During an early part of the San Francisco 49ers' win over the Atlanta Falcons, the team pulled their starting left guard, Connor Colby, in favor of Nick Zakelj.
It is becoming clear through two games that the San Francisco 49ers' rookie guard Connor Colby has defined strengths and weaknesses. The question is whether the 49ers can live with the highs and lows, On one side, he is looking competent as a run blocker.
The San Francisco 49ers leaned on their seventh-round rookie, Connor Colby, to make his first career start due to the injury to Ben Bartch. He did play the majority of the 49ers' Week 2 win over the New Orleans Saints, but this week, he got to prepare to start, and teams got to prepare for him.
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Most NFL fans may not be familiar with Connor Colby, but the San Francisco 49ers' seventh-round draft pick is about to get his biggest opportunity yet.
The most predictable thing happened to the San Francisco 49ers in their win against the New Orleans Saints. Starting left guard Ben Bartch suffered a high ankle sprain in the first quarter of the game.
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One of the biggest questions amongst the starting lineup for the San Francisco 49ers entering the season was who would be the left guard. Ben Bartch not only had outduel Spencer Burford and Nick Zakelj, but the team drafted Connor Colby and added UDFA Drew Moss.
San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent Williams spoke to reporters after Thursday's practice, the team's final session before its preseason finale against the Los Angeles Chargers.
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One offensive lineman was enough for the San Francisco 49ers in this year's NFL draft. That one offensive lineman was Iowa's Connor Colby. The 49ers drafted Colby in the seventh round at No.
It took almost the entirety of the 2025 NFL Draft before the San Francisco 49ers selected an offensive lineman, but they finally did so with their selection of Iowa guard Connor Colby with the second of their three seventh-round picks (249th overall).
SANTA CLARA -- Finally, the 49ers draft an offensive lineman. In Round 7 with pick No. 249, the 49ers pick Iowa guard Connor Colby. Colby is a good fit for the 49ers' offensive system because Iowa uses a zone-blocking scheme.
Iowa guard Connor Colby is a four-year college starter who was voted First Team All-Big Ten during his senior season with the Hawkeyes. The offensive lineman’s scouting report reveals a few flaws that’ll likely keep him on the board until the latter stages of the 2025 NFL draft, though.
Connor Colby is a raw prospect who, once he learns to play with better pad level and improved play strength could find his way into an offensive line's depth.
Height: 6060 (verified) Weight: 309lbs (verified) Year: Senior Pro Comparison: Jon Runyan Jr. Iowa Hawkeyes offensive guard Connor Colby is a scheme-specific talent who could be a developmental starter for a zone-oriented rushing offense.
With the 2025 NFL Combine coming to a close, there were multiple Iowa Hawkeye players that were able to showcase their skills in front of NFL personnel last week.
The New Orleans Saints (5-12) hold the No. 9 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft and need help at about every position, especially on the offensive line, wide receiver, tight end and edge/defensive line.