The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
Hayden Conner
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-5
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
- Weight:
- 332
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Taylor
- Major:
- Geography
A fourth-year offensive lineman who has played in 51 games with 43 starts ... 2024 Joe Moore Award semifinalist ... a 2023 Joe Moore Award semifinalist … enrolled at UT in January 2021 …a four-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2021, fall 2021, fall 2022, spring 2023).
SENIOR (2024)
Has started in all three games this season … started in season opener versus Colorado State and helped lead Texas to 545 yards of total offense … blocked en route to 389 yards of offense in road win at No. 10/9 Michigan … helped the Longhorns offense rack up 614 yards of offense in the victory against UTSA ... helped the Longhorn offense gain 497 yards, including 239 yards on the ground in the win against ULM ... helped the offense averaged 8.4 yards per play and 6.4 yards per rush, while only having 11 lost rushing yards for the game in the 35-13 win vs. Mississippi State (Sept. 28) ... provided a pocket for QB Arch Manning to complete 26-of-31 passes for 324 yards and two touchdowns, while clearing a path for three rushing touchdowns ... played a pivotal role in achieving 177 rushing yards at 5.9 yards per carry and 229 passing yards in a dominant 34-3 win over No. 18/16 Oklahoma … helped the Longhorns amass 230 passing yards against No. 5/4 Georgia ... played a crucial role in the Longhorns’ offensive effort, helping them accumulate 392 yards in their victory at No. 25/25 Vanderbilt… helped pave the way for a balanced Texas offensive attack that tallied 562 yards (352 passing and 210 rushing) in the win over Florida on Nov. 9 ... helped Texas rack up 315 yards of total offense (176 passing/139 rushing) in road victory at Arkansas (Nov. 16) ... anchored a UT offensive line that paved the way for 250 yards on the ground and protected QB Quinn Ewers, who through for 191 yards through the air in the home regular season finale vs. Kentucky (Nov. 23) ... part of an offensive line that powered Texas to 240 rushing yards and 146 passing yards (458 yards of total offense) in regular season finale at Texas A&M (Nov. 30), clinching an SEC Championship Game berth ... helped Texas outgain Georgia in total yards (358) in the SEC Championship (Dec. 7) ... allowed Texas to compile 494 yards of total offense in the CFP First Round vs. Georgia (Dec. 21) ... blocked for two Longhorn runningbacks who each surpassed 100+ rushing yards on the day ... allowed Texas to record 292 rushing yards and 202 yards through the air while putting up 38 total points ... ignited Texas to a CFP Quarterfinal win at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl vs. Arizona State (Jan. 1), where Texas tallied 375 yards of total offense while averaging 6.2 yards per play ... protected QB Quinn Ewers, who completed 20-of-30 passes for a season-high 322 yards and three touchdowns.
JUNIOR (2023)
Joe Moore Award semifinalist … played in and started all 14 games at left guard … part of an offensive line that blocked for Doak Walker Award semifinalist Jonathon Brooks and Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist Quinn Ewers … helped open holes for running backs Brooks (1,158 yards), CJ Baxter (659 yards) and Jaydon Blue (339 yards) … blocked for the fifth running back duo in UT history with a 1,000- and 600-yard rusher (Jonathon Brooks – 1,158, CJ Baxter – 659) … started at left guard in the season-opening victory over Rice … helped the Longhorns total 454 yards of offense in a victory at No. 3 Alabama … was the first victory over a Top-3 team since 2008 (Oklahoma) and the first-ever win on the road versus an AP Top-3 program … blocked for Jonathon Brooks in his 164-yard rushing effort against Wyoming … Longhorns registered 503 yards of offense at Baylor with Brooks rushing for 106 yards … paved the way a UT offense that totaled 661 yards of total offense against No. 24 Kansas with totaling 218 rushing yards, the fourth-most ever for a Longhorn against an AP ranked opponent … started against Oklahoma as the Longhorns accumulated 527 yards of offense … helped Brooks rush for 99 yards at Houston and 98 yards versus BYU … Texas totaled 478 yards of offense including 230 rushing yards (6.2 ypc) in an OT victory over Kansas State … Brooks rushed for 112 yards and Baxter 90 yards … Texas scored 30-plus points for the ninth-straight game, the longest streak to start a season in program history … blocked for Brooks’ 104-yard and Baxter’s 61-yard rushing effort at TCU … Baxter rushed for a career-high 117 yards at Iowa State … Longhorns rushed for a season-high 302 yards (7.0 ypc) and totaled 528 yards of offense in the regular-season finale against Texas Tech … Blue rushed for a career-high 121 yards in the victory over the Red Raiders … UT had three different 100-yard rushers over three-straight games for the first time since 2015 … the Longhorns scored a season-high 57 points in the win over TTU … blocked for Quinn Ewers’ record-setting Big 12 Championship performance in which Ewers threw for 452 yards and four touchdowns in the win over Oklahoma State … the Longhorns totaled 662 yards of offense in the win, the seventh-most in program history.
