Weber State University Athletics
2021 Spring Football Roster
Conner Mortensen
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Overton, NV
- High School:
- Moapa Valley
Conner finished his Wildcat career in 2021. During his Weber State career, he earned All-American honors, was a Big Sky MVP, and was a two-time all-conference first-team performer. He was part of the Wildcat team that won four-straight Big Sky titles.
Conner played in 52 career games in his five seasons at Weber State. In his career he had 232 career tackles and 27 tackles for loss. He also had three interceptions and six pass breakups.
2021 (Senior)
Started all 11 games for the Wildcats and served as a team captain…Earned Big Sky All-Conference first-team honors for the second-straight season…During the season he had six tackles for loss with three sacks…Returned an interception for 50 yards and a touchdown in the season-ending win over Northern Colorado…Totaled 51 tackles on the season with 28 unassisted and 23 solo tackles…Also had two pass breakups and one forced fumble.
Spring 2021
Earned All-America honors and was named the Big Sky Conference Defensive MVP after leading the Wildcats to a fourth straight conference title...Was named to the All-America teams by the Associated Press and Stats Perform...Also earned first-team All-Big Sky honors...Led the conference in tackles for loss with 11.5 for an average of 1.9 per game...Also finished 10th in the league in tackles at 1.0 per game...Had 52 total tackles, including 37 solo tackles in the six games...Also had one sack and one interception, with five quarterback hurries and four pass breakups.
2019 (Junior)
Started in all 15 games during Weber State’s historic season, helping WSU win a third-straight Big Sky title and advance to the FCS Semifinals…Led the Wildcat team in tackles with 104 for an average of 6.9 per game, 15th best in the Big Sky...Had 60 solo tackles and 44 assisted tackles...Had a season-high 15 tackles in Weber State’s FCS Playoff win over Kennesaw State...Also had 13 tackles at James Madison and 10 at Nevada...Had at least one tackle in every game of the season...Was fourth on the Wildcat team and 16th in the Big Sky in tackles for loss with 9.5...Had two tackles for loss in wins over Northern Iowa and Idaho State...Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors for the third-straight year in Exercise and Sport.
2018 (Sophomore)
Saw action in all 13 games for the Wildcats, helping Weber State to a second-straight Big Sky title and a trip to the FCS Quarterfinals...Recorded 10 tackles on the year with seven solo and three assisted tackles...Had a season-high six tackles in WSU’s win at Cal Poly on September 8...Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors in Exercise and Sport.
2017 (R-Freshman)
Played in 10 games as a red shirt freshman as part of Weber State’s historic season that included a school-record 11 wins, a Big Sky title, two wins in the FCS Playoffs and a fifth-place national ranking...Totaled 20 tackles on the season with 10 solo and 10 assisted tackles...Had a career-high nine tackles, including six solo tackles, in Weber State’s win at Cal Poly...Had 1.5 tackles for loss on the year...Also had an interception, which he returned 10 yards, in the fourth quarter of the win at Cal Poly...Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors in Exercise and Sport.
2016
Sat out the season as a red shirt after joining the Wildcats in the summer of 2016.
Moapa Valley High School
Played for coach Brent Lewis at Moapa Valley High School...Earned All-State honors as a running back and set a school record for most touchdowns in a single-season.
Personal
Was born Aug. 17, 1995, in Las Vegas...Full name is Andrew Conner Mortensen...Parents are Arthur and Arta...Served an LDS Church mission to the Dominican Republic...Is majoring in Nursing at Weber State.
