Sedarius McConnell
Sedarius McConnell
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Sedarius McConnell has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 5 tackles against Louisville — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeff Hafley → Bill O'Brien. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill O'Brien
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boston College | 31 | 17 | 7.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Boston College | 14 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Illinois | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 55 | 29 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 66–10
vs Fordham
1 TFL · 2 SOLO · 3 TOT
Dominant 56-point win at home against Fordham.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Boston College
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Boston College
Returning around him
- 4 Boston College players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (26 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Boston College · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #69 · 2026 recruiting class #53
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Nahki Johnson’s 2025 season.
Matches Nahki on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Elijah Morris's senior season at East Carolina (2023).
Matches Elijah on
Differs from Elijah on