#45

Connor Weselman

P · Missouri · Sr. · #45

Returning to Missouri for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Connor Weselman

P · Missouri · Sr · #45

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1941 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach
2023
2024
2025

Played his entire career under Eli Drinkwitz.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Stanford3-9HC: Troy Taylor · Balanced
2024Stanford3-9HC: Troy Taylor · Run-leaning
2025Missouri8-5HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025

W 23–17

at Auburn

5 NO  ·  230 YDS  ·  46 AVG

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Missouri

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Punter · Missouri

Returning around him

  • 20% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • 6 Missouri players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +3 net (30 in / 27 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Missouri · Last season: 8-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #22 · 2026 recruiting class #34

DNA match

Player DNA

Steady

Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.

P

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Luke Larsen’s 2023 season.

Luke Larsen

89%match

East Carolina · 2023

#2

Keelan Crimmins

Mississippi State · 2023

86%
#3

Mitchell Tomasek

Eastern Michigan · 2024

86%
#4

Luke Larsen

East Carolina · 2024

84%
#5

George Georgopoulos

Mississippi State · 2022

84%

Matches Luke on

Weight
Yards / punt
In-20 rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Mitchell Tomasek's junior season at Eastern Michigan (2024).

Eastern Michigan · 2024

All-MAC
#2

Colin Goodfellow

Kentucky · 2022

79%
#3

Tommy Doman

Michigan · 2024

All-Big TenNFL Rd 7
78%
#4

Porter Wilson

Duke · 2022

All-ACC
78%
#5

Mark Crawford

Minnesota · 2022

77%

Matches Mitchell on

Class year
Yards / punt
In-20 rate

Differs from Mitchell on

Weight (higher)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #14628

Final rank
#14628
Avg #14971.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #14628 this season.