 | Emerson Connelly, Strong Safety | MRSH |
| Current/Potential | TAK | SACK | PD | INT | TD |
| 65/82 | 71 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | Marshall Thundering Herd |
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| Attributes |
| Morale: | Content |
| Height: | 6-3 |
| Weight: | 203 |
| Ideal Wt: | 207 |
| Jersey: | 27 |
| Age: | 22 |
| Year: | Sr |
| Status: | OK |
| Energy: | 0 |
| HS Ranking: | #88 |
| Pos Ranking: | #10 SS |
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| Position Ratings |
| Hands: | 66 |
| Tackling: | 69 |
| Coverage: | 86 |
| Punt Return: | 31 |
| Kick Return: | 79 |
| Durability: | 99 |
| Endurance: | 94 |
| Adaptability: | 73 |
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| Athletic Ratings |
| Arm Strength: | 11 |
| Acceleration: | 24 |
| Agility: | 68 |
| Speed: | 65 |
| Strength: | 49 |
| Jumping: | 52 |
| Instincts: | 65 |
| Aggressiveness: | 50 |
| Discipline: | 40 |
| Intelligence: | 72 |
| Work Ethic: | 30 |
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| Personal Bests |
| Tackles: | 12 |
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| Sacks: | 1 |
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| Passes defensed: | 4 |
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| Interceptions: | 3 |
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| TD: | 1 |
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| Game Logs |
| Week | Opp | Res | Tak | Solo | Ast | Sack | FF | PD | Int | Yds | Ave | TD | MT | OOP | BPA |
| 1 | NIU | W | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | @RICE | L | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | PITT | W | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | @ARKS | L | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | CUSE | W | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | @RUT | L | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | CIN | L | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | @TCU | W | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | WVU | W | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | ECU | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | - | - | 71 | 49 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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| Defensive Statistics |
| Year | GP | GS | Tak | Solo | Ast | Sack | Stuf | Hur | DP | FF | PD | MT | OOP | BPA | |
| 2054 | 12 | 7 | 62 | 43 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2055 | 12 | 10 | 83 | 54 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 2056 | 12 | 11 | 82 | 56 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - |
| 2057 | 10 | 9 | 71 | 49 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Total | 46 | 37 | 298 | 202 | 96 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 5 | - |
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| Turnover Statistics |
| Year | GP | GS | Ints | Yds | Avg | RecF | Yds | Avg | TD | | | | | | |
| 2054 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2055 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2056 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2057 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 46 | 37 | 16 | 129 | 8.1 | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Scouting Report | Potential |
| One day people are going to look at this kid and be amazed at the speed he possesses for a safety. This kid has the type of body that will allow him to develop very special agility skills over time. It looks like he's going to develop the kind of strength you don’t often see at the safety position. Coaches say this kid has an innate ability to get to the ball and could someday lead all safeties in picks. |
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| Player Awards |
| Named First Team All-Big East (2056) |
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