Football NFL fantasy office pools

Dan Connor #18 prospect in 2008 NFL Draft.

Dan Connor NFL Draft Bio

Dan Connor (born November 2, 1984 in Wallingford, Pennsylvania) is a top prospect in the 2008 NFL Draft. He is a former American football linebacker for the Penn State Nittany Lions, where he was a two-time All-American and the 2007 Chuck Bednarik Award winner. His 419 career tackles is a record at Penn State.

College Penn State
Conference Big Ten
Sport Football
Position Linebacker
Jersey # 40
Class Senior
Career 2004 – present
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 233 pounds (105.7 kg)
Nationality United States
Born November 2, 1985 (1985-11-02) (age 22), Wallingford, Pennsylvania
High school Strath Haven High School, Wallingford, Pennsylvania

Awards
2007 Chuck Bednarik Award
2008 Senior Bowl MVP

Honors
2007 All-Americian Associated Press, Walter Camp, ESPN.com, College Football News, Rivals .com, Scout .com
2006 All-America Pro Football Weekly, Sporting News

Records
1st All-time in Penn State tackles

Collegiate career
Connor earned All America honors his junior and senior seasons at Penn State and passed Nittany Lion great Paul Posluszny on November 3, 2007 to become #1 on Penn State's career tackles list.

Connor's game-high nine tackles along with an interception of a Colt Brennan pass in the 2008 Senior Bowl earned him the game's Under Armour Award—essentially the North team's MVP.

This superlative college career led to his #23 ranking on Sports Illustrated‘s list of the top 25 2008 NFL Draft candidates.

High school
Connor played at Strath Haven High School in suburban Philadelphia and was rated the number 1 linebacker in the country. He was also named to the USA Today Top 25 Supreme Team.

Draft Year: 2008 NFL Football Draft Prospect Stats for Dan Connor

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
18	Dan Connor	Linebacker	6-3	233
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
			Penn State	Wallingford, Pennsylvania

Learn more about 2008 NFL Draft Prospect Dan Connor

Sportspool.com pre ranked Dan Connor as a projected #18 prospect for the 2008 NFL Draft

[ Drafts Home ] [ Draft Home ]
Dan Connor is a top NFL prospect from the 2008 NFL Draft. 2008 draft prospect Dan Connor player profile, bio, statistics, pre ranked mock draft and more. Enjoy our information database on Dan Connor a 6-3' 233 lbs Linebacker from Penn State.