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James Conner is a fantasy football sleeper undervalued draft pick for 2025. Read the fantasy football outlook and draft advice for the Arizona Cardinals running back.
RotoBaller Ranking (half-PPR): RB20
Fantasy Draft Analysis:
We're reaching the point where James Conner is a clear value pick every single season now. No matter how many times he outperforms his ADP, he always seems to fall at least a round too far in fantasy drafts. It makes sense, I guess. He's one of the least sexy picks to make.
But for a player who constantly puts up big numbers in the fantasy football playoffs, even in seasons where he struggles with injuries -- which, admittedly, happens often -- Conner plays lights out down the stretch. He's one of the league's best running backs in Weeks 15-17, overall, over the past few seasons.
He's set to essentially have the same role he had last season, which propelled him to another RB1 finish. His numbers during the season were consistently good, and he was a locked-in starter in most fantasy leagues all year. So, it's odd to see that, yet again, he's being underrated.
Right now, he's being drafted as the RB21, or 68th overall (Round 6), in PPR leagues. I think I'd take him a bit higher than that. But if he's there in the late fifth and at any point in the sixth round, there's not much risk in picking him up because he'll probably be better than most of the players around him.
This was called back, but just a reminder that James Conner is a scary dude. pic.twitter.com/qJ8UAh7bjI
— Jacob Gibbs (@jagibbs_23) October 28, 2024
Conner is a highly skilled back who has a history of good production in the league, and his efficiency metrics from last season didn't show any signs of a big slowdown. Sure, it might be his last great season in the NFL, as he's 30 years old, but we've often seen good running backs continue to play well in their very early 30s.
Conner is a very solid value at his current ADP.
- John Johnson
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