Conner Weigman (born August 8, 2003) is an American football quarterback who will play for the Houston Cougars. He previously played for the Texas A&M Aggies.
| Houston Cougars | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 8, 2003 Cypress, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Bridgeland (Cypress, Texas) |
Early life
editWeigman grew up in Cypress, Texas, and attended Bridgeland High School, where he played baseball and football.[1] He became Bridgeland's starting quarterback during his sophomore season.[2] Weigman passed for 3,808 yards and 42 touchdowns against 11 interceptions in his junior season.[3] As a senior, Weigman passed for 2,588 yards and 29 touchdowns with six interceptions while also rushing for 754 yards and nine touchdowns. At the end of the season he was named the Offensive Player of the Year by the Houston Touchdown Club and the National High School Quarterback Of The Year by the National Quarterback Club[4]
Weigman was rated a five-star recruit and committed to play college football at Texas A&M after considering offers from Arkansas, Baylor, Florida, Oklahoma, and Texas.[5][6] He was also considered one of the best baseball prospects in Texas and announced his intention to play for the Texas A&M Aggies baseball team as a shortstop.[7]
College career
editTexas A&M
editWeigman joined the Texas A&M Aggies as an early enrollee in January 2022.[8] He also withdrew his name from the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[9] Weigman ultimately decided against playing baseball in order to participate in spring practices.[10] Weigman entered his true freshman season as Texas A&M's third-string quarterback with the intention of redshirting the year.[11][12] Weigman made his first collegiate start in week 9 against no. 15 Ole Miss, finishing 28-of-44 for 338 yards and four touchdowns in the 28–31 loss.[13] He started Texas A&M's final four games and finished the season with 896 passing yards and eight touchdown passes.[14]
In 2023, Weigman was named the Aggies' starting quarterback entering his sophomore season after competing with Max Johnson during preseason training camp.[15] Weigman started the first four games until suffering a season-ending foot injury.[16]
On December 3, 2024, Weigman announced that he would enter the transfer portal.[17]
Houston
editOn December 11, 2024, Weigman announced that he would transfer to Houston.[18]
Statistics
edit| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| Texas A&M Aggies | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 5 | 4 | 2−2 | 73 | 132 | 55.3 | 896 | 6.8 | 8 | 0 | 132.3 | 27 | 97 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 3−1 | 82 | 119 | 68.9 | 979 | 8.2 | 8 | 2 | 156.8 | 12 | 63 | 5.3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 4−1 | 64 | 114 | 56.1 | 819 | 7.2 | 3 | 5 | 116.4 | 28 | 101 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Houston Cougars | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0−0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career[19] | 15 | 13 | 9−4 | 219 | 365 | 60.0 | 2,694 | 7.4 | 19 | 7 | 135.3 | 67 | 261 | 3.9 | 2 |
References
edit- ^ Montaño, Alvaro (October 1, 2021). "Bridgeland QB Conner Weigman taking season 'one day at a time'". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ Craven, Mike (October 7, 2021). "Elite Texas A&M QB commit Conner Weigman looking to leave lasting legacy". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ Galatzan, Matt (July 9, 2021). "Texas A&M Commit Conner Weigman Debuts At No. 4 in SI All American's QB Rankings". SI.com. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "Bridgeland's Conner Weigman named National High School Quarterback of Year". Houston Chronicle. December 30, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ Sallee, Barrett (February 4, 2021). "Texas A&M recruiting: Aggies land commitment from 2022 four-star quarterback Conner Weigman". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ Wasserman, Ari (June 3, 2021). "Meet five-star QB Conner Weigman: Is he the missing piece for a national title run at Texas A&M?". The Athletic. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "Bridgeland QB pledges to play for Texas A&M". San Francisco Chronicle. February 4, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "Texas A&M football, baseball recruit Conner Weigman to enroll early". The Bryan-College Station Eagle. August 15, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "Why Texas A&M QB Conner Weigman passed on baseball". Houston Chronicle. February 22, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "Conner Weigman's focus is on football at Texas A&M this spring". Houston Chronicle. January 28, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "Texas A&M football: No quarterback magic for Jimbo Fisher". Houston Chronicle. October 8, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "Fisher can solve A&M's issues by focusing on QB development". The Dallas Morning News. September 16, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "No. 15 Ole Miss prevails in offensive slugfest with Texas A&M". CBSSports.com. October 30, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ "Conner Weigman, Max Johnson back in competition for Texas A&M's starting quarterback spot". The Bryan-College Station Eagle. August 25, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ Wilson, Dave (August 28, 2023). "Jimbo Fisher names Conner Weigman as Texas A&M's starting QB". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ Wilson, Dave (September 27, 2023). "Texas A&M QB Conner Weigman (foot) out rest of season". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ Thamel, Pete (December 3, 2024). "Aggies' Weigman to enter portal with sights on CFP". ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Nakos, Pete (December 11, 2024). "Conner Weigman commits to surprising new school". On3.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ "Conner Weigman College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 24, 2022.