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26 Isaiah Connelly

  • Position RB
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 190
  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown / HS / Last School Orlando, Fla.

Biography

2021 (Redshirt Freshman)

  • Played in three games on the season, lining up at running back
  • Carried the ball 13 times for 71 yards on the year
  • Averaged 5.5 yards per rush on the season
  • Had a season-high six totes for 15 yards in the win over UMass (Sept. 25)
  • Ran for a season-high 35 yards on three carries in the blowout win over ULM (Oct. 10)
  • Tallied four carries for 21 yards in the season-opening win over The Citadel (Sept. 2) 


2020 (Freshman)

  • Redshirt season
  • Played in one game on the year, seeing the field in the road win at Georgia State (Oct. 31)
  • Rushed six times for 23 yards in the win over the Panthers
  • Recorded a season-long run of eight yards


High School

  • Rated a three-star running back prospect in the Class of 2020 by 247Sports and ESPN
  • Lettered in football at Edgewater High School for head coach Cameron Drake
  • Named the 2019 Sentinel Varsity Offensive Player of the Year by the Orlando Sentinel his senior year
  • Was the runner-up for the Florida Class 7A Player of the Year award
  • Also earned a spot on the Orlando Sentinel All-Area first team in 2019
  • Earned Class 7A All-State third team honors his junior season
  • Carried the ball 338 times for 2,300 yards and 23 touchdowns his senior year
  • Set a state record with 157 rushes in playoff games in 2019, breaking current Tennessee Titans' Derrick Henry's previous record of 143 carries
  • Ran the ball 157 times for 965 yards and 10 touchdowns in five playoff games for the Eagles
  • Helped lead Edgewater High School to a 13-2 overall record and a Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 7A state runner-up finish and a top-55 national ranking in 2019 as a senior
  • Guided Edgewater to both regional and district championship titles in back-to-back seasons in 2018 and 2019
  • Had 28 carries for 140 yards in the state title game loss to nationally-ranked St. Thomas Aquinas
  • Rushed for 239 yards and three scores in a 28-20 win over No. 2 Niceville to lead the Eagles to the Class 7A State Final 4
  • Was a part of the Eagles' team that posted a 12-2 overall mark, a 5-1 league record, and made a deep run in the FHSAA Class 7A state playoffs in 2018 that included a semifinals appearance
  • Ran for 1,330 yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2020Freshman

    RB
    5'9" 195 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    RB
    5'9" 190 lbs
    26