James Conner Fantasy Football Profile, News and Stats

James Conner
RB
, Pittsburgh Steelers

Age: 25
Weight: 233 lbs
Height: 6' 1"

ADP: 40
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

Pts	RuYds	RuTD	Rec	RecYds
112	464	4	34	251

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Draft note

by John Paulsen

Conner’s stock rose after the Steelers didn’t really invest much capital into the running back position in the Draft, coming away with fourth-rounder Anthony McFarland. The Steelers are still referring to Conner as their lead back, and when he’s been healthy, he has averaged 18.3 touches for 95 yards and 0.87 touchdowns. The resulting 16.4 PPG (half-PPR) would have tied Austin Ekeler for the seventh-highest average at his position last season. Conner hasn’t proven that he can stay healthy, missing nine games over the last two seasons, so owners should handcuff Benny Snell, if possible.

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Dec 29, 2019 · 3:09 PM EST

Steelers Inactives
CB Artie Burns
RB James Conner
WR Amara Darboh
TE Zach Gentry
OT Chukwuma Okorafor
C Maurkice Pouncey
LB Tuzar Skipper

Scouting report

by Bill Riccette

· Jul 30 · 11:21 AM EDT

PIT RB James Conner - 2020 Fantasy Football Outlook

Fantasy Upside

Conner looks to be over the injuries than messed up his 2019 season and led to a 33rd-place finish among running games. That's good news as Conner is clearly the leader in what will be a bunched Steelers backfield in 2019. He should see the most opportunity among the running backs and could return to his RB1 status this season.

Fantasy Downside

As mentioned before, Pittsburgh's backfield is quite crowded. Benny Snell Jr., Jaylen Samuels, Trey Edmunds and rookie Anthony McFarland all have a chance to be in the mix. Game scripts could lead to some combination of these backs (and even fullback Derek Watt) getting work during games and lowering the ceiling of Conner. The nine missed games in two seasons will also raise some eyebrows.

2020 Bottom Line

Conner currently holds a fourth-round ADP in 12-team leagues and is our current RB17. Durability is a concern, but if healthy, Conner has shown he can run with some of the other top running backs in fantasy. As John Paulsen notes: "The Steelers are still referring to Conner as their lead back, and when he’s been healthy, he has averaged 18.3 touches for 95 yards and 0.87 touchdowns. The resulting 16.4 PPG (half-PPR) would have tied Austin Ekeler for the seventh-highest average at his position last season. Conner hasn’t proven that he can stay healthy, missing nine games over the last two seasons, so owners should handcuff Benny Snell, if possible."

2020 Strength of Schedule - PIT

W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6	W7	W8	W9	W10	W11	W12	W13	W14	W15	W16	W17
22 @NYG	7 DEN	23 HOU	21 @TEN	6 PHI	29 CLE	10 @BAL	BYE	15 @DAL	27 CIN	31 @JAX	10 BAL	30 WAS	17 @BUF	27 @CIN	8 IND	29 @CLE

Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.

2019 Game Stats

Week	Opp	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Fum	YPC	Rec	RecYds	RecTD	Tgts	YPR	STD	PPR	Snaps	%
1	@NE	10	21	0	0	2.10	4	44	0	4	11.00	6.5	10.5	32/69	46.4%
2	SEA	11	33	1	0	3.00	3	12	0	4	4.00	10.5	13.5	31/57	54.4%
3	@SF	13	43	0	1	3.31	4	14	0	5	3.50	3.7	7.7	36/53	67.9%
4	CIN	10	42	0	0	4.20	8	83	1	8	10.38	18.5	26.5	38/59	64.4%
5	BAL	14	55	1	0	3.93	0	0	0	0	0.00	11.5	11.5	48/60	80.0%
6	@LAC	16	41	1	0	2.56	7	78	1	7	11.14	23.9	30.9	30/60	50.0%
7	BYE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8	MIA	23	145	1	0	6.30	3	5	0	4	1.67	21.0	24.0	64/77	83.1%
9	IND	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	LAR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	@CLE	5	10	0	0	2.00	1	6	0	2	6.00	1.6	2.6	13/74	17.6%
12	@CIN	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
13	CLE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
14	@ARI	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
15	BUF	8	42	0	0	5.25	4	9	1	5	2.25	11.1	15.1	34/59	57.6%
16	@NYJ	6	32	0	0	5.33	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.2	3.2	9/67	13.4%
17	@BAL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Per game		11.60	46.40	0.40	0.10	4.00	3.40	25.10	0.30	3.90	7.38	11.15	14.55	33.50/63.50	53.49%
Totals		116	464	4	1	4.00	34	251	3	39	7.38	111.5	145.5	335/635	53.49%