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Connor Pay

Offensive Line 70

Ht/Wt

305 lbs.

Class

Junior

Hometown

Highland,

Utah

Last School

Lone Peak HS

Roster Years

2020-2023

2023
- Enters season with nation's 10th-highest Pro Football Focus grade among returning centers.
- Named to Rimington Trophy watch list
- Named to PFF Preseason All-Big 12 Third Team at center
- Named to Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big 12 Fourth Team
- Played in 25 of 26 games over last two seasons
2022
- Played in and started 12 games at center
- Named to College Network All-Independent First Team
Played in eight games during the 2020 season
In 2021 he played in all 13 games, starting 10

Major: Entrepreneurial Management
Missionary Service: Served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Washington, D.C. (2018-20)
Parents are Jeana and Garry
Father, Garry, played offensive line at BYU (1986, 89-92)
Has two brothers and one sister
Plays the drums

Prepped at Lone Peak High School
Named to Deseret News 6A All-State second team in 2016 and 2017
Helped Lone Peak to back-to-back state runner-up finishes as a sophomore and a junior
Named All-Region in 2015, 2016 and 2017 as well as academic All-Region
Knights had a 34-6 record during his three years on the varsity squad
Also played varsity baseball and basketball
Coached by Bart Brockbank and Mike Mower
Also recruited by Utah State, Utah, UCLA, Oregon and USC

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2021

Played in all 13 games, started 10, as one of 26 players to play in every game.
Stepped-in for injured center James Empey to start at center over the final five games. Also started five games at right guard.
Led BYU offense to...
- Scoring 33 points per game.
- Averaging 452 yards of total offense per game.
- Converting on 46% of third downs.
- Scoring on 89% of red zone trips (49 of 55), 75% of which (41) were touchdowns.
- Allowing just 15 sacks on the season.