Player Dossier

2021-2025

Illinois

Sedarius McConnell

DL • 6'3" • 279 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Sedarius McConnell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

11.6

Efficiency

20.8

Consistency

59.9

Season Value

30.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Illinois • Boston College
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Sedarius McConnell, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Illinois. Sedarius McConnell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Illinois paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 20.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Illinois, Boston College.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Boston College

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.9

Efficiency

20.8

Usage

11.6

Consistency

59.9

Best Game by takeover score

Syracuse

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1.5. Michigan State: 2. Stanford: 0. California: 1. Pittsburgh: 2. Clemson: 1.5. UConn: 1. Louisville: 0. SMU: 0. Georgia Tech: 1. Syracuse: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 3 by 27.5. Michigan State: 2 by 28.3. Stanford: 1 by 4.2. California: 2 by 18.3. Pittsburgh: 2 by 28.3. Clemson: 4 by 31.7. UConn: 3 by 22.5. Louisville: 5 by 20.8. SMU: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Tech: 4 by 26.7. Syracuse: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Losses0.9 · n=9
First Half1.3 · n=6 · +0.9 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=5 · -0.9 vs First Half
All Games0.9 · n=11

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Pittsburgh

Best efficiency game

31.7 vs Clemson

Result
Sat 11/29@ SyracuseW 34-1244000
Sat 11/15vs Georgia TechL 34-3642100
Sat 11/8vs SMUL 13-4510000
Sat 10/25@ LouisvilleL 24-3851000
Sat 10/18vs UConnL 23-38310.500.500
Sat 10/11vs ClemsonL 10-41421.5000
Sat 10/4@ PittsburghL 7-4821110
Sat 9/27vs CaliforniaL 24-2822100
Sun 9/14@ StanfordL 20-3011000
Sat 9/6@ Michigan StateL 40-4221110
Sat 8/30vs Unknown321.5000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Illinois

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Boston College

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

202120222023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonIllinois0
2022 Regular SeasonIllinois04.20.80
2023 Regular SeasonIllinois14.80.71
2024 PostseasonBoston College0.57.11.6-0.5
2024 Regular SeasonBoston College0.57.11.60
2025 Regular SeasonBoston College1020.811.69.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Pittsburgh

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.5 takeover score.

#2

Michigan State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46 takeover score.

#3

Clemson

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 40.6 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

1.5

Primary metric

Game with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 37.4 takeover score.

#5

Maryland

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Illinois

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

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#2

2025 Regular Season · Boston College

30.9

10 primary · 20.8 efficiency · 11.6 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · Boston College

3.5

0.5 primary · 7.1 efficiency · 1.6 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

55

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 31 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Sedarius McConnell quick answers

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
55