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Player Dossier
2014-2018Wisconsin
Ryan Connelly
ILB • 6'3" • 236 lbs • Eden Prairie, MN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ryan Connelly shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
87
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Wisconsin
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Wisconsin
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
Ryan Connelly built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as an inside linebacker from Eden Prairie, MN wearing No. 43, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Ryan Connelly's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 5
- Overall
- No. 143
- NFL Team
- New York Giants
Ryan Connelly, ILB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Wisconsin. Ryan Connelly shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 236
- TFL
- 28
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Ryan Connelly quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wisconsin · ILB
- Career Tackles
- 236
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Wisconsin
- Top game
- Nebraska
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 5 · Pick 5 · New York Giants
- Latest roster
- No. 43 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 89 tackles · ILB 5th (top 21%) · Big Ten 14th (top 3%) · National 109th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Wisconsin | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 55.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 11 | 54 | 6 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 55.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wisconsin | 14 | 8 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 66.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 14 | 80 | 11 | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | 66.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 12 | 89 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 72.2 |
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Ryan Connelly played ILB for Wisconsin. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ryan Connelly recorded 236 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Wisconsin.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Wisconsin paired 20 primary output with 46.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 46.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Wisconsin
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
46.9
Usage
14.9
Consistency
41.9
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 2.5. New Mexico: 1. BYU: 3. Iowa: 1. Nebraska: 1. Michigan: 3.5. Illinois: 0. Northwestern: 1. Rutgers: 2. Penn State: 4. Purdue: 1. Minnesota: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 5 by 45.8. New Mexico: 3 by 22.5. BYU: 8 by 63.3. Iowa: 6 by 35. Nebraska: 7 by 39.2. Michigan: 8 by 68.3. Illinois: 6 by 25. Northwestern: 14 by 60. Rutgers: 8 by 53.3. Penn State: 10 by 81.7. Purdue: 9 by 47.5. Minnesota: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.2 · Games = 7 · -1.1 vs Losses
Losses2.3 · Games = 5 · +1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Penn State
Best efficiency game
81.7 vs Penn State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | vs Minnesota | L 15-37 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Purdue | W 47-44 | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Penn State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 10-22 | 10 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs RutgersSplash game | W 31-17 | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Northwestern10+ tackles | L 17-31 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Illinois | W 49-20 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ MichiganSplash game | L 13-38 | 8 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Nebraska | W 41-24 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/23 | @ Iowa | W 28-17 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs BYUSplash game | L 21-24 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs New Mexico | W 45-14 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Western KentuckySplash game | W 34-3 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ryan Connelly story
Ryan Connelly built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as an inside linebacker from Eden Prairie, MN wearing No. 43, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Ryan Connelly's career was his defensive production: 236 tackles, 28 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Wisconsin. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Ryan Connelly's production has multiple signals. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wisconsin.
The arc is straightforward: Ryan Connelly moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Wisconsin
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Wisconsin | 11 | 32.3 | 10 | 11 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 11 | 32.3 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wisconsin | 19 | 39.8 | 11.8 | 8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 19 | 39.8 | 11.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 20 | 46.9 | 14.9 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Nebraska
Week 9 · W 23-17 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
95.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 95.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Penn State
Week 11 · L 10-22 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
93.9 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 93.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Minnesota
Week 13 · W 31-0 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Iowa
Week 11 · W 38-14 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Michigan
Week 7 · L 13-38 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Wisconsin
20 primary output · 46.9 efficiency · 14.9 usage
72.2
#2
2017 Postseason · Wisconsin
66.8
19 primary · 39.8 efficiency · 11.8 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Wisconsin
66.8
19 primary · 39.8 efficiency · 11.8 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
11
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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