
I don’t see much of a possibility of Snell even coming close to these kinds of numbers unless the offensive line becomes top 5 in terms of run blocking. Conner was easily the best player at the position over the past 3 seasons. There isn’t another running back on the roster worth comparing to Conner in this case and Snell looks like nothing more than a goalline option at this point. Conner had 2 more touchdowns and over twice as many yards per game in 2020. Conner averaged an entire yard more per carry than Snell. James Conner of the Pittsburgh Steelers warms up. James Conner of the Pittsburgh Steelers is seen before the start of the game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Pittsburgh Steelers at TIAA. No other running back on the roster has done that. James Conner of the Pittsburgh Steelers stiff arms Ken Webster of the Miami Dolphins on Octoat Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, #30 has averaged at least 4 yards per carry in each of the last 3 seasons. He has yet to reach an average of 4 YPC in a season. In 2020 Snell’s average yards per carry went down from 3.9 YPC in 2019 to 3.3 YPC in 2020. Statistically, Snell’s averages got worse, while Conner was consistent. Many are quick to say that Snell made a leap forward in 2020, but I would hardly call it a step forward. A string of unfortunate injuries has made it easy to forget how special he looked in 2018.

Indianapolis hasn’t allowed a lot of fantasy. There is no evidence to support that any of the roster’s current running backs have a chance at being better than Conner when he is healthy. Even if James Conner (shoulder) plays, Samuels should approach or surpass double-digit touches in Pittsburgh’s run-heavy/checkdown-heavy offense. To be blunt, Conner is the only reason the run game has had a pulse in the last 3 seasons It is not an easy thing to disagree with as for the last 3 seasons the Steelers have failed to rank higher than 29th in rush yards per game. It is not as if there is no hope for the run game in 2021, but the failure to resign James Conner definitely puts a damper on things. Pittsburgh made it known pretty early this offseason that they believe the struggles with their offense stem from the running game.
JAMES CONNER PROFESSIONAL
Conner would play professional football on Sundays in the same stadium he played college ball on Saturdays the previous four years, less than two hours from his hometown of Erie.The Steelers have shown this past season that there is not an abundance of talent in the RB room.
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The following spring, Conner was selected in the third round by - call it lucky, or even fate - the Pittsburgh Steelers one year after beating cancer. He is an American football running back for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). Conner would ultimately finish his college career with 3,733 rushing yards and 56 rushing scores, second all-time in Pitt history to Dorsett while surpassing the likes of current NFL stars LeSean McCoy and Dion Lewis. James was born on as an American professional footballer. In his comeback season, Conner set the ACC record for career rushing touchdowns (49) and total touchdowns (52), earning him first-team all-ACC honors. Lymphoma never stood a chance - and with Conner’s return, neither did ACC defenses.
JAMES CONNER FREE
In May 2016, Conner announced he was cancer free and returning to the football program full-time. It wasn’t uncommon to see videos of Conner, face covered with a surgical mask, sprinting on the treadmill, pumping weights, jumping boxes, even participating in Pitt’s spring drills, always surrounded by teammates, always positive, never wavering.

As the calendar flipped to 2016, Conner refused to let his diagnosis affect his ultimate goal of returning to the Panthers’ backfield in the coming fall, intertwining chemo treatments with knee rehab and classes. Cardinals James Conner: Scores three times in win 22D ago Conner carried the ball 21 times for 96 yards and two touchdowns and caught all five of his targets for 77 yards and another TD in.
