Check out our series highlighting 2022 new player signings for the Houston Texans.
Get to know WR Connor Wedington, acquired via waivers May 17, 2022.
Full name: Connor Wedington
Position: Wide receiver
Height/Weight: 6-0, 197
Hometown: Lake Tapps, Washington
School: Stanford
- Wedington reunites with QB Davis Mills in Houston. The two were roommates at Stanford where they were teammates for two seasons (2019-20).
- In 2019, Wedington even matched a career high with eight catches for a career-best 119 yards at Washington State (Nov. 9) to record his first career 100-yard receiving game with of his receiving yards came on career-long reception from Mills.
- Wedington played four seasons (2017-21) at Stanford University, recording 971 receiving yards, 106 receptions, one receiving touchdown, 87 rushing yards and 686 kick return yards.
- He attended Sumner (Was.) High School and finished with a school-record 4,035 career rushing yards and 69 career touchdowns. He also competed in track and a as a two-team team captain.
- Prior to joining Stanford, Wedington was named the 2017 Polynesian Bowl Offensive MVP
- His brother Triston played football at Central Washington and his cousin Jordan Greene played baseball at Clemson.
- Wedington spent the 2021 season on the Seattle Seahawks practice squad and the San Francisco 49ers practice squad.
