Chamarri Conner

Evaluation

Andrew Wilbar: Toward the end of the draft, you will see a run on safeties with five years of college under their belt. Conner is another one of those prospects who accepted the extra year of eligibility to return to school. Unfortunately, he did not do much to improve his draft stock in 2022. In fact, I would have had a higher grade on him in last year’s class than I do now. While versatility and physicality are necessary traits for a defensive back, Conner was much more inconsistent in coverage in 2022. He gives receivers too much space to work with in tight areas, and if he is playing man coverage and gets beat off line, he struggles to recover and make up ground on the receiver. There may be late-round value here, but unless something changes between now and April, I would not encourage the Steelers to invest draft capital on him.