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2018: Played in all 12 games with four starts at defensive tackle…Finished season with 13 tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss, 1.0 sacks and a pass broken up…Collected two tackles in win over Colorado (Nov. 2)…Recorded a sack and had 1.5 tackles-for-loss in road contest at UCLA (Oct. 20)…Collected a solo tackle at Utah (Oct. 12)…One solo stop against USC (Sept. 29)…Posted a pair of solo tackles in road win at Oregon State (Sept. 22)…Recorded two solo tackles and broke up a pass against Southern Utah (Sept. 15)…Set season high with three tackles, including a TFL, at Houston (Sept. 8).

2017: Played in all 13 games as a key reserve on the interior of the defensive line, including first career start at Arizona State (Nov. 25) … Totaled 20 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and a fumble recovery on the season … Did not record any statistics as a reserve against Purdue in the Foster Farms Bowl (Dec. 27) … Registered a sack and four tackles in first career start at ASU (Nov. 25) … Totaled three tackles in road contest at Oregon (Nov. 18) … Picked up two tackles at USC (Nov. 4) … Recorded a sack and three tackles in double-overtime victory at California (Oct. 21) … Had a pair of solo tackles in home win over UCLA (Oct. 14) … Chipped in one tackle in road victory at Colorado (Oct. 7) … Had two tackles, including a split-sack and a split-tackle for loss, in conference opener against Utah (Sept. 22) … Totaled 1.5 tackles for loss and two tackles in road win at UTEP (Sept. 15) … Had one tackle against Houston (Sept. 9) … Recovered a fumble in season opener against NAU (Sept. 2).

2016: Appeared in seven games as a reserve defensive lineman … Made season debut against Hawai’i (Sept. 17) … Collected first career tackle for loss at UCLA (Oct. 1) … Set season high with two solo tackles, including one for loss, against USC (Oct. 15) … Combined for two stops in Homecoming tilt against Stanford (Oct. 29) … Collected one solo tackle at Washington State (Nov. 5).

High School: Football and wrestling letterman for Campo Verde High School … PrepStar All-West Region … No. 15 recruit in Arizona by Scout.com … Division II all-state … MVP at the National Youth Combine Event in Scottsdale, Ariz. … NCSA AthLeadership Award.

Personal: Son of Sean and Kathy Connolly...Majoring in Literacy, Learning & Leadership.