James Conner

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James Conner

RB

#30

Experience: 2 years

Height: 6-1

Age: 23

Weight: 233 lbs

College: Pittsburgh

2018 SEASON

CAR

39
YDS

152
AVG

3.9
TDS

3

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WK	OPP	RESULT	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	FUM	LOST
2	Chiefs	L 37 - 42	8	17	2.1	9	1	5	48	9.6	22	0
1	@Browns	T 21 - 21	31	135	4.4	22	2	5	57	11.4	19	0	1	1

Career Stats

RB FB Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	FUM	LOST
2017	Pittsburgh Steelers	14	0	32	144	4.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	Pittsburgh Steelers	2	2	39	152	3.9	3	10	105	10.5	22	1	1
TOTAL		16	2	71	296	4.2	3	10	105	5.25	22	1	1

Biography

Saw action in 14 games during the regular season before being placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured List due to a knee injury…finished the season with 32 carries for 144 yards.

PRO (14-0/0-0): 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.

2017 (14-0/0-0): Saw action in 14 games during the regular season before being placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured List due to a knee injury…finished the season with 32 carries for 144 yards.

9/10 at Cleveland: Made his NFL debut.
10/1 at Baltimore: Totaled 26 rushing yards on four carries, including a run of 23 yards in the first quarter.
12/17 vs. New England: Left the game with a knee injury in the fourth quarter 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 touchdowns (56) and rushing touchdowns (52), trailing only Tony Dorsett in all three…set ACC records for career rushing touchdowns and total touchdowns…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 touchdowns (26), total touchdowns (26) and points (156)…his 26 rushing touchdowns 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 touchdowns…as a senior, set a school single-season record with 164 points, including 26 touchdowns…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.