2007-08 Football

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17 Nate Conner No.: 17 Pos.: WR/KR/PR Cl.: Senior Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 199 Hometown (Last School): Middleburg, Fla. (Ridgeview) Exp.: 3L Birthdate: Major: Rosters: 2007-08 Football

2006: Started in all 10 games as a wide receiver while also earning all-conference honorable mention honors as a return specialist...led the Dolphins with an average of 127.9 all-purpose yards per contest, which placed fifth in the conference...tallied a career-high 246 yards of total offense (70 receiving, 35 kick return, 141 punt return) at Butler (9/23)...joined Michael Jenner and Geavon Tribble as a three-headed monster through the air while also returning punts during the year...helped lead JU to its most receptions (128), team yards (1,916) and average yards per game (191.6) since 2003...ranked third on the squad with a career-high 29 catches for 433 yards...snagged career high 10 catches for 117 yards at Morehead State (10/21) and joined Geavon Tribble (159 yards) as the first JU duo to finish over 100-yards since Brett Palmi (113) and Rico Tillman (103) in 1999...tied for the team lead among wideouts with four touchdowns...also ranked second with an average of 14.9 yards per reception...as a punt returner, he ranked second in the conference with an average of 9.1 yards per return...he also helped the squad rank third in the conference with an average of 8.8 ypr...tallied a season-high 64 yard return at Butler (9/23)...on kickoffs, he ranked seventh in the conference with an average of 19.7 ypr...had a season-high 41-yard return at Southeastern Louisiana (9/16).

2005: Appeared in all eight games as a sophomore at wide receiver and return specialist...joined the kickoff return unit in the final five games of the season and led the squad with average of 30.4 yards per return, including a team-high 46-yard return against Morehead State (10/8)...assumed punt return duties in the final four games and led the team with 117 return yards, an average of 13 yards per return and a team-high 67-yard touchdown return at Austin Peay (10/22)...ranked fourth on the squad with seven catches to go with 82 yards and an average of 11.7 yards per catch...tallied his only touchdown on a 10-yard strike at Webber International (11/12)...also rushed for seven yards on two carries...had a season-high two catches at Charleston Southern (9/16) and North Greenville (10/27)...finished with a season-high 41 yards, including a career-high 37-yard reception against North Greenville...registered four tackles (three solo) on special teams.

2004: Played in all 10 games, including one start, at wide receiver vs. Webber International as a true freshman...earned first team all-Pioneer Football League honors after ranking fifth in the conference as a kick off returner with 21 yards per return...tallied a career-high 66-yard return vs. Austin Peay...finished third on the squad with 13 catches for 194 yards...second on the team with three touchdowns and 14.9 yards per catch...also rushed for 26 yards on four carries...grabbed a season-high three catches vs. Charleston Southern and at Coastal Carolina...also finished with a season-high 55 yards receiving at Coastal Carolina...caught a touchdown on three occasions...rushed for a season-long 13 yards vs. Austin Peay.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year starter at Ridgeview High School for coach Tom MacPherson...as a senior, he caught 20 passes for 316 yards and two touchdowns en route to All-Clay County honors as a wide receiver...as a junior, he earned all-conference accolades after finishing with 16 receptions for 231 yards and two touchdowns...also a two-year letterwinner in track and field for coach Craig Martin...as a senior, he earned team MVP honors...also helped lead the men[apos]s basketball squad to a district championship as a senior.

PERSONAL: Born April 17, 1986, in Jacksonville, Fla...son of Scott and Connie Conner...has one sister, Whitney...majoring in sports administration.