -1.0|| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2019
| 13|| 7–6 || 182|| 341|| 53.4|| 2,372|| 7.0|| 14|| 8|| 120.7|| 85|| 55|| 0.6|| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–21
| 4|| 2–0 || 21|| 38|| 55.3|| 147|| 3.9|| 2|| 1|| 99.9|| 17|| 22|| 1.3|| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|New Haven Chargers}}" | New Haven Chargers | ||||||||||||||
| 2021
| 12|| 10–2|| 166|| 280|| 59.3|| 2,122|| 7.6|| 18|| 4|| 141.3|| 84|| 161|| 1.9|| 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 2022
| 11|| 8–3 || 168|| 287|| 58.5|| 2,251|| 7.8|| 29|| 5|| 154.3|| 72|| 59|| 0.8|| 6 | ||||||||||||||
| [https://newhavenchargers.com/sports/football/roster/connor-degenhardt/13292 Career] | 42 | 27−11 | 537 | 947 | 56.7 | 6,892 | 7.3 | 63 | 18 | 136.0 | 259 | 296 | 1.1 | 26 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
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|cone drill=7.50
|note=All values from Harvard / UConn Pro Day.{{Cite web |title=Connor Degenhardt - QB - New Haven - 2023 Draft Scout/NCAA College Football |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1004406&DraftYear=2023 |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=draftscout.com}}
}}
After going undrafted in the 2023 NFL draft, Degenhardt was selected by the Arlington Renegades of the XFL in the 2023 XFL Rookie Draft on June 16, 2023.{{Cite web |title=XFL Rookie Draft Pick 2023 |url=https://www.xfl.com/rookie-draft-pick-2023 |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=www.xfl.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-06-20 |title=Degenhardt's Number Called; Drafted by XFL's Arlington Renegades |url=https://newhavenchargers.com/news/2023/6/20/football-degenhardts-number-called-drafted-by-xfls-arlington-renegades.aspx |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=University of New Haven Athletics |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ctinsider.com/sports/article/xfl-ct-arlington-renegades-18161343.php|website=CTInsider.com|title=Former New Haven Quarterback called up to play for XFL's Arlington Renegades|date=June 21, 2023|author=Butterfield, Christine}} He was signed on December 14, 2023.{{cite web |title=XFL Transactions |url=https://www.xfl.com/xfl-transactions |website=XFL.com |access-date=December 27, 2023}} He was not part of the roster after the 2024 UFL dispersal draft on January 15, 2024.{{Cite web |title=2024 UFL Team Rosters |url=https://www.theufl.com/rosters |website=TheUFL.com |access-date=January 20, 2024}}
Degenhardt signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL) for the 2024 season.{{Cite web |title=Connor Degenhardt - 2024 - Football |url=https://masspiratesfootball.com/sports/football/roster/connor-degenhardt/159 |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=Massachusetts Pirates |language=en}}
Coaching career
In August 2024, Degenhardt was hired as the quarterbacks coach for his alma mater, New Haven.{{Cite web|title=Connor Degenhardt, MBA - Quarterbacks Coach|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/connor-degenhardt-mba-21227b232|access-date=November 7, 2024|website=linkedin.com|language=en}} He did not return in 2025.
References
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External links
- [https://newhavenchargers.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/connor-degenhardt/1806 New Haven coach profile]
- [https://newhavenchargers.com/sports/football/roster/connor-degenhardt/13292 New Haven player profile]
- [https://goholycross.com/sports/football/roster/connor-degenhardt/11316 Holy Cross profile]
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Category:Coaches of American football from Massachusetts
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Category:New Haven Chargers football coaches