Ryan
Connelly.
Ryan
Connelly.
Wisconsin· 6'2"· 242 lb· 4.66s 40
Ryan Connelly is an ideal fit for a pro-style 4-3 defense that prioritizes athletic linebackers capable of making quick reads and flowing to the ball against the run and fulfilling zone responsibilities.
Year 1 could see him contributing immediately on special teams and as a rotational coverage linebacker, with a ceiling as a starting weakside or strongside linebacker.
A 3-4 two-gap system where he'd be asked to consistently take on and shed offensive linemen or play as an interior run-stuffing backer would diminish his effectiveness significantly.
His athleticism and instincts make him a versatile piece for a modern, run-and-pass defending linebacker corps, but his size limits him in gap-sound run defenses.
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
- 4.66sp50
- Vertical
- 34.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 118inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.09sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.31sp50
- Bench
- —rep
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Wisconsin | 14 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | Wisconsin | 14 | 88 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | Wisconsin | 12 | 89 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | — | 40 | 236 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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.