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Connor Colby is the seventh and final former Hawkeye to participate in the 2025 NFL Combine drills

Connor Colby will attempt to improve his draft stock with a solid Combine performance
Jordan Underwood
Jordan Underwood

Dear Old Gold

Mar 1, 2025; Indianapolis, IN, USA; University of Iowa offensive lineman Connor Colby (OL06) answers questions at a press conference during the 2025 NFL Combine at Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Jacob Musselman-Imagn Images / Jacob Musselman-Imagn Images

The last group to compete in the on-field drills and measurement portion of the 2025 NFL Combine are the offensive linemen. Former four-year starter Connor Colby closes out the Combine as the final former Iowa Hawkeye to compete in the four-day event.

The offensive big men close out the 2025 NFL Combine, so let us give the former Iowa big man some love as he prepares to compete.

Connor Colby is 6 feet, 6 inches tall, and uses his big frame to his advantage. He has great hands and has enough lateral quickness to stay in front of most rushers. As with most linemen who come from the University of Iowa, he excels at run blocking.

Colby has all the tools you look for an interior offensive lineman, but he must find the right team to put him in the right blocking scheme. He has good lateral quickness for his size, but he lacks good technique, and that will need to be masked for him to succeed.

Colby has the potential to be a second or third-round pick if the right team is on the clock. He looks to join a list of successful former Iowa offensive linemen, including Tyler Linderbaum, Tristan Wirfs and Alaric Jackson.

Jordan Underwood

Jordan Underwood

Jordan is the Site Expert for Dear Old Gold, which focuses on University of Iowa athletics. He has 10 years in the broadcast media industry covering a wide variety of topics including sports, news, local weather and politics. He is a graduate of the University of Iowa and a die-hard Hawkeyes fan. That means he has witnessed very few titles, and knows how much pain Hawkeyes' fans endure on a daily basis. His hobbies include watching/covering sports, video games, comic book collecting and spending time with his wife Rosane and dog Wrigley. Go Hawks!