Colby Connell
Transferred to Yale from Rice University 2025 (Junior at Yale) Appeared against Lehigh on Oct. 4 2024 (Sophomore at Rice) Made his debut vs. Texas Southern, snapping on the Owls’ final PAT. Earned AAC All-Academic accloades 2023 (Freshman at Rice) Did not see any action in a redshirt season. High School Attended O’Connor High School. Credited with a pair of tackles and six downed kicks as a senior. Selected to the San Antonio Area All-Star Game and ranked as the top long snapper in Texas by Kohls Kicking and as the 25th best in the country. Second team Academic All-State, National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society. Personal: Son of Jeffery and Lisa Connell…has one brother…Mother, Lisa, played soccer at Texas State. Related Content There is no related content available.
- TransferredPortal · 9/4/25, 11:02 AMColby Connell (LB) officially transferred from Rice University to Yale University
- EnteredPortal · 4/21/25, 1:20 PMColby Connell (LB) officially entered the transfer portal · from Rice University
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | DEF SNAPS | PROD | TACK | SOLO | TFL | TACK YDS | SACK | PDEF | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Yale University | 0 | 0 | -- | DNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Yale University | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 |  Rice University | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Rice University | 0 | 0 | -- | DNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 2 | 0 | -- | DNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Profile last updated Sep 23, 2026