Name: Antonio Conner
School: South Panola (MS)
Position: Safety
Size: 6' 1", 200-pounds
Class: 2013
Recruitment: Ole Miss (offer), MSU (offer), and Alabama
(offer) lead over FSU (offer), LSU (offer), and Georgia
Scout.com Ranking: 5-Star/#2 Safety
Scout.com live evaluation verse N' West Rankin: Last season
Conner switched back and forth from offense to defense but this upcoming season
look for him to focus mainly on defense. This has allowed Tony to concentrate
on his defensive assignments, and he was back to being lights out at the South
Panola jamboree.
The first play of the game Conner intercepted a pass and brought it back 55
yards for a score. On the next defensive series he almost took the handoff from
the quarterback and slammed the running back for a 7 yard-loss. Antonio has
moved from free safety to strong safety, or more like a rover linebacker, and
that has allowed him to be more aggressive in the running game while also putting
more heat on the quarterback. We look for the 5-Star safety to have his best
year yet for the "U".
Yancy Porter is the Mississippi Scout for Scout.com and he can be reached at yporter@scout.com