SOPHOMORE (2022)
Played in and started all 13 games at left guard … part of an offensive line that blocked for Doak Walker Award winner and unanimous All-American running back Bijan Robinson as he rushed for 1,580 yards (6.1 ypc) and 18 touchdowns with 19 receptions for 314 yards and two touchdowns ... blocked for the eighth running back duo in UT history with a 1,000- and 500-yard rusher (Bijan Robinson – 1,580, Roschon Johnson – 554) … helped Robinson rush for 183 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries (9.2 ypc) against UTSA … the Longhorns combined to rush for 298 yards on 36 carries (8.3 ypc) versus the Roadrunners … helped block for Robinson’s 103-yard, two-touchdown performance at Texas Tech … helped Robinson rush for 101 yards and one touchdown and QB Hudson Card establish career highs with 303 passing yards and three passing touchdowns in a victory over West Virginia … opened holes for Robinson to rush for 130 yards and two touchdowns against Oklahoma in the AT&T Red River Showdown ... helped Robinson rush for 135 yards against Iowa State and 140 yards and one touchdown at Oklahoma State … blocked for Robinson’s 209-yard outing at Kansas State and 243-yard, four-touchdown performance at Kansas … also helped Jonathon Brooks rush for 108 yards on 11 carries and two touchdowns against the Jayhawks … marked the third time in UT history that Texas had a 200-yard and 100-yard rusher in the same game … the Longhorns totaled 427 rushing yards (7.5 ypc) and six rushing touchdowns at Kansas … UT followed that with five rushing scores in the regular season-finale against Baylor ... blocked for redshirt freshman Quinn Ewers in the Alamo Bowl against Washington, where Ewers passed for 369 yards and one touchdown while completing 31-of-47 passes.
FRESHMAN (2021)
Played in eight games … made his debut in the season-opening victory over Louisiana … saw action in the first four games and final three games of the season as well as against Oklahoma State.
HIGH SCHOOL
A two-time all-district honoree and four-year varsity letterman ... named a finalist for the 2020 SI All-American team ... ranked No. 258 nationally, No. 12 among offensive guards and No. 44 in the state of Texas by ESPN ... ranked No. 41 among offensive tackles and No. 54 in the state of Texas by Rivals ... slotted at No. 55 among offensive tackles and No. 97 in the state of Texas by 247Sports ... listed No. 38 on the Austin American-Statesman’s Fab 55 ... ranked the No. 4 offensive guard and No. 55 overall in the state by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football ... named unanimous first-team All-District 6A-19 in 2020 ... also Academic All-District ... a PrepStar All-Midlands Region selection ... tallied 49 pancake blocks in a shortened nine-game regular season as a senior ... part of a line that averaged 22.9 pancake blocks per game ... anchored the line for an offense that averaged 32.3 points per game ... blocked for an offense that rushed for 185.9 yards per game, including three games of 300-plus yards and four-plus rushing touchdowns ... posted 10 pancake blocks against Katy ... helped Taylor to a 7-2 overall record, including a 4-2 district mark, and a playoff appearance in 2020 ... a second-team honoree on Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Super Team in 2020 ... tabbed first-team All-District 19-6A in 2019 ... accumulated 87 pancake blocks as a junior ... notched 11 pancake blocks against Deer Park ... collected 20 pancake blocks against Morton Ranch ... contributed on an offensive line that rushed for 2,570 yards, scored 23 rushing touchdowns and produced eight 100-yard games ... anchored a line that blocked for over 200 yards rushing six times, including two games over 300 yards ... helped protect for an offense that passed for 361 yards against Morton Ranch ... blocked for an offense that rushed for 300 yards against Seven Lakes ... part of an offense that rushed for 427 yards and six touchdowns against Cinco Ranch ... helped Taylor to a 9-6 overall record, including a 3-3 district mark, and an appearance in the 6A Division 2 state semifinals in 2019 ... selected first-team All-District 19-6A in 2018 ... blocked for a unit that averaged 205.3 rushing yards per game during his sophomore season ... helped Taylor to a 6-6 record overall, including a 3-3 district mark, and an appearance in the 6A Division 2 area playoffs in 2018 ... earned Academic All-District 19-6A honors in 2017 ... played for head coach Chad Simmons.
