2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Connor Colby, OG, Iowa

Player Data

Name, Jersey #	Connor Colby,  #77
School (Code)	University of Iowa (IAUN)
DOB, Class Yr	1-16-2003, 4th Yr. Sr.
Height, Weight	6052, 311 lbs.
40 Yd Dash	5.04e
Position/Depth	RG / #1
Honors/Captainship	Coaches Appreciation Award 2021, 2023Academic All-Big Ten 2022, 2023Third team All-Big Ten by league coaches and media 2023
Season Viewed (yr)	2023
Games Watched	MIUN, ILUN, TNUN, @WIUN
Scout Name / Date	Matt Swanson, 08/29/2024

Per Year Stats (Most Recent First)

2024	TBD
2023	GS 13, GP 14 (all at RG)
2022	GS 13, GP 13 (6 at RT and 7 at LG)
2021	GS 11, GP 14 (all at RG)

Player Summary:

4th Yr. Sr. and 3-year starter in IAUN’s stretch zone, run-heavy offense. With 41 career games played, he’s aligned at LG, RG, and RT before settling in at RG in 2023. Projects as an NFL OG. Good sized individual with good height, average weight, and decent length frame. Body is well proportioned, healthy, and respectively stout with a sufficient muscular density. Solid athlete who plays with moderately strong play speed and initial quickness, sufficient balance, COD, agility, and decent power. Respectively persistent run blocker who pursues opponents until the whistle. Excels as a down-and-duo blocker utilizing good angles, concise footwork, average agility and power to wash down and out solid-sized 1T-2T well. Effectively slips off duo blocks on his way to the second level with sufficient athleticism and awareness, ordinarily redirecting moderate size/speed LBs on arrival. With decent speed, quickness, balance, and good footwork pulls well around the horn on sweeps and gets to EDGE defenders efficiently. Walls off and out good sized 7T-W9s well with size and momentum to impede disruptive progress. Pass blocking gets out of his stance with average initial quickness. Mirrors well against solidly athletic 2i-3T, initially with good, efficient feet, sufficient lateral agility and COD. Initial punch is solid in location and consists of sufficient power. Nice, independent puncher who consistently stabs chest plate well. When engaged, does a quality job straining and reworking hands to maintain control of decent size/speed IDL while staying respectably balanced. Shows efficient strength in his ability to obtain latch and maintain solid control. Anchors decently well with average flexibility and moderate strength. Has a subpar tendency to lunge and drop his head pass blocking, ability to recover and retain balance becomes marginal as a result. Needs to build on average lower half strength as he can get overwhelmed in the run and pass game by quality size/strength IDL. 

Scheme Fit:

OG in a zone run-heavy scheme.

Power Statement:

Good-sized OG who is a sufficient pass blocker and utilizes good angles, footwork, and decent athleticism to thrive as a solid zone run blocker.