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Tim Sanger
Richard Svaleson
Tyler Ingham
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87 Connor Wentz

  • Position Tight End
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 250
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Dunnellon, Fla.
  • High School Dunnellon HS

Biography

* 2017 Phil Steele FCS All-America Second Team
* 2017 All-MVFC First Team
* 2015, 2017 MVFC Honor Roll


2017 SEASON (SENIOR): Named to Phil Steele's FCS All-America second team as a fullback...Also voted to the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference first team...Played in all 15 games including 12 starts...Made 13 receptions for 198 yards and was second on the team with five touchdown catches...Tied a career-high with three receptions at Indiana State including two TDs...Also had three catches at South Dakota State...Key blocker for the top-ranked rushing offense and scoring offense in the MVFC...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.

2016 SEASON (JUNIOR): Started 12 of 14 games at tight end...Made seven catches for 116 yards with one touchdown, a 6-yard catch to open the second half of a 28-21 win at South Dakota...Part of the punt team shield protection...Credited with one tackle on punt coverage against Indiana State.

2015 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 15 games including one start at Youngstown State...Made four receptions for 64 yards and one touchdown...Career-high three catches against Missouri State...Caught a 4-yard TD pass and added a season-long 33-yard reception on the next drive to set up another Bison score...Also had a 15-yard reception on third-and-short in the win at South Dakota State...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.

2014 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in 15 of 16 games...Made four catches for 42 yards and two touchdowns...Season-high two receptions and 27 yards at Missouri State, where he caught TD passes of 13 and 14 yards from cousin Carson Wentz.

2013 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt in the Bison program.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-county tight end for Dunnellon High School and head coach Frank Beasley...Selected to play in the All-Star Florida vs. Georgia War of the Borders...Four-year letterwinner and three-year starter for the Tigers, who claimed a pair of district championships...Also played on defensive line...Finished career with 38 receptions for 528 yards and four TDs...Four-time academic all-county selection...Four-year starter at pitcher and first base on baseball diamond...Four-time all-county pick...Hit .392 with a 1.62 earned run average as freshman, had .442 batting average and 2.17 ERA as a sophomore, and hit .365 as a junior.
 
PERSONAL: Graduated from NDSU in December 2017 with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice with minors in psychology and natural resource management…Son of Bruce and Angie Wentz of Dunnellon, Fla...Has one brother, Jordan Stiehl...Father played football at Jamestown (1981-85)...Uncle, Doug Wentz, played football at Northern State...Cousin, Zach Wentz, was a four-year starting pitcher and infielder for the NDSU baseball team from 2009-2012...Cousin, Carson Wentz, was a two-year starting quarterback at NDSU from 2011-2015 and the No. 2 overall draft pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in 2016.

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Historical Player Information

  • 87

    2013Freshman

    Tight End
    6'3" 238 lbs
    87
  • 87

    2014Redshirt Freshman

    Tight End
    6'3" 248 lbs
    87
  • 87

    2015Sophomore

    Tight End
    6'3" 248 lbs
    87
  • 87

    2016Junior

    Tight End
    6'3" 247 lbs
    87
  • 87

    2017Senior

    Tight End
    6'3" 250 lbs
    87