| Connor Degenhardt | |
| Current Team: | Massachusetts Pirates |
| Number: | 17 |
| Position: | Quarterback |
| Birth Date: | 16 December 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Westford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 6 |
| Weight Lbs: | 227 |
| High School: | Westford Academy (Westford, Massachusetts) |
| College: | Holy Cross (2017–2020) New Haven (2021–2022) |
| Undraftedyear: | 2023 |
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| Status: | Active |
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| Statlabel1: | Passing attempts |
| Statlabel2: | Passing completions |
| Statlabel3: | Completion percentage |
| Statlabel4: | TD–INT |
| Statlabel5: | Passing yards |
| Statlabel6: | Passer rating |
Connor Degenhardt (born December 16, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football for Holy Cross and New Haven.
After throwing for over 5,000 yards and 44 touchdowns in his career with Westford Academy, Degenhardt committed to play college football from Holy Cross.[1] He did not play his freshman year. In his sophomore season he appeared in two games against Boston College and Lehigh. In his junior year he was named starter and started all thirteen games for the Crusaders. He led the team to 7–6 record while also earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors.[2] In his senior season that was shortened and moved to the spring due to COVID-19, he was voted as a team captain. He appeared in all four spring games and went undefeated in his two starts. After the season he transferred to New Haven as he earned an extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19.[3]
In Degenhardt's first season with New Haven he earned Second Team All-NE-10 honors. He led the team to a 10–2 record and an appearance in the NCAA Division II playoffs. He finished the season with a career-high in completion percentage with 59.3% and a career-high fifteen rushing touchdowns. In his senior season he started all eleven games for the Chargers and lead them to an 8–3 record. He threw for a career-high 29 touchdown passes and earned First Team All-NE-10 honors along with being named the conference's Offensive Player of the Year.[4] [5] [6]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Holy Cross Crusaders | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2 | 0–0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 13 | 7–6 | 182 | 341 | 53.4 | 2,372 | 7.0 | 14 | 8 | 120.7 | 85 | 55 | 0.6 | 5 | |
| 2020–21 | 4 | 2–0 | 21 | 38 | 55.3 | 147 | 3.9 | 2 | 1 | 99.9 | 17 | 22 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| New Haven Chargers | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 12 | 10–2 | 166 | 280 | 59.3 | 2,122 | 7.6 | 18 | 4 | 141.3 | 84 | 161 | 1.9 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 11 | 8–3 | 168 | 287 | 58.5 | 2,251 | 7.8 | 29 | 5 | 154.3 | 72 | 59 | 0.8 | 6 | |
| Career | 42 | 27−11 | 537 | 947 | 56.7 | 6,892 | 7.3 | 63 | 18 | 136.0 | 259 | 296 | 1.1 | 26 | |
After going undrafted in the 2023 NFL draft, Degenhardt was selected by the Arlington Renegades of the XFL in the 2023 XFL Rookie Draft on June 16, 2023.[7] [8] [9] He was signed on December 14, 2023.[10] He was not part of the roster after the 2024 UFL dispersal draft on January 15, 2024.[11]
Degenhardt signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL) for the 2024 season.[12]