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Connor Shay
American football player (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Connor Shay (born February 2, 2002) is an American-Canadian professional football linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Wyoming.
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Early life
Connor Shay was born on February 2, 2002, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1][2] He grew up playing baseball.[3] In order to meet friends, he started playing football at Monte Vista High School in Danville, California.[3][4] Shay was a tight end on the freshman team.[3] He made the varsity team his sophomore year as a tight end and middle linebacker.[3] He was also the punter his senior year.[3] As a senior, Shay recorded 51 solo tackles, 83 assisted tackles, one sack, one forced fumble, 32 receptions for 419 yards and four touchdowns, and 42 punts for a 36.1 yard average.[4] He earned San Francisco Chronicle first-team All-Metro honors at linebacker and was also named the Cal-Hi Sports North Coast Section (NCS) Defensive Player of the Year.[4] He was rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com.[4]
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College career
Shay received college football scholarship offers from Wyoming, Fresno State, Nevada, UNLV, and Utah.[4] He committed to play for the Wyoming Cowboys of the University of Wyoming.[4] He redshirted during the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season.[4] In 2021, Shay played in 12 games as a backup linebacker and on special teams, posting one solo tackle and two assisted tackles.[4] He appeared in 12 games again during the 2022 season, recording three assisted tackles while garnering Academic All-Mountain West recognition.[4][5] Shay played in 13 games as a redshirt junior in 2023, posting eight solo tackles and seven assisted tackles.[4] He started all 12 games at weakside linebacker his senior year in 2024, totaling 45 solo tackles, 31 assisted tackles, 1.5 sacks, one interception, and three pass breakups.[5][6][7] He majored in communication at Wyoming.[4]
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Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2025 NFL draft, Shay was invited to rookie minicamp on a tryout basis with both the Green Bay Packers and New York Jets.[8] He was also selected by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers with the sixth overall pick in the 2025 CFL draft.[6] Shay qualified for national status in the CFL due to his father being born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.[6][8][9] He officially signed with the Blue Bombers on May 13, 2025.[6]
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