Tanner Conner

Career StatsF

Year	Team	GP	Rec	Yards	TD
Career		30	12	107	—
2025		9	9	91	0
2024		8	3	16	0
2023		3

Season	Team	GP	Rec	Yds	TD	YPR	Grade
2025		9	9	91	0	10.1	F F Bottom 5%
2024		8	3	16	0	5.3	F F Bottom 5%
2022		13	0	0	0	0.0	F F Bottom 5%

Grades reflect the player's performance in each season. Header grade shows the current season.

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Tanner Conner's contract earns a D Contract Value Index, with the AAV sitting where the comparable-tier deals tend to settle. At $1.2M annually on a one-year deal, the Giants are pricing him as replacement-level depth, which aligns perfectly with his F performance grade and the modest production that justifies it—across the 2025 season, he accumulated 91 receiving yards over nine games, confirming he remains a reserve contributor without a clear role in the passing game. For a tight end in his fourth season at age 28, this salary bracket reflects organizational skepticism about his ability to develop into a meaningful offensive weapon, a perception reinforced by the Giants' recent free agent activity focusing on wide receiver signings rather than any investment in the position room itself. The one-year structure offers no long-term commitment risk and minimal dead cap exposure, but it also sends a clear message: the team views Conner as a camp-body-level option rather than a foundational piece heading into what appears to be a rebuild phase. Without a significant performance leap or a change of scenery, his Contract Value Index grade will likely remain anchored in negative territory, as the gap between his actual production and even mid-tier starter expectations continues to widen at an age where development windows have largely closed.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the D band — a quick read on where Tanner's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

Tanner Conner's F grade with the Giants reflects a tight end who has been unable to establish himself at the NFL level. The young pass catcher has been buried on the depth chart, producing virtually nothing in terms of receiving stats. His F grade captures a player fighting for a roster spot without any meaningful contributions to justify keeping him. New York's tight end room has better options, and Conner hasn't shown the blocking or receiving ability needed to earn a spot. His NFL career is on life support unless he can make a dramatic impression in the next opportunity. Conner is a replacement-level talent at a position the Giants need to upgrade.

How Tanner Compares at the Position

Tanner Conner ranks 158th of 164 graded tight ends by performance. That slots Tanner between Feleipe Franks (F) just ahead and Tanner Mclachlan (F) just behind.

Current Sentiment

Tanner Conner enters the 2026 offseason as one of the most anonymous players on the Giants' roster, and his D+ sentiment grade captures that indifference with precision. The narrative driving his perception isn't hostility — it's the far more damaging force of complete media disinterest, as a player with just 12 receptions for 107 yards across his entire Giants tenure and a $1.2M AAV deal has given neither reporters nor fans any real reason to pay attention. That indifference aligns directly with his F performance grade, which confirms that the lack of buzz isn't an oversight — it's an accurate reflection of what Conner has actually produced at the NFL level. The Giants' recent offseason activity, which has focused on defensive line additions like DJ Reader, Shelby Harris, and Leki Fotu rather than any investment in the tight end room, reinforces the organizational signal that Conner is a depth placeholder rather than a developmental priority. In 2025, he appeared in nine games and managed 91 receiving yards — modest counting stats that do nothing to change the storyline heading into a season where the Giants are already navigating a difficult rebuild at 4-13. At 28, there's no longer a "give him time to develop" narrative available — he's a fourth-year player at the stage where either production or opportunity has to materialize, and neither appears imminent. Until that changes, Conner's public perception is locked in neutral, and nothing on the horizon suggests a momentum shift.