James Conner Week 5 Outlook - Cardinals at 49ers

By Mick Ciallela (Fantrax), Wed, Oct 2nd 2024, 8:03pm EDT

James Conner bounced back from a subpar Week 3 to post his third RB1 finish of the young season last week. He will have a tougher matchup this week against San Francisco. The 49ers rank sixth in the NFL in run defense DVOA. San Francisco has been vulnerable to receiving backs out of the backfield. They have allowed the fourth-most receiving yards to opposing running backs so far this season. Conner has only been targeted once in each of the last three games but did haul in three passes in Arizona's season opener. If the Cardinals can get Conner going as a receiver, he could end the week as an RB1. Otherwise, he will likely finish the week as a volume-based RB2 in 12-team leagues.