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Snoop Conner 2022 Outlook: Short-Yardage Grinder On A Low-Upside Offense
3 years agoJacksonville Jaguars running back Snoop Conner (5-10, 215 lb) was an interesting bruiser prospect out of Ole Miss, who is now entering the team's backfield with some wiggle room on their depth chart. Jacksonville's 2021 first-round pick Travis Etienne will receive the bulk of the carries in this offense, but there is an opportunity for someone who can run between the tackles and wear down the defense. Throughout all three of his collegiate seasons, Snoop Conner was out-carried by fellow Ole Miss RB Jerrion Ealy. However, come draft time, Conner was the one who earned the fifth-round draft capital, while Ealy signed as a UDFA with the Kansas City Chiefs as a WR. Clearly, despite the team relying on Ealy over Conner throughout their entire time together, the NFL saw Snoop Conner as the preferred running back prospect out of Ole Miss. It is also worth noting it's the only game that Jerrion Ealy missed during the 2021 season; Snoop Conner put up an impressive 12-110-3 stat line. Jaguars' standout UDFA RB James Robinson was outstanding last season until he tore his Achilles in Week 16. The typical recovery time needed to return to play as a professional football player after an Achilles tear is 11 months. Considering this timetable and the injury that occurred on December 26, I'm pretty confident that we won't see James Robinson for most of the 2022 season. More importantly, I don't expect Robinson to be nearly as efficient as we saw pre-injury when he returns towards the back-end of the season. With this in mind, Conner has an immediate opportunity to beat out career backup Ryquell Armstead for the second option in this relatively low-upside Jaguars offense. Even on this Jaguars team that is projected to be bad, meaning they're not going to be playing from ahead much, it may be worth taking a shot on Snoop Conner in much deeper leagues. Conner is virtually free, with his current ADP of RB102.
