Connor Shay: LB · Wyoming · #33.
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Connor Shay
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. The four seasons at Wyoming span two head coaches: Craig Bohl and Jay Sawvel. One game to point at: 12 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Colorado State — Week 12, 2024.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
76 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 7.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-48@ Arizona State | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-17vs Idaho | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-34vs BYU | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-44@ North Texas | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-19vs Air Force | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-27vs San Diego State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-24@ San José State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 25-27vs Utah State | 8 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 49-45@ New Mexico | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-24@ Colorado State | 12 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 13-17vs No. 12 Boise State | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 15-14@ Washington State | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 76 | 45 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 |
Week 14 · 2024
W 15-14
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
A close one, won by 1 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
76tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%8 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
4%3 pass breakups76 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 7.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Sawvel
Pass share
43.6%
346 pass / 448 run
Plays / game
66.2
12 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
369 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #110 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Wyoming, 95 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Craig Bohl → Jay Sawvel. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
