Player Career

Connor Cella Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Connor Cella story

Connor Cella built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a tight end from Katy, TX wearing No. 87, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Connor Cella's career was his receiving role: 58 catches, 646 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 8 rushing yards across 26 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 rushing yards and 23 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Connor Cella's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Rice

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201220132013201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonRice0
2013 PostseasonRice1306113.6130
2013 Regular SeasonRice1306113.60
2014 Regular SeasonRice533.37.1-125
2015 Regular SeasonRice2098213.2204
2016 Regular SeasonRice30256.415.193

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Stanford

Week 13 · L 17-41

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

56

Receiving Yards

85.3 takeover

56 receiving yards with a 74.7 efficiency score.

#2

@ Texas A&M

Week 1 · L 31-52

52

Receiving Yards

83.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

52 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

#3

@ Florida Atlantic

Week 6 · W 27-26 · Conference game

76

Receiving Yards

81.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

76 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Army

Week 2 · L 14-31

69

Receiving Yards

80.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

69 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Western Kentucky

Week 5 · L 10-49 · Conference game

49

Receiving Yards

68.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

49 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Regular Season · Rice

209 primary output · 82 efficiency · 13.2 usage

65.6

#2

2016 Regular Season · Rice

61.1

302 primary · 56.4 efficiency · 15.1 usage

#3

2013 Postseason · Rice

49

130 primary · 61 efficiency · 13.6 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games