Chamarri Conner

HISTORY — from school bio

 

Awards & Honors
• 2022-23 Reese's Senior Bowl selection
• 2021 All-ACC Honorable Mention (S)
• 2021 Phil Steele All-ACC Second Team
• 2021 ESPN All-ACC Midseason Team
• ACC Defensive Back of the Week (Sept. 7, 2021)
• 2020 All-ACC Honorable Mention (CB)
• 2020 Phil Steele All-ACC Third Team

Career Highlights
• Ranks 10th all-time at Tech in career tackles (311).

2022 at Virginia Tech
• Season Notes:  Has played in 10 games, making 10 starts at safety ... Ranks second among Tech players and is tied for 17th among ACC players in tackles (63) ... Has registered 35 solo tackles, 2.0 TFL (4 yards) and two pass breakups.
• Recorded six tackles (three solo) at Duke (Nov. 12).
• Finished with four tackles (two solo) and broke up a pass against Georgia Tech (Nov. 5).
• Charted seven tackles (five solo), including his 2-yard solo TFL on the first play from scrimmage at No. 24 NC State (Oct. 27).
• Made four tackles (two solo) against Miami (Oct. 15).
• Co-led Tech with seven tackles (five solo), registering a pass breakup at Pitt (Oct. 8).
• Made five tackles (four solo) at North Carolina (Oct. 1).
• Tied his career high in tackles (11, four solo) for the third time while wearing Coach Beamer’s No. 25 jersey against West Virginia (Sept. 22).
• Co-led Tech with six tackles (four solo) against Wofford (Sept. 17).
• Registered five tackles (three solo) against Boston College (Sept. 10).
• Made eight tackles (three solo) with 1.0 TFL (2 yards) at Old Dominion (Sept. 2).

2021: Started all 13 games at nickel ... Finished third on the team with 85 tackles (56 solo) ... Tied for sixth in the ACC with two forced fumbles ... Tied for fourth on the team with 5.5 TFL, while adding one interception, 2.0 sacks and five pass breakups ... Also has recorded 5.5 TFL, one interception, 2.0 sacks and four pass breakups ... Led the team with eight tackles and recorded the game-clinching interception while wearing the No. 25 jersey vs. North Carolina (9/3) ... Tied his career highs with 2.0 TFL (-12 yards) and 1.0 sack (-10 yards) vs. Middle Tennessee State (9/11). Recorded four total tackles ... Recorded two tackles including 1.0 TFL, a forced fumble and a pass breakup at West Virginia (9/18) ... Registered seven tackles including a 0.5 TFL vs. Richmond (9/25) ... Recorded eight tackles vs. Notre Dame (10/9) ... Made eight tackles and broke up two passes vs. Pitt (10/16) ... Recorded eight tackles and blocked an extra point that Tech returned for two points vs. Syracuse (10/23) ... Registered four tackles at Georgia Tech (10/30) before leaving the game due to injury ... Recorded nine tackles at Boston College (11/5) ... Made six tackles including 1.0 sack (-5.0 yards) vs. Duke (11/13) ... Led the team with 11 tackles including 1.0 TFL (-2.0 yards) and broke up a pass at Miami (11/20) ... Made six tackles and broke up a pass at Virginia (11/27) ... Recorded four tackles vs. Maryland (12/29).

2020: Started all 11 games at cornerback, leading Tech with 81 tackles (60 solo). Also added 3.5 TFL, two INTs, four PBUs, four QB hurries and a forced fumble … Was named ACC Defensive Back of the Week twice ... Made six total stops vs. NC State (9/26) and had one TFL ... Recorded eight tackles at Duke (10/3) ... Had four stops at UNC (10/10) ... Forced a fumble, defended a pass and made 11 tackles vs. Boston College (10/17), earning ACC Defensive Back of the Week honors and Jim Thorpe Award Player of the Week accolades ... Made 10 total tackles and had 1.0 TFLs at Wake Forest (10/24) wearing the No. 25 jersey … Posted nine tackles at Louisville (10/31) and had an INT to earn ACC Defensive Back of the Week honors ... Recorded 10 tackles vs. Liberty (11/7) ... Made five solo tackles vs. Miami (11/14) ... Made seven tackles and registered an INT at Pitt (11/21) ... Had six tackles vs. Clemson (12/5) ... Made five tackles and broke up two passes vs. Virginia (12/12).

2019: Started all 13 games at the nickel position ... Registered 68 total stops on the season … Led Tech with 5.5 sacks (-58.0) yards and ranked second with 10.0 TFL, figures that led all ACC defensive backs ... Was the only defensive back in college football with 20 QB pressures in 2019 according to PFF College ... Made his first collegiate start at Boston College (8/31) recording five total tackles ... Had two TFL and two QB hurries vs. ODU (9/7) ... Posted a career-high eight tackles vs. Furman (9/14) and had one sack ... Defended one pass vs. Duke (9/27) ... Had a career-best three pass breakups at Miami (10/5) and earned a spot on the PFF College ACC Team of the Week ... Registered a career-high nine tackles vs. North Carolina (10/19) ... Had 1.5 TFL vs. Wake Forest (11/9) ... Registered seven solo stops at Georgia Tech (11/16) ... Recorded his first career INT at Virginia (11/29) returning it for 16 yards.

2018: Played in all 13 games, making 13 total tackles (eight solo) … Racked up five tackles vs. William & Mary (9/8) … Wore Frank Beamer’s No. 25 jersey at North Carolina (10/13) … Had four tackles vs. Marshall (12/1).

High School: Led Trinity Christian Academy to a 9-4 record at the 5A level as a senior, following four-straight 3A titles … A ballhawk safety who tallied 107 tackles, including 58 solo stops, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery under the watch of head coach Verlon Dorminey … Helped the Conquerors’ defense average 2.5 turnovers a game.

Personal: Chamarri Elijah Conner … Son of Charles Conner and Erica Williams … Has two brothers and one sister ... Majoring in criminology … First name pronounced: chuh-MAR-ee.

2022

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
2.0	0.0	66.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	37.0

2021

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
5.5	1.0	85.0	0.0	5.0	2.0	56.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0

2020

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
3.5	4.0	81.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	60.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
0.0	2.0	4.0	2.0

2019

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
10.0	7.0	68.0	0.0	8.0	5.5	45.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
0.0	16.0	16.0	1.0

2018

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	1.0	13.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.0