Connor Degenhardt

Connor Degenhardt (born December 16, 1998) is a former American football player and college football coach. He played college football for Holy Cross and New Haven and professionally for the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL) as a quarterback.

Connor Degenhardt

No. 17
Position:	Quarterbacks coach
Personal information
Born:	(1998-12-16) December 16, 1998 (age 26) Westford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:	227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:	Westford Academy (Westford, Massachusetts)
College:	Holy Cross (2017–2020) New Haven (2021–2022)
NFL draft:	2023: undrafted
Career history
As a player:
Arlington Renegades (2024)* Massachusetts Pirates (2024)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
New Haven (2024) Quarterbacks coach
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-NE-10 (2022) NE-10 Offensive Player of the Year (2022) Second-team All-NE-10 (2021) Second-team All-Patriot League (2019)

College career

After throwing for over 5,000 yards and 44 touchdowns in his career with Westford Academy, Degenhardt committed to play college football from Holy Cross.^[1] He did not play his freshman year. In his sophomore season he appeared in two games against Boston College and Lehigh. In his junior year he was named starter and started all thirteen games for the Crusaders. He led the team to 7–6 record while also earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors.^[2] In his senior season that was shortened and moved to the spring due to COVID-19, he was voted as a team captain. He appeared in all four spring games and went undefeated in his two starts. After the season he transferred to New Haven as he earned an extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19.^[3]

In Degenhardt's first season with New Haven he earned Second Team All-NE-10 honors. He led the team to a 10–2 record and an appearance in the NCAA Division II playoffs. He finished the season with a career-high in completion percentage with 59.3% and a career-high fifteen rushing touchdowns. In his senior season he started all eleven games for the Chargers and lead them to an 8–3 record. He threw for a career-high 29 touchdown passes and earned First Team All-NE-10 honors along with being named the conference's Offensive Player of the Year.^[4][5][6]

Statistics

Season	Games		Passing								Rushing
	GP	Record	Comp	Att	Pct	Yards	Avg	TD	Int	Rate	Att	Yards	Avg	TD
Holy Cross Crusaders
2017	DNP
2018	2	0–0	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	-1	-1.0	0
2019	13	7–6	182	341	53.4	2,372	7.0	14	8	120.7	85	55	0.6	5
2020–21	4	2–0	21	38	55.3	147	3.9	2	1	99.9	17	22	1.3	0
New Haven Chargers
2021	12	10–2	166	280	59.3	2,122	7.6	18	4	141.3	84	161	1.9	15
2022	11	8–3	168	287	58.5	2,251	7.8	29	5	154.3	72	59	0.8	6
Career	42	27−11	537	947	56.7	6,892	7.3	63	18	136.0	259	296	1.1	26

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	30+3⁄4 in (0.78 m)	9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m)	4.76 s	1.62 s	2.71 s	4.49 s	7.50 s	31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m)	9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
All values from Harvard / UConn Pro Day.[7]

After going undrafted in the 2023 NFL draft, Degenhardt was selected by the Arlington Renegades of the XFL in the 2023 XFL Rookie Draft on June 16, 2023.^[8][9][10] He was signed on December 14, 2023.^[11] He was not part of the roster after the 2024 UFL dispersal draft on January 15, 2024.^[12]

Degenhardt signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL) for the 2024 season.^[13]

Coaching career

In August 2024, Degenhardt was hired as the quarterbacks coach for his alma mater, New Haven.^[14] He did not return in 2025.