Conner Sherwood

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-3
Weight:
220
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Tulsa, Okla.
High School:
Cascia Hall
Prev School:
Cascia Hall

Tulsa — A three-year letterwinner . . . has played in 19 career games . . . has nine career tackles . . . has seen most of his playing time on special teams . . . 2015 – Played in all 13 games . . . played on special teams . . . was credited with eight tackles . . . totaled a career-high two stops at New Mexico . . . 2014 – Played in two games on special teams . . . had his first career tackle in the SMU game . . . 2013 – Played in four games . . . saw his playing time on special teams . . . 2012 – Was one of several true freshmen to sit out the season due to red-shirt status.

High School — Was a four-year letterwinner and starter at Cascia Hall High School . . . played linebacker and tight end . . . helped Cascia Hall compile a 51-3 record in his four seasons and state titles in 2008 and 2009 . . . led Cascia Hall to a 14-1 record and state runner-up finish his senior season . . . earned first-team all-state accolades as a senior and was a two-time all-metro selection by the Tulsa World . . . was a second-team all-state selection by The Oklahoman as a senior . . . was named to the OCA East all-state team his senior campaign . . . totaled 120 tackles, 13 TFLs and forced three fumbles his senior season . . . also caught seven passes for 105 yards and two TDs, and had two rushing touchdowns as a senior . . . was the District 3A-5 Co-Defensive Player of the Year . . . 17th-ranked Oklahoma prospect by Rivals.com . . . earned MaxPrep All-America second team accolades . . . received a Rivals.com three-star rating . . . was named to the all-VYPE Magazine team for Eastern Oklahoma . . . tallied 408 career tackles, 39 TFLs, 14 sacks, eight forced fumbles and five interceptions . . . also had career totals of 16 receptions for 196 yards and three TDs, while rushing for 83 yards and seven touchdowns . . . was named to the Tulsa World all-state second team his junior season, and was a first-team all-state pick by The Oklahoman . . . was credited with 110 tackles and six sacks as a junior . . . also lettered four years in basketball and two years in track . . . high school football coach was Joe Medina.

Personal — Favorite move is Seven Psychopaths . . . his favorite sports movie is Warrior . . . favorite book is Crime and Punishment . . . lists the Kansas City Chiefs as his favorite NFL team . . . his favorite pro athlete is UFC fighter Conor McGregor . . . favorite NFL player is J.J. Watt . . . lists Puerto Vallarta as his favorite vacation spot . . . favorite sport to play besides football is basketball . . . favorite actor is Tom Harding . . . parents are David and Mary Sherwood . . . earned his bachelor’s degree in management in May 2016, and currently working on master’s degree in business . . . born July 16, 1993 in Wichita, Kansas.