Ed Conoran

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Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
5-10
Weight:
185
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Dover, N.J.
High School:
DePaul Catholic H.S.
Major:
General Business Administration

CAREER

Has seen action in 41 career games, as a safety and primarily as a specialist on special teams … has made 19 career tackles (10 solo) with one tackle for loss for eight yards, one sack, and one pass breakup in his career.

2025

As a redshirt junior defensive back, saw action in all 13 games at safety and on special teams … listed on the depth chart as a backup safety … concluded the year with eight tackles (four solo) and one pass breakup … made two tackles at Kent State (11/19) … made a career-high four tackles (two solo) vs. Buffalo (11/12) … had one tackle and a pass breakup vs. Massachusetts (10/25) … made one tackle vs. Eastern Michigan (9/27).

2024

As a redshirt sophomore defensive back, saw action in 11 of 12 games at safety and on special teams … concluded season with six tackles (three solo), mainly on special teams … missed just one game, the Eastern Michigan game (10/19) … made two tackles (one solo) at Miami (Ohio) (10/26) … finished with one tackle vs. Ohio (10/12) … totaled one solo tackle at Florida International (9/7) … made two tackles (one solo) in the season opener vs. Central Connecticut State (8/29).

2023

As a redshirt freshman defensive back, saw action in all 12 games, mainly on special teams … finished the year with four tackles (two solo) … made one solo tackle in season finale vs. Toledo (11/24) … finished with a career-high two tackles (one solo) vs. Northern Illinois (10/31) … made first tackle of the year at Buffalo (10/7).

2022

Redshirted first freshman season at Central Michigan … Saw action in four games and in 30 plays as a defensive back and on special teams … made first career tackle, 1.0 tackle for loss for eight yards at Akron (10/15) … saw first career action vs. South Alabama (9/10).

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2022 graduate of DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne, N.J., where he played three years of varsity football … earned first-team all-conference, First Team All-Passaic County and all-state honors as a senior … First Team All-Division selection … three-year starter … finished career with 180 tackles, nine interceptions, 20 pass breakups … registered 31 tackles (13 solo), intercepted three passes, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble during his senior season … carried a 3.50 grade point average … led team to a 9-3 finish and conference championship as a senior … caught 13 passes for 140 yards with a touchdown during his junior season … rated a three-star recruit by 247sports and two-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals.

PERSONAL

Born Edward Conoran on June 28, 2004 … son of Cindy Conoran … committed to Central Michigan on June 10, 2021 … selected Central Michigan over offers from Air Force, Army, Columbia, Fordham, Holy Cross, Lehigh, Navy, Old Dominion, Penn, Western Michigan, East Carolina, and Temple … majors in General Business Administration/Applied Business Communication.