No. 15 | |
---|---|
Position | Quarterback |
Class | Sophomore |
Personal information | |
Born: | Alabaster, Alabama, U.S. | September 9, 2004
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
|
Bowl games | |
High school | Thompson (Alabaster, Alabama) |
Conner Harrell (born September 9, 2004) is an American football quarterback. He previously played for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Harrell was born on September 9, 2004, in Alabaster, Alabama. [1] Harrell attended Thompson High School in Alabaster. Rated a three-star prospect, Harrell committed to play college football at North Carolina. [2] [3]
Harrell saw limited action and redshirted his true freshman year in 2022.
In 2023, Harrell appeared in five games and made his first collegiate start against West Virginia in the Duke's Mayo Bowl, where the Tar Heels lost 30-10. [4] [5] [6]
With Drake Maye leaving for the NFL, Harrell competed with Max Johnson for the starting quarterback job throughout spring practices and fall training camp. [7] Johnson won the starting job, but suffered a season-ending leg injury in the opening game of the season against Minnesota., [8] Harrell completed two of the four passes he threw in relief of Johnson for 34 yards, as the Tar Heels beat the Golden Gophers 19-17. [9] The following week, Harrell made the second start of his career against Charlotte, completing 16 of 25 passes for 219 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception en route to a 38-20 victory. [10] Harrell made another start the following week against NCCU, but only completed two of the six passes he threw for 22 yards while splitting time with Jacolby Criswell in the game. [11]
The next week, Harrell was benched in favor of Criswell, who started the Tar Heels' 70-50 loss to James Madison. Harrell came in for a play after Criswell's helmet came off, and lost a fumble in his only snap. [12] He did not play in Carolina's loss to rivals Duke the following week, as Criswell solidified his position as Tar Heel quarterback. Harrell's next action came in the loss against Georgia Tech, where he completed one of two passes thrown for seven yards. [13] Harrell next appeared in the Tar Heels' win against FSU, rushing once for sixteen yards in garbage time duty.
Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
North Carolina Tar Heels | ||||||||||||||||
2022 | Redshirt | |||||||||||||||
2023 | 5 | 1 | 0–1 | 22 | 33 | 66.7 | 278 | 8.4 | 2 | 2 | 145.3 | 21 | 55 | 2.6 | 1 | |
2024 | 6 | 2 | 2–0 | 21 | 37 | 56.8 | 282 | 7.6 | 2 | 1 | 133.2 | 16 | 55 | 3.4 | 1 | |
Career | 11 | 3 | 2–1 | 43 | 70 | 61.4 | 552 | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 138.9 | 38 | 130 | 3.4 | 2 |
William Mack Brown is an American former college football coach. Brown most recently coached at the University of North Carolina, where he had two stints, first from 1988 until 1997, and again from 2019 until his firing at the end of the 2024 season. During his second stint in Chapel Hill, Brown became Carolina's all-time winningest coach, passing Dick Crum for most wins in program history.
The North Carolina Tar Heels football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the sport of American football or Gridiron Football. The Tar Heels play in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
The 2009 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Butch Davis, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 8–5 overall and 4–4 in ACC play to place fourth in the Coastal Division. The Tar Heels lost to Pittsburgh in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. In 2011, North Carolina vacated all its wins from the 2008 season and 2009 seasons.
Taylor Jonathan Yates is an American football coach and former player who is the quarterbacks coach for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played professionally as a quarterback in the NFL. After playing college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels, Yates was selected by the Houston Texans in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Atlanta Falcons, Miami Dolphins, and Buffalo Bills.
Bryn Renner is an American football coach and former quarterback who was most recently the quarterbacks coach at FIU in 2021 and the quarterbacks coach at La Jolla High School from 2022 to 2023. He played college football at the University of North Carolina from 2009 to 2013 for head coaches Butch Davis, Everett Withers, and Larry Fedora. He was the starter for the Tar Heels from 2011 to 2013.
The 2013 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Larry Fedora and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The Tar Heels finished the season 7–6 overall and 4–4 in ACC play to place fifth in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Belk Bowl, where they defeated Cincinnati.
The 2013 Belk Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 28, 2013, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season. The twelfth edition of the Belk Bowl, it featured the Cincinnati Bearcats of the American Athletic Conference against the North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference. It began at 3:20 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN. The game was sponsored by the Belk department store company. North Carolina defeated Cincinnati by a score of 39–17.
Marquise Javon Williams is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at North Carolina. Williams was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2016, later playing for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL), the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), and the New York Guardians of the XFL.
Luke David Maye is an American professional basketball player for the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins of the Japan Professional Basketball League (B.League). He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, winning the 2017 national championship.
Samuel Duke Howell is an American professional football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels, setting school records for most touchdown passes in a single season (38) as well as career passing yards (10,283) and touchdown passes (92).
Chazz Surratt is an American professional football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina, where he began his career as a quarterback, and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft.
Dyami Brown is an American professional football wide receiver for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels and was selected by Washington in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft.
Max Johnson is an American football quarterback for the North Carolina Tar Heels. Johnson attended and played high school football at Oconee County High School in Watkinsville, Georgia and began his college career at LSU before transferring to Texas A&M, where he played from 2022–2023.
The 2022 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tar Heels were led by head coach Mack Brown, who was in the fourth season of his second stint at North Carolina and 14th overall season at the university. The team played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium.
Drake Lee Maye is an American professional football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where he was named the 2022 ACC Football Player of the Year after leading the NCAA in total yards and setting single-season school records in passing yards and touchdowns. Maye was selected third overall by the Patriots in the 2024 NFL draft.
The 2023 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tar Heels were led by head coach Mack Brown, who was in the fifth season of his second stint at North Carolina and 15th overall season at the university. The team played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The North Carolina Tar Heels football team drew an average home attendance of 50,095 in 2023.
Devontez "Tez" Walker is an American professional football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kent State and North Carolina.
Cedric Malik Gray is an American professional football linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
The 2024 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tar Heels were led by head coach Mack Brown, who was in the sixth season of his second stint at North Carolina and 16th overall season at the university. The team plays their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium.
Jacolby Criswell is an American football quarterback for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He previously played for the Arkansas Razorbacks.