2014 Football
Roster
David McConnell
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 305
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Gainesville, Ga.
Enters third season as a starter … All-Big South Conference candidate … Will move inside to left guard when 2014 begins, and should excel in that role … Also capable of playing center if needed … Has logged 23 starts at tackle over the past two seasons.
2013 at Gardner-Webb: Started all 12 games at left tackle … A third-team All-Big South Conference selection by College Sports Madness …Led the team with 33 knockdown blocks … Graded out near the top of the scale at 71 percent … Flagged for only two penalties all season … Had two starts with at least 80 snaps … Had a season-high five knockdown blocks at Charlotte (10/5). 2012 at GWU: Started all 11 games at left tackle as a redshirt sophomore … Graded out at 83.7 percent on the season, which ranked third on the team … Played 714 snaps … Graded out at 86.3 percent against the pass, and allowed just one sack on the season … Ranked second on the team with 26 knockdown blocks … Whistled for just two penalties in Big South Conference games … Graded out above 90 percent three times and at 89 percent or better six times … Graded out at 92 percent vs. Presbyterian (11/17) and 91 percent vs. VMI (10/27) … Had a 90 percent grade vs. No. 10 Wofford (9/1) in the season opener. 2011 at GWU: Saw action in six games … Logged 42 snaps as one of the team’s top reserves at tackle … Graded out at an impressive 100 percent on the season, with no missed assignments … Recorded a pair of knockdown blocks … Helped Gardner-Webb produce its first 1,000-yard back since 2000 … Blocked for the first pair of backs to go over 500 yards and 1,000 yards in the same season since the move to Division I. 2010 at GWU: Redshirted.
High School: Played at Gainesville (Ga.) High under Coach Bruce Miller … Helped team to a 14-1 record in 2009 and the Class 3A state finals … Graded out at 91 percent and had 60 knockdown blocks … Cleared a path for an offense that averaged 214.8 yards per game on the ground and scored 44 rushing touchdowns … Red Elephants averaged 389.7 yards of total offense per game on the season … An honorable mention All-County selection by the Gainesville Times as a senior … Also earned honorable mention All-Region honors … Helped Red Elephants to the third round of the Class 3A state playoffs as a junior … Named FCA Football Player of the Year in 2008 … Three-year letterman in football and track … Also earned a letter in wrestling … Chose Gardner-Webb over Youngstown State and Western Kentucky.
