ASU: Appeared in 30 games, including 14 starts in 2013…Finished career with 51 tackles, including 33 solo, nine tackles-for-loss and 5.5 sacks…Added two pass deflections…Earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 recognition in 2013…Presented with the Admiral U.S. Grant Sharp Trophy prior to the 2013 National University Holiday Bowl…Recipient of the NFF Valley of the Sun Chapter College Scholar Athlete Postgraduate Scholarship…Nominated for Burlsworth Trophy, given to the most outstanding collegiate football player who began his career as a walk-on…Enrolled at ASU as a walk-on prior to the 2010 season and was awarded a scholarship in Spring 2011.
2013: Started all 14 games…Tallied 38 tackles, including 24 solo, seven tackles-for-loss and 3.5 sacks…Added two pass deflections…Honorable Mention All-Pac-12…Had a career-high five tackles against Utah (11/9)...Had a career high two tackles for loss with a sack against Washington (10/19)...Logged his third career sack against USC (9/28)...Had a career high four tackles, including one for loss, against Stanford (9.21)...Had one tackle in his first career start against Sacramento State (9/5).
2012: Has recorded 13 career tackles, including 2.0 for loss (19 yards)...has two career sacks (19 yards).
2011: Saw action in six games this season...got first sack of career in 35-14 win vs Utah.
2010: Redshirted as a member of the scout team.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played at Mesa Community College from August 2008 to December 2008...played a pivotal role in helping his team become Valley of the Sun Bowl Champions.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Higley High School in Gilbert, Ariz...earned both First-Team All-State Offense and First-Team All-Region Defense in 2006...helped the Knights reach the football state championship game in 2006...named team's Most Valuable Player in football and wrestling...took second in state in wrestling in 2007.
PERSONAL: Father is Micheal Conway...has six brothers, Taylor, Colter, Lincoln, Cole, Prescott and Briggs...has three sisters, Britney, Janelle, Coleen...fluent in Spanish after living in the Dominican Republic for two years (2008-10)...hobbies include basketball and playing the guitar...born June 4, 1989 in Mesa, Ariz...full name is Gannon Robert Conway.
CAREER | G | SOLO | ASSISTS | TACKLES | TFL | PD | FF | FR | BLK |
2011 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 38 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 30 | 33 | 18 | 51 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SACKS | G |
SOLO | ASSISTS | TOTAL | YARDS |
2011 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 10 |
2012 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 9 |
2013 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | 22 |
TOTAL | 30 | 5 | 1 | 5.5 | 41 |