Biography
Broke the school and Patriot League career tackles record in 2024 ... Despite being limited to four games in 2024, still put together an All-Patriot League season ... Is the 29th player in Patriot League history to earn All-League honors four times ... Named to the East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 ... A 2024 STATS Perform Preseason All-America (Second Team) ... 2024 Preseason All-Patriot League ... Named the tenth-best returning NCAA FCS linebacker by HERO Sports ... Enters 2024 third on the Fordham career tackles list with 386 ... Earned 2023 First Team All-Patriot League honors ... Led 2023 squad in tackles, ranking second in the Patriot League ... Built off his amazing freshman season in 2002, leading the team in tackles in 2022 ... Earned Sophomore All-America and All-Patriot League accolades as a sophomore ... Recorded more than 100 total tackles in each of his first two seasons ... Hit the ground running as a freshman, leading the team and the Patriot League, in tackles while setting a school freshman mark … Ranked second in the NCAA FCS in tackles/game in 2021 … Named a Phil Steele Freshman All-American and the Patriot League Freshman of the Year … A 2021 Second Team All-Patriot League selection … Helped Rams make up for the loss of All-American Ryan Greenhagen to injury … Super-State First Team selection as a senior in high school ... Named to the 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2024 (Senior Season)
• Started four games as a senior.
• Named First Team All-Patriot League.
• Also named First Team All-Patriot League by PhilStele.com.
• Became the Fordham and Patriot League career tackles leader with 436
• Limited to four games in 2024 due to injury
• Managed to still finish sixth on the team with 49 tackles
• Recorded double digit tackles in three of the four games
• Had 2.5 tackles for loss
• Made 17 total tackles, six solo, including one for loss versus Holy Cross.
• Finished with 13 tackles against Lafayette.
• Recorded eleven total tackles, six solo, in Georgetown win.
2023 (Junior Season)
• Named First Team All-Patriot League.
• Named First Team Phil Steele's All-Patriot League.
• Also named Academic All-Patriot League and CSC Academic All-District.
• Started all eleven games at linebacker as a junior.
• Recorded a team-high 129 tackles, 55 solo.
• Had 6.0 tackles for loss of 18 yards.
• Also had five quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, two pass breakups, one fumble recovery, and one blocked kick.
• Second in the Patriot League and fourth in the NCAA FCS in tackles/game (11.7).
• Third in the Patriot League and 13th in the NCAA FCS in solo tackles/game (5.4).
• Notched his third straight 100+-tackles season.
• Registered double figures in tackles in nine of the eleven games.
• Tied his career-high with 21 tackles, including 0.5 for loss, at Holy Cross.
• Finished with 14 stops, six solo, including one for loss in win over Bucknell.
• Had 13 tackles, 12 solo, including one for loss and recovered a fumble in the win at Buffalo.
• Also made 13 tackles and forced a fumble in Wagner win.
• Recorded 12 tackles, seven solo, and forced a fumble at Colgate.
• Also had 12 stops, five solo, including 1.5 for loss in win at Stony Brook.
2022 (Sophomore Season)
• Started all 12 games at linebacker as a sophomore.
• Named HERO Sports NCAA FCS Sophomore All-America.
• Named First Team All-Patriot League
• Led team with 127 total tackles, 59 solo.
• Team-high 11.0 TFLs along with 3.0 sacks.
• Also had three pass breakups, three quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
• Led Patriot League and seventh in the NCAA FCS, in tackles/game (10.6).
• Named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week three times in 2022.
• Recorded double figures in tackles in eight of the 12 games.
• Made a season-high 15 tackles, seven solo, including one sack in win over Albany.
• Matched the season-high with 15 stops, including 2.5 for loss and one sack, in Stony Brook win.
• Had 13 tackles, five solo, including 1.5 for loss in NCAA Championship game at New Hampshire.
• Finished with 13 tackles, six solo, including one for loss, and recovered a fumble at Ohio.
• Recorded 13 stops, five solo, and forced a fumble in win over Colgate.
• Made eleven tackles, eight solo, at Holy Cross.
2021 (Freshman Season)
• Started all eleven games at linebacker as a freshman.
• 2021 Phil Steele All-American and All-Patriot teams.
• A 2021 Second Team All-Patriot League selection.
• Recorded 131 total tackles, 61 solo.
• Registered 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.
• Led team in tackles.
• 131 tackles is a Fordham freshman record and the third best single season in school history.
• Led the Patriot League and second in the NCAA FCS in tackles/game (11.9).
• Second in the League in solo tackles/game (5.5).
• Led the League in forced fumbles.
• Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week four times and Defensive Player of the Week once.
• Recorded double figure tackle totals in eight of the eleven games.
• Made a season-high 21 tackles, nine solo, and forced two fumbles in win over Lehigh.
• The 21 tackles tied for fourth most in an NCAA FCS game in 2021.
• Had 16 stops, five solo, versus Holy Cross.
• Finished with 15 tackles, eight solo, and recovered a fumble at FAU.
• Notched 14 tackles, nine solo, in win at Lafayette.
• Made 12 stops, four solo, including two for loss in Wagner win.
Before Fordham
• A graduate of Millard West High School in Omaha, Nebraska, where he played for head coach Kirk Peterson.
• Super-State First Team Selection as a senior.
• All-Metro selection as a junior.
• Named Academic All-State.
• Also participated with the basketball, track, and soccer programs at Millard West.
Personal
• Son of Carolyn and Jason Conway.
• Has two brothers (Caleb and Jacob) and a sister (Sam).
• Received a degree in Business Administration in 2024.
• Currently working towards a master's degree in AI.
