Jersey #: 43 (2016-17), 34 (2015)

Major: Business (2017)

Weight: 234 (2017), 232 (2016), 230 (2015)

2017 Media Guide: Nick Conner is a third-year sophomore with the program who has had the misfortune of two knee injuries in the last two years … this spring (2017) he injured his knee, had surgery and his status for the fall is to be determined.

2016 Media Guide: A knee injury mid-season prompted Nick Conner to end up red-shirting the 2015 season as a true freshman.

High School: Dublin Scioto linebacker Nick Conner announced his commitment to Ohio State in the early summer of 2014 and he enrolled in classes at Ohio State in January 2015 … helped lead Scioto to the 2014 state playoffs and a regional final appearance, although missed second half of the season with a knee injury … still was invited to the Semper Fidelis All-American game … rated a 4-star prospect by Rivals, Scout and 247Sports … rated No. 123 on the Rivals 250 and its No. 5 inside linebacker … the No. 8 inside linebacker by 247Sports … a Top 25 linebacker prospect by Scout and the No. 4 linebacker in the state of Ohio … named second-team Division II all-state by the Associated Press as a junior after recording 129 tackles with 19 TFLs … MVP of the Rivals 5-Star Challenge Camp in Baltimore in the summer of 2014.

Personal: Comes from a family of Ohio State fans and from a home with an Ohio State “room” … he is the son of Renee and Scott Conner.