James Conner

James Conner

RB

#30

Experience: 3 years

Height: 6-1

Age: 24

Weight: 233 lbs

College: Pittsburgh

2019 SEASON

CAR

97
YDS

380
AVG

3.9
TDS

4

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WK	OPP	RESULT	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	FUM	LOST
10	Rams	W 17 - 12
9	Colts	W 26 - 24
8	Dolphins	W 27 - 14	23	145	6.3	25	1	3	5	1.7	9	0
6	@Chargers	W 24 - 17	16	41	2.6	12	1	7	78	11.1	26	1
5	Ravens	L 23 - 26	14	55	3.9	12	1
4	Bengals	W 27 - 3	10	42	4.2	21	0	8	83	10.4	21	1
3	@49ers	L 20 - 24	13	43	3.3	10	0	4	14	3.5	5	0	1	1
2	Seahawks	L 26 - 28	11	33	3	14	1	3	12	4	9	0
1	@Patriots	L 3 - 33	10	21	2.1	5	0	4	44	11	23	0

Career Stats

RB FB Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	FUM	LOST
2017	Pittsburgh Steelers	14	0	32	144	4.5	0	0	0			0
2018	Pittsburgh Steelers	13	12	215	973	4.5	12	55	497	9	29	1	4	2
2019	Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	97	380	3.9	4	29	236	8.1	26	2	1	1
TOTAL		34	19	344	1497	4.3	16	84	733	5.7	29	3	5	3

Biography

Saw action in 13 games with 12 starts during the regular 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

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.
Caught 55 passes in 2018 – fourth-most by a Steelers running back in a single season, trailing Le’Veon Bell (2017: 75, 2014: 83 and 2016: 75).
His 1,470 yards from scrimmage in 2018 are the tenth-most by a Steelers running back in a single season, 15th among all Steelers.
His 497 receiving yards in 2018 are the 10th-most receiving yards in a season by a Steelers running back.
Eclipsed 150 yards from scrimmage four times in 2018.
Is the first Steeler since 2010 (Rashard Mendenhall: 13) to record at least 12 rushing touchdowns in a season.
His 12 rushing touchdowns in 2018 are the fifth-most rushing touchdowns by a Steeler in a season team history.
Became the second Steeler to record at least 100 rushing yards, 75 receiving yards and two rushing touchdowns in a game since 1950 (Oct. 7, 2018, vs. Atlanta), joining Franco Harris (Nov. 25, 1979 vs. Cleveland).
Rushed for at least 100 yards in four consecutive games (games 5-8), and in five total games in 2018.
His streak of four consecutive 100-rushing yard games from 10/7/18 vs. Atlanta-11/4/28 vs. Carolina is the first by a Steeler since 2016 (Le’Veon Bell, 4 games, Nov. 20-Dec. 11).
In 2018, totaled at least 100 yards from scrimmage and one touchdown in four consecutive games (games 5-8), joining Franco Harris (6 games and 4 games), Tom Tracy (5 games), Le’Veon Bell (4 games) and Jimmy Orr (4 games) as the only players in team history with a streak of at least four games with 100 yards and a 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 in 2018.
Rushed for at least 100 yards and two touchdowns in three consecutive games (games 5-7) in 2018, becoming the first player in Steelers history with such a streak and the first NFL player since 2009 (Chris Johnson).
In 2018, rushed for two touchdowns in five games, joining Franco Harris (1979) as the only players in Steelers history with at least two rushing touchdowns in five games of a single season.
In 2018, rushed for two touchdowns in three straight games (games 5-7), becoming the first Steeler in team history to do so.
In 2018, scored at least one touchdown 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 touchdowns 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).
Scored nine rushing touchdowns in the first eight games of 2018, tying Franco Harris (1976) for the most by a Steeler in the first eight games of a season.

PRO (27-12/0-0): 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.

2018 (13-12/0-0): Saw action in 13 games with 12 starts during the regular season (inactive 12/9 at Oakland-12/23 at New Orleans due to an ankle sprain)…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…his 55 catches were the fourth-most by a Steelers running back in a single season…his 12 rushing touchdowns were the most by a Steeler in a single season since 2010…became the first player in NFL history with four games within a single season of 100+ rushing yards, 50+ receiving yards and a touchdown…joined Franco Harris (1979) as the only players in Steelers history with at least two rushing touchdowns in five games of a single season...his streak of four consecutive 100-rushing yard games from 10/7/18 vs. Atlanta-11/4/28 vs. Carolina is the first by a Steeler since 2016 (Le’Veon Bell, 4 games, Nov. 20-Dec. 11).

