2026 NFL Preseason

Dean Connors 4-16 yards rushing and 1 catch for 5 yards for the Rams so far.

Connors with the TD on a screen pass!

Snow Plow said:

Dean Connors 4-16 yards rushing and 1 catch for 5 yards for the Rams so far.

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Connors just had a receiving TD with a nice run after the catch. Earlier in the drive he picked up a first down with a nice run.

Simpson to Connors…

Saints DE Michael Heldman having a great game. He was a draft afterthought despite being a productive played in the MAC.

I've been watching the Rams-Chiefs game off and on. Have to say both rookie QBs have impressed me. Both Simpson and Nussmeier play in a similar manner and it's interesting watching them process and go through reads. Still baffles me how Nussmeier lasted until the 7th round. He did come up a little slow in his last drive in but stayed in the game and threw a near perfect 40+ yard pass from his end zone to a WR that dropped it (the WR did have DB Nick Andersen by a step).

Dean Connors looks like he belongs as well. Powerful runner and great catching the ball out of the backfield. As I type this he just caught his 2nd TD!

I've been watching some of the Seahawks-Cowboys game and there's been a lot of praise of Rylie Mills, from the announcers to the players interviewed on the sideline including Sam Darnold. He's currently listed as a second string defensive tackle, but one of the tackles he's behind is Jarran Reed, who's now 33 and not very good. Would be great to see Mills break through this season along with Jordan van den Berg. Seems there's a small but undeniable resurgence taking place by Whites at defensive tackle, a strength position that Whites would dominate except for the Caste System.

Agree with Leonardfan's observations about Connors. He just looks and plays like an NFL running back, seems comfortable and gotta hope he somehow gets a chance. Jake Funk had an opportunity with the Rams a few years ago but ruined it because of non-stop injuries going back to his days at Maryland.

Here is number 2 for Dean. I had never seen him before but he looks really good.

Talented back. He should make the team. I don’t see anything Williams can do that Conners cannot.

This is high praise from one of the best coaches, but he mentioned it being fun at the end, which I don’t like as much. It would have been better had he said Dean is making a strong case to be in the team and make an impact

Snow Plow said:

Here is number 2 for Dean. I had never seen him before but he looks really good.

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Yeah Dean Connors was in our 2025 RB thread ; and Stats were posted scanning Box Scores Weekly here too

From the state of Hawaii...nice All purpose back playing on a bad team at Rice

During the 7th round of the NFL Draft getting late i posted hoping /predicting he'd be at least Mr.Irrelevant
Dude was worth a late round pick..this is why CF exist

Connors ran a 4.45 at his pro day. His RAS is 9.70, an elite score among running backs. He ran and caught for almost 4,000 yards at Rice and Houston and scored 31 touchdowns. He averaged 5.2 yards per rushing attempt.

And OurLads currently has him as one of two fifth string RBs on the Rams depth chart. He'll need a true Hillis Curse scenario to get a sniff this season.

Yes, I had heard of him from this site but just had not seen him.

He does look as athletic as his RAS score. At least he has a coach that has been white friendly with Kupp, a plethora of tight ends, Dolac, Fiske, Landman, and of course all white QBs.

As a side note, the Cowboys are looking to be one of the blackest teams in the league with Beebe and Ferguson as the only starters with Bass, Keegan, and Schoonmaker as backups. They do have Luepke, but they make sure to not use him a lot.