Joey Connors: DL · UCF · #91.
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Joey Connors
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. The three seasons at UCF span two head coaches: Scott Frost and Josh Heupel. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Memphis — Week 14, 2018.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 38-0vs South Carolina State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-36vs Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-14vs Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-20vs SMU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-30@ Memphis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 37-10@ East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-40vs Temple | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-24vs Navy | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-13vs No. 19 Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-10@ South Florida | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 56-41vs Memphis | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
 Bowl | L 32-40vs No. 11 LSU | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 17 | 4.5 | 1.5 | — | 3 |
Week 14 · 2018
W 56-41
vs Memphis
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Edged out Memphis at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%4 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksHurry rate
12%4 hurries32 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
40.0%
393 pass / 589 run
Plays / game
75.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
431 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at UCF, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 34 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: George O'Leary, Scott Frost, and Josh Heupel. Multi-era developmental context.
