James Conner
Arizona Cardinals·#6·6'1"·233 lb·9th year·PittsburghJames Conner is an RB for the Arizona Cardinals on a deal paying $3M a year through 2026, a $4.8M cap hit in 2026 (updated November 7, 2026).
Model Score by season
A career-high 94.2 this season, up from 89.8.
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Comps
The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.
Plays like: Ryan Mathews, Steve Slaton, James Brooks. Built like: Qadree Ollison, Jacob Hester, Rhamondre Stevenson. Coming out: Michael Bush, Jeremy Hill, Zach Line.
Of his 20 closest coming out: 3 stars, 3 starters, 9 backups, 5 didn't stick.
James Conner Injury StatusIR
James Conner is listed on injured reserve (Foot), reported Nov 4, with a return date of Nov 15. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
This season
0 fantasy points a game. Every game on the Game Log, every season on Career. Advanced numbers are EPA and Next Gen Stats.
Contract2026 cap
Every year of the deal, the dead money and what a cut or trade saves on the Contract tab.
Fantasy outlookWeek 9
Our rest-of-season board has James Conner at RB78 (the public consensus says RB82).
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Draft & College
Round 3, pick 105 to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2017, out of Pittsburgh (ACC). He went earlier than consensus.
In college, 2014-2016, 24 games: 2,508 rush yds, 39 TD, 5.3 yds/carry, 25 rec. (partial record) Coming out: 4.65s 40 yd, 20 reps bench, 29" vertical, 113" broad.
Recruited
Class of 2013 · Linebacker · High school: McDowell, Erie, PA
His offer board, and the recruits whose boards look like it now →