The Rams just shipped Jarquez Hunter to Miami, and that makes Dean Connors a name dynasty managers should stash before the market notices. PlayerProfiler gives Connors a 96th-percentile College Target Share (14.4%), and he enters the NFL with the receiving profile to carve out a complementary role while sitting behind Kyren Williams and Blake Corum.
Connors posted 1,231 total yards and nine touchdowns at Houston in 2025, and his 4.53 forty with a 90th-percentile Burst Score gives Sean McVay another athletic back to deploy if the depth chart opens up. This is exactly the type of cheap dynasty lottery ticket worth burning a roster spot on, Connors does not need an immediate role to become a valuable asset if the Rams backfield turns over.
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Dean Connors of Houston University has significantly improved his NFL draft stock after participating in the East-West Shrine Bowl. The former Rice transfer had a big lone season in Houston. Connors finished the season with 200 carries for 977 rushing yards, six rushing touchdowns along with 34 receptions 254 receiving yards and three receiving touchdown.
Dean Connors is six foot tall and 206 pounds. He will be a third down specialist in the NFL with his receiving ability. He has a one cut running style with some impressive power for his size. Power is not his true game, he has good agility as he avoided open field tackles on two receptions in the Shrine Bowl game.
PFF has Connors as player 245 which puts him in the seventh round range. His showing in the Shrine Bowl has a chance to significantly improve his draft stock to potentially the fifth round. Running backs with receiving ability have a chance to stay in the league longer than backs with no receiving ability.
Author: Jesse Baldwin @J_Baldwin51