9/9 at Cleveland: Made the first start of his NFL career and recorded 135 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns and five receptions for 57 yards, totaling 192 scrimmage yards...his 135 rushing yards marked the first 100-rushing yard game of his NFL career and the fourth-most by a Steeler on Kickoff Weekend...his 192 scrimmage yards are the third-most by a Steeler on Kickoff Weekend in team history...scored the first touchdown of his NFL career, a 4-yard run in the second quarter, marking Pittsburgh’s first score of the 2018 season, and added his second touchdown on a 22-yard run in the third quarter.
9/16 vs. Kansas City: Tallied 65 yards from scrimmage (17 rushing / 48 receiving) and scored on a 1-yard run.
9/24 at Tampa Bay: Generated 95 yards from scrimmage (61 rushing / 34 receiving).
10/7 vs. Atlanta: Tallied 185 yards from scrimmage (110 rushing / 75 receiving), along with two rushing touchdowns...set single-game career highs for yards from scrimmage (108), rushing yards (71) and receiving yards (37) in the first half of a game…amassed 99 yards from scrimmage in the first quarter (62 rushing / 37 receiving) – the most by a Steelers running back in the opening stanza of a game dating back to 1991, previous 88 (Jerome Bettis, Nov. 3, 1996 vs. St. Louis), and tie as the fifth-most by any Steeler since 1991 (99, Eric Green, Sept. 22, 1991 at Philadelphia)...gained 72 yards from scrimmage (43 rushing / 29 receiving) on the team’s opening drive, capping the series off with a 1-yard touchdown run.
10/14 at Cincinnati: Totaled 129 yards from scrimmage (111 rushing / 18 receiving) and two rushing touchdowns…is the fourth Steeler, sixth occasion, to rush for at least 100 yards and two touchdowns in back-to-back games, joining Jerome Bettis (Nov. 3-10, 1996), Barry Foster (Nov. 22-29, 1992) and Franco Harris (Oct. 22-28, 1979 / Oct. 17-24, 1976 and Dec. 7-13, 1975)...has rushed for two touchdowns in back-to-back games for the first time in his NFL career, marking the first such streak by a Steeler since 2014 (Le’Veon Bell, Dec. 7-14)...has rushed for 100 yards in back-to-back games for the first time in his NFL career.
10/28 vs. Cleveland: Led all players in multiple categories, including yards from scrimmage (212), rushing yards (146) and rushing touchdowns (2), adding 5 catches for 66 yards...eclipsed 150 yards from scrimmage for the third time in 2018...has rushed for at least 100 yards and two touchdowns in three consecutive games, becoming the first player in Steelers history with such a streak and the first NFL player since 2009 (Chris Johnson).
11/4 at Baltimore: Led all players with 163 yards from scrimmage (107 rushing / 56 receiving) and added his first career touchdown catch on a 7-yard pass from QB Ben Roethlisberger – his 10th touchdown of 2018…became the first player in team history to score 10 touchdowns in the first eight games of a season (9 rushing / 1 receiving)...eclipsed 1,000 yards from scrimmage (1,085) – becoming the second player in team history to reach the 1,000-yard milestone in the first eight games of a season (Le’Veon Bell, 2014: 1,086)...recorded 112 yards from scrimmage in the first half – the second first half of his 2018 season with at least 100 yards from scrimmage (Week 5 vs. Atlanta: 107).
11/8 vs. Carolina: Led the Steelers with 65 rushing yards on 13 carries and scored a 2-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Added one reception for eight yards...scored the 10th rushing touchdown, 11th overall, of his 2018 season, on a 2-yard touchdown in the first quarter...became the eighth player, 13th occasion, in Steelers history to record at least 10 rushing touchdowns in a season and the first since 2015 (DeAngelo Williams)...has scored at least one touchdown in five consecutive games, dating back to Oct. 7, 2018, vs. Atlanta, the first such streak by a Steelers running back since 2014 (Le’Veon Bell, five games, Nov. 17-Dec. 21).
11/18 at Jacksonville: Totaled 49 yards from scrimmage (25 rushing / 24 receiving).
11/25 at Denver: Totaled 95 yards from scrimmage (53 rushing / 42 receiving)…hauled in four passes to move into a tie with Frenchy Fuqua (1971: 49) and Merril Hoge (1991: 49) for the sixth-most receptions by a Steelers running back in a season, with 49 in 2018.
12/2 vs. L.A. Chargers: Totaled 74 yards from scrimmage (60 rushing / 14 receiving) and scored two rushing touchdowns before leaving the game with an ankle sprain...scored two rushing touchdowns in the first quarter – joining Jerome Bettis (Nov. 3, 1996) as the only Steelers players with two rushing scores in the opening stanza of a game, dating back to 1991...has scored at least one touchdown in six of his last eight games.
12/30 vs. Cincinnati: Totaled 94 yards from scrimmage (64 yards rushing / 30 yards receiving)...surpassed Merril Hoge (1988: 487) for the 10th-most receiving yards in a season by a Steelers running back, with 497 in 2018.

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 23-yard run 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 HS (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.