Started all 10 games he saw action in during the 2019 season... voted to the Pro Bowl following the 2018 season... finished the season with 973 rushing yards on 215 carries (4.5 avg.) with 12 rushing touchdowns and added 55 catches for 497 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown… became the first player in NFL history with four games within a single season of 100+ rushing yards, 50+ receiving yards and a touchdown

Drafted by the Steelers with the second of two third-round selections (105th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Entering the 2020 season, has scored 20 total touchdowns since 2018, tied for ninth-most in the NFL over that span. 
• Entering the 2020 season, his 16 rushing touchdowns since 2018 tie for ninth-most in the NFL.
• Has eclipsed 150 yards from scrimmage five times in his career.
• Has eclipsed 100 rushing yards six times in his career.
• Has scored multiple TDs in a game six times in his career.
• In 2018, became the first player in NFL history with four games within a single season of 100+ rushing yards, 50+ receiving yards and a TD in 2018.
• In 2018, scored at least one TD in five consecutive games (games 5-9), vs. Atlanta, the first such streak by a Steelers running back since 2014 (Le'Veon Bell, five games, Nov. 17-Dec. 21).
• In 2018, became the first player in team history to score 10 TDs in the first eight games of a season (9 rushing / 1 receiving).
• In 2018, became the second player in team history to reach the 1,000-scrimmage yard milestone in the first eight games of a season (Le'Veon Bell, 2014: 1,086).
• Selected to his first Pro Bowl for his performance following the 2018 season. 
• Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 8 and AFC Offensive Player of the Month for the month of October in 2018.

PRO (37-22/0-0): Placed on the Steelers' Reserve/Injured List due to a shoulder injury on December 19, 2017…drafted by the Steelers with the second of two third-round selections (105th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.

2019 (10-10): Started all 10 games he saw action in…was sidelined with a shoulder injury for five games and a thigh injury for one…rushed 116 times for 464 yards and four rushing TDs…also caught 34 passes for 251 yards and three receiving touchdowns, setting a new career record for receiving TDs in a single season.

• 9/8 at New England: Recorded four catches for 44 receiving yards and added 21 rushing yards totaling 65 scrimmage yards.
• 9/15 vs Seattle: Rushed 11 times for 33 yards, including a 1-yard TD…added three catches for 12 yards before leaving the game in the fourth quarter with a knee injury. 
• 9/22 at San Francisco: Led the team with 45 rushing yards on 13 attempts and caught a team-high four passes for 14 receiving yards. 
• 9/30 vs Cincinnati: Set career highs in both receptions (8) and receiving yards (83)…added 42 rushing yards on 10 carries for a total of 125 yards from scrimmage…hauled in a 21-yard go-ahead TD reception from QB Mason Rudolph in the second quarter.
• 10/6 vs Baltimore: Rushed 14 times for 55 yards, including a 1-yard TD run. 
• 10/13 at L.A. Chargers: Rushed 16 times for 41 yards, including a 12-yard TD run in the first quarter…led the team with seven catches for 78 yards including a 26-yard TD reception in the second quarter…recorded his first career game with both a rushing TD and a receiving TD.
• 10/28 vs Miami: Rushed 23 times for 145 yards and one TD…Added three receptions for 5 yards…his 145 yards rushing is the second-highest single-game total of his career (he had 146 yards rushing exactly one year ago -- Oct. 28, 2018 vs. Cleveland)…registered his first 100-yard rushing game of the season and sixth of his career…has now recorded a rushing TD in four straight games…recorded his first game in 2019 with 150+ yards from scrimmage – the fifth-such game of his career.
• 11/14 at Cleveland: Rushed five times for 10 yards and caught one pass for 6 yards before leaving the game with a shoulder injury. 
• 12/15 vs Buffalo: Rushed for 42 yards on eight carries and caught four passes for 9 yards…hauled in an 11-yard go-ahead TD pass from QB Devlin Hodges.
• 12/22 at New York Jets: Rushed six times for 32 yards but left the game with a thigh injury and did not return. 

COLLEGE: Played in 39 games at Pittsburgh (2013-16)…finished second on Pitt's all-time rushing yards chart (3,733), total TDs (56) and rushing TDs (52), trailing only Tony Dorsett in all three…set ACC records for career rushing TDs and total TDs…returned to action in 2016 after enduring a season-ending knee injury in 2015, and he later was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma…in 2016, named First-Team All-ACC earned the Disney Sports Spirit Award, the FWAA Courage Award, the Brian Piccolo Award and the Maxwell Club Thomas Brookshier Spirit Award…in 2014, named First-Team All-ACC and earned ACC Player of the Year honors…in 2014, named First-Team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association, becoming the first Pitt running back to garner first-team accolades in 27 years, dating back to Craig "Ironhead" Heyward in 1987…also in 2014, set the school single-season record for rushing TDs (26), total TDs (26) and points (156)…his 26 rushing TDs also set an ACC record…majored in administration of justice. 

PERSONAL: Attended Erie McDowell High School (Erie, Pa.)…played running back and defense…led school to quarterfinals of the PIAA Class AAAA playoffs as a senior, after rushing for 1,680 yards with 21 TDs…as a senior, set a school single-season record with 164 points, including 26 TDs…also set school records for sacks in a season (12.0 as a senior) and career (17.0)…son of Kelly Patterson and Glen Conner…full name: James Earl Conner.