2018 Football
Coneway, Will
Jersey Number 23
Will Coneway
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 217
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Letters:
- 2
- Hometown:
- Sandersville, Ga.
- High School:
- Washington County HS
Bio
Awards/Accolades
- 2016 SoCon All-Freshman Team
Season-by-Season
2019
- Started and appeared in eight games as a redshirt senior
- Recorded 65 tackles (18 solo, 47 assists) on the season
- Tallied 4.5 tackles for a loss for 11 yards lost
- Recorded 0.5 sacks during the season
- Recorded three pass breakups on the season
- Tallied a career-high 13 tackles (five solo, 8 assists) against Austin Peay (Sept. 14)
- Had three games with 10 or more tackles
2018
- Played in all 11 games with 10 starts at inside linebacker
- Had a standout junior season with a team-leading 94 total tackles (45 solo, 49 assisted)
- Ranked fifth in the SoCon with 8.5 tackles per game
- Totaled 5.5 tackles for loss & one sack
- Added three quarterback hurries & one pass breakup
- Recorded 10-plus tackles in five games, including a career-best 13 vs. The Citadel (Sept. 22)
- Became the fifth player in program history to reach 200 career tackles
2017
- Played in 10 of Mercer's 11 games as a redshirt sophomore
- Ranked third on the team with 67 tackles (20 solo, 47 assisted)
- Tied for third on the team with 6.0 tackles for loss
- Led the SoCon & ranked 17th nationally with three forced fumbles
- Added three break-ups, two quarterback hurries & one fumble recovery
- Totaled 10-plus tackles in three games, including a season-high 11 at Furman (Oct. 21) & vs. Samford (Nov. 4)
- Missed Auburn game (Sept. 16) due to injury
2016
- Earned SoCon All-Freshman honors after appearing in 10 games in first season of action
- Led Mercer and ranked 15th in the SoCon with 10.0 tackles for loss
- Notched 4.5 sacks, second-most among Bears
- Ranked sixth on the team with 51 total tackles (31 solo, 20 assisted)
- Erupted vs. ETSU (Nov. 5) with seven tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss and two sacks
- Tallied two games with multiple tackles-for-loss
- Totaled three pass break-ups and added seven tackles (1.5 TFL) at VMI (Oct. 1)
2015
- Redshirted first season on campus
Before Mercer
High School
- Two-sport athlete at Washington County High School
- Earned four varsity letters on the gridiron for head coach Joel Ingram
- Helped lead the Golden Hawks to a pair of regional titles and back-to-back state runner-up finishes
- Selected as the AAA region and state Defensive Player of the Year as a senior
- Three-time GHSA all-region honoree
- Named a GHSA AAA all-state selection in 2013 and 2014
- Earned back-to-back All-Middle Georgia recognition
- Participated in the Georgia’s 2014 Rising Seniors game
- Elected as a team captain in 2013 and 2014
- Helped the Golden Hawks to three consecutive GHSA state weightlifting titles
- Also a three-year letterwinner on the Washington County soccer team
- Departmental honors winner and Academic Honor Roll member at Washington Count
- Named Washington County's 2015 valedictorian
- Earned the Binion-Anderson Student-Athlete and the Frank "Pop" Lee Awards
Personal
- Son of Willie and Nicki Coneway
- Has one brother, Warren
- Born March 19, 1997 in Dublin, Ga.
- Father, Willie, played football for Albany State
- Chose Mercer because of the academics, atmosphere, coaches and the chance to build to tradition
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Monday, September 08
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