Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 45-21vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 | Season-high 5 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 13-14@ Western Michigan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 |
Connor Jones
Connor Jones is a tight end at Toledo who has not played in Toledo's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Where Jones comes from
- Hilliard, OH
- Hilliard Darby
- About 100 miles from Glass Bowl
- Three-star, No. 1,981 in the 2021 class.
- On the Toledo roster since 2021
Where Jones fits
Toledo lists 11 tight ends this season.
Toledo tight ends with a game this season
Toledo is 6-2.
Similar players
Same class and position
From Hilliard Darby
Also from Hilliard, OH
Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Toledo. A game that shows it: 5 receiving yards and 1 receiving TD against Western Kentucky — Week 2, 2025.
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Signature game
Week 2 · 2025
W 45-21
1 rec · 5 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 24-point win at home against Western Kentucky.
With T. Gleason — 155 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.0 · 21 rush yds (4 car) · C. Trayanum — 163 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD · 2 rec · 13 yds · 1 TD
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Jason Candle — 23-16 over that span.
2021Toledo7-6HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
2024Toledo8-5HC: Jason Candle · Balanced
2025Toledo8-5HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 4.0 YDS/g, 4.0 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Robert Weiner
Pass share
45.9%
397 pass / 467 run
Plays / game
66.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
2 catches in 2 games
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,981 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the Mid-American as a senior.
Six seasons at Toledo
- 2026 Toledo JacobsYear 6 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2025 Toledo CandleYear 5 · 2 games
- 2024 Toledo CandleYear 4 · 1 game
- 2023 Toledo CandleYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2022 Toledo CandleYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2021 Toledo CandleYear 1 · 1 game
- High school Hilliard DarbyHilliard, OH · Class of 2021Three-star, No. 1,981 in the 2021 class. Signed with Toledo.Also from Hilliard Darby: Ben Marsh (Ball State) and Brandon Weaver (Ohio).
2021
- Signed with ToledoThree-star, out of Hilliard Darby
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
2 coaches2021–2025
Toledo
Coaching transition mid-career: Jason Candle → Mike Jacobs. Worth noting in scheme + development context.