Connor McGovern

About

Connor James McGovern (born November 3, 1997) is an American football guard for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cowboys in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He played college football at Penn State. Early years McGovern attended Lake-Lehman High School. He received Wyoming Valley Football Conference first-team All-League honors in 2013, 2014 and 2015. He was named the Wyoming Valley Football Conference Most Valuable Player and first-team All-state as a senior. Also practiced basketball and track. He received All-conference honors in basketball as a junior. He was the District 2 shot put champion as a senior in 2015. He also set school strength records in bench press, power clean, squat and deadlift. College career McGovern accepted a football scholarship from Penn State University. As a true freshman, he started 9 out of 13 games played at right guard. He was named the Big Ten Freshman of the week during week 10 of his...