Connor Colby
Recruited
Class of 2021 · Interior lineman · High school: John F. Kennedy, Cedar Rapids, IA
Partial offer list. Offer lists for the 2021 class are partial everywhere we can read them: we hold 3 or more offers for 43 of 3,366 recruits, and we grade only those boards.
College: Iowa 2021-24
College Production
IOWA · Big Ten
| Season | G | Pos Rk |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12 | 127 |
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Scouting Report
IOWA · 2025 draft class
Colby is a powerful interior offensive lineman with good play strength and technical refinement. He displays impressive anchor strength in pass protection, holding his ground against bull rushers and redirecting against quickness. In the run game, Colby generates movement at the point of attack, creating lanes with his powerful drive blocking. He shows good awareness of stunts and blitzes, working well in combination with adjacent linemen. Colby demonstrates good hand technique, resetting effectively when defenders attempt to disengage.
Strengths
- Play strength
- anchor
- power in run game
- technical refinement
- awareness of stunts/blitzes
- hand usage
- drive blocking ability
- combination blocking
- finishing mentality
- reliability
Concerns
- Athletic limitations against quicker interior defenders
- lateral mobility in space needs improvement
- occasionally plays too high affecting leverage
- can struggle against speed in pass protection
- must improve body control in space
San Francisco 49ers