Dean Connors is a running back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Houston.
Connors does a little of everything without one standout trait. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Mike Bloomgren and Willie Fritz. One game to point at: 132 rushing yards and 3 receiving yards against Rice — Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
38.6% of carries overall (209/541) → 29.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (24/81) — 58.3% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (63.6%). 8 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (38.1%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-0vs Stephen F. Austin | 15 | 50 | 3.3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-9@ Rice | 13 | 132 | 10.2 | 2 | 54 | Season-high 132 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 36-20vs Colorado | 22 | 89 | 4.0 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-24@ Oregon State | 17 | 53 | 3.1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | L 11-35vs No. 11 Texas Tech | 13 | 31 | 2.4 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 7 | W 39-17@ Oklahoma State | 15 | 83 | 5.5 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-28vs Arizona | 20 | 100 | 5.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-16@ No. 24 Arizona State | 20 | 48 | 2.4 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-45vs West Virginia | 13 | 71 | 5.5 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 11 | W 30-27@ UCF | 10 | 68 | 6.8 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-17vs TCU | 12 | 75 | 6.3 | 0 | 54 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-24@ Baylor | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 1 | 13 | |
 Bowl | W 38-35vs LSU | 16 | 126 | 7.9 | 1 | 35 | |
| Total | 200 | 977 | 4.9 | 6 | 54 |
Week 13 · 2025
L 14-17
vs TCU
75 rush yds (12 car) · 5 rec · 47 yds · 1 TD
With L. Dougherty — 44.6 yards per punt · 7 punts · 2 inside the 20 · C. Weigman — 161 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 46.3 · 114 rush yds (15 car)
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
36%192 carriesFumble rate
1.0%2 of 200 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.9 yds/carry on 200 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 36% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 69.3 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 72.5 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 80.6 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 68.8 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Pass share
41.4%
377 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
70.1
13 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
384 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
200 carries and 34 catches in 13 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #95 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #13 of 35 Big 12 RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
A stat line in 49 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Bloomgren, Pete Alamar and Willie Fritz.
