Chamarri Elijah Conner (born July 11, 2000) is an American professional football safety for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies. Early life Conner grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Trinity Christian Academy. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Virginia Tech. College career Conner played in all 13 of Virginia Tech's games during his freshman season on special teams and as a backup cornerback. He became a starter as a sophomore and primarily played in the nickelback position until his redshirt senior season, when he was moved to safety. Conner was named honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) as a junior after making 81 tackles. He repeated as an honorable mention All-ACC selection as a senior after recording 85 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, two forced fumbles, an interception, and five passes broken up. Conner used the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes due to the COVID-19 pandemic and returned to Virginia Tech for a fifth season. Professional career Pre-draft NFL media analyst Lance Zierlein projected Conner would be selected in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft. NFL draft analyst Cory Giddings of Bleacher Report had Conner ranked as the 25th best safety prospect (285th overall) in the draft and projected him to go undrafted. NFL media analyst Daniel Jeremiah had Conner ranked as the 18th best cornerback prospect (116th overall). NFL draft analyst Michael Renner of Sports Illustrated had him ranked as the 22nd best safety available in the draft.