John
Conner.
John
Conner.
Kentucky· 5'11"· 246 lb· 4.64s 40
John Conner is an old-school, downhill, between-the-tackles runner who would excel in a gap/duo power run scheme built on establishing the run and controlling the clock.
Conner projects as a Year 1 short-yardage and goal-line specialist with the upside to develop into a two-down power back who sets up play-action.
He would be a poor fit in a pass-heavy Air Raid or spread RPO offense that prioritizes speed and receiving prowess in its running backs.
Conner's size and run style are ideally suited for an NFL team looking to impose its will on opponents through a physical ground game.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.64sp50
- Vertical
- 35inp50
- Broad jump
- 111inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.15sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.32sp50
- Bench
- 24repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | RecYds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kentucky | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 2007 | Kentucky | 13 | 6 | 37 | 2 | 7 | 37 |
| 2008 | Kentucky | 13 | 15 | 47 | 0 | 11 | 89 |
| 2009 | Kentucky | 12 | 31 | 158 | 2 | 5 | 46 |
| Career | — | 50 | 54 | 247 | 4 | 25 | 193 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.