Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Gareon Conley was born June 29, 1995, in Massilon, Ohio. He is a cornerback in the NFL. After redshirting his first year at Ohio State in 2013, Conley played in all 15 games as a redshirt freshman in 2014, recording 16 tackles. He became a starter his sophomore year in 2015, starting all 13 games and finishing with 49 tackles and two interceptions. On November 29, 2016, Conley was named Second Team All-Big Ten by the Coaches and Third Team by the media. After the 2016 season, Conley decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2017 NFL Draft.

The Oakland Raiders selected Conley in the first round (24th overall) of the draft. On October 21, 2019, Conley was traded to the Houston Texans in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft that was originally acquired from the Seattle Seahawks. Conley made his debut with the Texans in week 8 against his former team, the Oakland Raiders. In the game, Conley recorded 4 tackles as the Texans won 27–24.