Height
6’ 5’’
Weight
311 lbs
Arm
33 1/2’’
Hand
10 3/8’’
Overview
Two-year starter whose in-season improvement and performance against Penn State’s Abdul Carter make it easier to project his future. Conerly is proportionally built but lacks ideal play strength. He strains at the point of attack but needs to get his hips and hands synced to improve as a finisher. He moves easily in space and gets to his angles to help spring the run. Conerly sets with smooth slides and ready hands but gets caught over-setting. He has anchor troubles against power that might be challenging to correct. He sees twists and blitzes developing and recovers with athleticism when beaten. Conerly is young and needs more development, but he should become a good starter at tackle or guard.
Strengths
Showed vast improvement as the season progressed.
Movements are composed and relatively athletic.
Accelerates hard into down blocks.
Works with strain at the point of attack and is rarely on the ground.
Consistent, well-balanced slides both diagonally and back inside.
Throws a sudden punch with good pop.
Squeezes B-gap and scans for incoming when rusher voids.
Weaknesses
Lacks pace to collect linebacker on work-up blocks.
Needs to improve his play strength and play bigger.
Oversets open up the inside door in pass protection.
Average bender who relies on forward lean to brace up.
Has trouble anchoring against speed-to-power rushers.
