Sedarius McConnell is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Boston College.
McConnell disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Louisville — Week 9, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boston College | 31 | 17 | 7.5 | 2.5 | -- |
| 2024 | Boston College | 14 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Illinois | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 55 | 29 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-10vs Fordham | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 40-42@ Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-30@ Stanford | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-28vs California | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-48@ Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-41vs Clemson | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-38vs UConn | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-38@ No. 19 Louisville | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 13-45vs SMU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 34-36vs No. 14 Georgia Tech | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-12@ Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 17 | 7.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
24%8 TFLSack rate
8%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries31 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill O'Brien
Pass share
54.8%
454 pass / 374 run
Plays / game
69.0
12 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
505 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #231 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #39 of 73 ACC DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,188 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the ACC as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Bret Bielema and Bill O'Brien.
