Player Dossier

2006-2009

Kentucky

John Conner

FB • 5'11" • West Chester, OH, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

John Conner leans balanced backfield option traits and 45.8 efficiency.

Usage / Role

4%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

1

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

15

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Kentucky

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Kentucky
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe

Player Story

John Conner built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a FB from West Chester, OH wearing No. 38, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of John Conner's career was his backfield work: 247 rushing...

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NFL Draft

Draft Year
2010
Selection
Round 5 · Pick 8
Overall
No. 139
NFL Team
New York Jets

John Conner, FB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Kentucky. John Conner leans balanced backfield option traits and 45.8 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
440
Rushing yards
247
Receiving yards
193
Touchdowns
8

Quick Answers

John Conner quick answers

Latest team and position
Kentucky · FB
Career Scrimmage Yards
440
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 34 games
Best season
2009 Postseason · Kentucky
Top game
UL Monroe
NFL Draft
2010 · Round 5 · Pick 8 · New York Jets
Latest roster
No. 38 · Class 2009
2009 Scrimmage yards rank
204 scrimmage yards · FB 12th (top 13%) · SEC 84th (top 37%) · National 863rd (top 42%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2006 PostseasonKentucky3110032.9
2006 Regular SeasonKentucky325421132.9
2007 Regular SeasonKentucky8743737437.8
2008 PostseasonKentucky11514037.6
2008 Regular SeasonKentucky111314685037.6
2009 PostseasonKentucky12220050.1
2009 Regular SeasonKentucky1220215646350.1

Related Context

John Conner played FB for Kentucky. Across 4 tracked seasons, John Conner recorded 247 rushing yards, 193 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Kentucky.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason

Kentucky paired 204 primary output with 45.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 45.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe

Win with 72 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2009 Postseason · Kentucky

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

17

Efficiency

45.8

Usage

5.8

Consistency

38.2

Best Game by takeover score

UL Monroe

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 2. Louisville: 28. Florida: 16. Alabama: 5. South Carolina: 17. Auburn: 8. UL Monroe: 72. Mississippi State: 4. Eastern Kentucky: 14. Vanderbilt: 4. Georgia: 6. Tennessee: 28

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 1 by 20.8. Louisville: 3 by 88.9. Florida: 3 by 44.1. Alabama: 2 by 29.2. South Carolina: 4 by 34.4. Auburn: 3 by 27.8. UL Monroe: 8 by 85.4. Mississippi State: 2 by 20.8. Eastern Kentucky: 4 by 36.5. Vanderbilt: 1 by 41.7. Georgia: 2 by 31.3. Tennessee: 3 by 88.9

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins22 · Games = 6 · +10 vs Losses
Losses12 · Games = 6 · -10 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

UL Monroe

Best efficiency game

88.9 vs Tennessee

Result
Mon 12/28@ ClemsonL 13-2112202
Sun 11/29vs TennesseeL 24-303289.3009.3
Sun 11/22@ GeorgiaW 34-2726303
Sat 11/14@ VanderbiltW 24-1314404
Sat 11/7vs Eastern KentuckyW 37-124143.5003.5
Sat 10/31vs Mississippi StateL 24-3124202
Sat 10/24vs UL Monroe2+ TDW 36-136467.7012269
Sat 10/17@ AuburnW 21-14382.7002.7
Sat 10/10@ South CarolinaL 26-28382.700194.3
Sat 10/3vs AlabamaL 20-381330122.5
Sat 9/26vs FloridaL 7-41273.500195.3
Sat 9/19vs LouisvilleW 31-273289.3019.3

Player Story

John Conner story

John Conner built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a FB from West Chester, OH wearing No. 38, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of John Conner's career was his backfield work: 247 rushing yards, 54 carries, 4 rushing touchdowns, and 193 receiving yards across 34 career games in the available record. His career also includes 193 receiving yards and 4 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives John Conner's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Kentucky

    2006-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2006200620072008200820092009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 PostseasonKentucky2650.72.5
2006 Regular SeasonKentucky2650.72.50
2007 Regular SeasonKentucky7447.42.548
2008 PostseasonKentucky13636.14.262
2008 Regular SeasonKentucky13636.14.20
2009 PostseasonKentucky20445.85.868
2009 Regular SeasonKentucky20445.85.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UL Monroe

Week 8 · W 36-13

Win with 72 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

78.8 takeover

72 scrimmage yards and 17.8 usage.

#2

vs Texas State

Week 2 · W 41-7

17

Scrimmage Yards

68.4 takeover

Win with 17 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

17 scrimmage yards and 1.8 usage.

#3

vs Kent State

Week 2 · W 56-20

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Scrimmage Yards

68.1 takeover

Win with 21 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

21 scrimmage yards and 3.7 usage.

#4

vs Western Kentucky

Week 5 · W 41-3

34

Scrimmage Yards

55.8 takeover

Win with 34 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

34 scrimmage yards and 6.8 usage.

#5

@ Florida

Week 9 · L 5-63 · Conference game

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Scrimmage Yards

55.3 takeover

Loss with 26 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

26 scrimmage yards and 6 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Postseason · Kentucky

204 primary output · 45.8 efficiency · 5.8 usage

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#2

2009 Regular Season · Kentucky

50.1

204 primary · 45.8 efficiency · 5.8 usage

#3

2007 Regular Season · Kentucky

37.8

74 primary · 47.4 efficiency · 2.5 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

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150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games