2017 Football Roster
Roster
Conners, Jesse

Jersey Number 49
Jesse Conners
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 222
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Pittsford, N.Y.
- High School:
- Salisbury School (Conn.)
- Prev School:
- Holy Cross
Bio
Career Overview: Reserve tight end from 2017-19 ... Transferred to Syracuse from Holy Cross in January 2017 ... Three-time member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... Redshirted the 2016 season at Holy Cross.
Junior Year (2019): Was injured during preseason camp and did not play in any games ... Member of the Fall 2019 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Sophomore Year (2018): Missed the season because of injury … ACC Honor Roll selection … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring.
Freshman Year (2017): Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules ... Member of the 2018 Spring SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2016 (at Holy Cross): Redshirt season.
High School: Played wide receiver and linebacker for two seasons at Salisbury for head coach Chris Phelps ... Earned All-New England honors in 2015 … Helped the Knights reach the 2015 Bill Glennon New England Championship Bowl ... Two-time All-Erickson League selection ... Recorded 88 tackles, seven tackles for loss and six interceptions in his career, in addition to catching 45 passes for 895 yards (19.9 avg.) and six touchdowns ... 2016 Northern Connecticut chapter of the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete ... Previously attended Pittsford Sutherland High School in New York and was an all-county player for head coach Keith Molinich.
Personal: Jesse Hamilton Conners ... Born on October 8, 1996 in Rochester, New York ... Son of Karen and Mark Conners ... One brother, one sister ... Brother, Jared, is an All-America defenseman for the Virginia men’s lacrosse team ... Sister, Paige, is a competitive figure skater who represented Israel at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics ... Economics major.
Junior Year (2019): Was injured during preseason camp and did not play in any games ... Member of the Fall 2019 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Sophomore Year (2018): Missed the season because of injury … ACC Honor Roll selection … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring.
Freshman Year (2017): Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules ... Member of the 2018 Spring SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2016 (at Holy Cross): Redshirt season.
High School: Played wide receiver and linebacker for two seasons at Salisbury for head coach Chris Phelps ... Earned All-New England honors in 2015 … Helped the Knights reach the 2015 Bill Glennon New England Championship Bowl ... Two-time All-Erickson League selection ... Recorded 88 tackles, seven tackles for loss and six interceptions in his career, in addition to catching 45 passes for 895 yards (19.9 avg.) and six touchdowns ... 2016 Northern Connecticut chapter of the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete ... Previously attended Pittsford Sutherland High School in New York and was an all-county player for head coach Keith Molinich.
Personal: Jesse Hamilton Conners ... Born on October 8, 1996 in Rochester, New York ... Son of Karen and Mark Conners ... One brother, one sister ... Brother, Jared, is an All-America defenseman for the Virginia men’s lacrosse team ... Sister, Paige, is a competitive figure skater who represented Israel at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics ... Economics major.
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