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James Conner 2025 Fantasy Football Outlook: Good Workhorse RB Somehow Still Underpriced
Arizona Cardinals running back James Conner finished the season as the RB11 overall in the standard PPR fantasy football league scoring format. He eclipsed 1,000 yards rushing, scored nine total touchdowns, nabbed the second-most receptions in his career, and totaled over 1,500 yards from scrimmage. Yet he's still relatively easy to draft in the fifth round of fantasy football drafts in 2025. It seems like the market expects every year to be Conner's fall-off year, yet he keeps chugging onwards. The prospects of backup back Trey Benson taking over the backfield don't seem very large, as Conner signed an extension to his contract on November 30. Conner should continue to be a great value in all formats. His tape was great last season, and he was excellent at forcing missed tackles, so he often got more yards on his runs than the defense expressly gave him. Benson is a nice handcuff, but that's about it. Conner in the fourth round is honestly not a bad pick -- even in the case he does get injured, he's a player you can usually count on to put up good numbers when he's healthy and on the field. That's better than a player that's less of a sure-fire start to have. Target Conner especially if he's available in the 5th round in redraft leagues.
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