Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Houston
Dean Connors
RB • 6'0" • 206 lbs • Kamuela, HI, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Dean Connors leans workhorse runner traits and 53 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Rice • Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Player Story
Dean Connors built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Kamuela, HI wearing No. 44, spending time with Houston and Rice. The clearest part of Dean Connors' career was his backfield work:...
Read the storyDean Connors, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Rice. Dean Connors leans workhorse runner traits and 53 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,809
- Rushing yards
- 2,656
- Receiving yards
- 1,153
- Touchdowns
- 31
Quick Answers
Dean Connors quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Houston · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,809
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Rice
- Top game
- Charlotte
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Senior
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,231 scrimmage yards · RB 31st (top 5%) · Big 12 5th (top 2%) · National 38th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Rice | 11 | 152 | 128 | 24 | 1 | 26.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Rice | 13 | 72 | 64 | 8 | 2 | 73.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Rice | 13 | 1,102 | 707 | 395 | 8 | 73.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Rice | 12 | 1,252 | 780 | 472 | 11 | 82.7 |
| 2025 Postseason | Houston | 13 | 138 | 126 | 12 | 1 | 78.7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Houston | 13 | 1,093 | 851 | 242 | 8 | 78.7 |
Related Context
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Dean Connors played RB for Rice and Houston. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dean Connors recorded 2,656 rushing yards, 1,153 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Rice.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Rice paired 1,252 primary output with 55.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 60.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Rice, Houston.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Win with 184 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Rice
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
90.3
Efficiency
60.5
Usage
25.3
Consistency
68.7
Best Game by takeover score
Charlotte
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas State: 72. Texas: 30. Houston: 130. Texas Southern: 73. South Florida: 100. East Carolina: 23. UConn: 130. Tulsa: 140. Tulane: 49. SMU: 110. UTSA: 47. Charlotte: 184. Florida Atlantic: 86
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas State: 16 by 45.4. Texas: 10 by 30.5. Houston: 15 by 73.6. Texas Southern: 9 by 83.8. South Florida: 11 by 40.4. East Carolina: 6 by 16. UConn: 14 by 76.2. Tulsa: 11 by 100. Tulane: 10 by 49.3. SMU: 14 by 82.7. UTSA: 11 by 44.4. Charlotte: 19 by 90.4. Florida Atlantic: 18 by 53.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins106 · Games = 6 · +29.1 vs Losses
Losses76.9 · Games = 7 · -29.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Charlotte
Best efficiency game
100 vs Tulsa
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/26 | vs Texas State2+ TD | L 21-45 | 15 | 64 | 4.30 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4.5 |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 24-21 | 14 | 75 | 5.40 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4.8 |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Charlotte100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 28-7 | 19 | 184 | 9.70 | 0 | — | — | 9.7 |
| Sun 11/12 | @ UTSA | L 14-34 | 8 | 34 | 4.30 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs SMU2+ TD | L 31-36 | 7 | 77 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 7.9 |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Tulane | L 28-30 | 8 | 37 | 4.60 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4.9 |
| Thu 10/19 | @ Tulsa100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 42-10 | 9 | 120 | 13.30 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12.7 |
| Sat 10/7 | vs UConn | L 31-38 | 7 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 88 | 9.3 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs East Carolina | W 24-17 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3.8 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ South Florida2+ TD | L 29-42 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 6 | 98 | 9.1 |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Texas Southern | W 59-7 | 8 | 66 | 8.30 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8.1 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Houston | W 43-41 | 8 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 82 | 8.7 |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Texas | L 10-37 | 8 | 23 | 2.90 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
Player Story
Dean Connors story
Dean Connors built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Kamuela, HI wearing No. 44, spending time with Houston and Rice. The clearest part of Dean Connors' career was his backfield work: 2,656 rushing yards, 507 carries, 22 rushing touchdowns, and 1,153 receiving yards across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Rice. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 1,153 receiving yards, 3 tackles, and 149 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Houston and Rice.
The arc is straightforward: Dean Connors moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Rice
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Houston
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202220232023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Rice | 152 | 40.2 | 5.8 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Rice | 1,174 | 60.5 | 25.3 | 1,022 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Rice | 1,174 | 60.5 | 25.3 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Rice | 1,252 | 55.1 | 37.8 | 78 |
| 2025 Postseason | Houston | 1,231 | 53 | 30.3 | -21 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Houston | 1,231 | 53 | 30.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Charlotte
Week 12 · W 28-7 · Conference game
Win with 184 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
96.3 takeover
184 scrimmage yards and 34.5 usage.
#2
@ No. 120 Rice
Week 2 · W 35-9
135
Scrimmage Yards
89.2 takeover
Win with 135 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
135 scrimmage yards and 28.8 usage.
#3
vs Texas Southern
Week 2 · W 69-7
147
Scrimmage Yards
89 takeover
Win with 147 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
147 scrimmage yards and 24.5 usage.
#4
vs Charlotte
Week 5 · L 20-21 · Conference game
135
Scrimmage Yards
88.3 takeover
Loss with 135 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
135 scrimmage yards and 30.8 usage.
#5
vs Navy
Week 10 · W 24-10 · Conference game
139
Scrimmage Yards
85.8 takeover
Win with 139 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
139 scrimmage yards and 43.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Rice
1,252 primary output · 55.1 efficiency · 37.8 usage
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#2
2025 Postseason · Houston
78.7
1,231 primary · 53 efficiency · 30.3 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Houston
78.7
1,231 primary · 53 efficiency · 30.3 usage
Milestones
8
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
9
2+ TD games
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