Connor Shay
 Shay with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2025 | |
| No. 34 – Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Roster status | Active |
| CFL status | National |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 2, 2002 Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Monte Vista (Danville, California) |
| College | Wyoming (2020–2024) |
| CFL draft | 2025: 1st round, 6th overall pick |
| Career history | |
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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.
Early life
[edit | edit source]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]
College career
[edit | edit source]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]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]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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- 2002 births
- Living people
- American football linebackers
- Canadian football linebackers
- Monte Vista High School (Danville, California) alumni
- Wyoming Cowboys football players
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
- Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Players of Canadian football from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Players of American football from Danville, California
- Players of Canadian football from California
- Canadian players of American football
- 21st-century American sportsmen