James Conner

Cardinals running back James Conner had his first multi-touchdown game of the 2024 season last week, adding 138 scrimmage yards for good measure. Conner led all running backs in fantasy points a week ago and is a candidate to repeat this week when Arizona plays the Carolina Panthers. Carolina has allowed far and away the most rushing yards in the league to enemy backs. They have also given up 15 rushing scores to opposing running backs, which is tied for tops in the NFL. Conner should have plenty of chances to rack up the fantasy points in this matchup.

In Week 15, the Arizona Cardinals were led by James Conner in both the rushing and receiving games. Conner carried the ball 16 times for 110 yards, averaging 6.9 yards per carry, and scored two touchdowns, with his longest rush being 53 yards.
Conner struggled with a negative 4 air yard total on 5 targets, gaining 28 receiving yards, but without a touchdown. The Cardinals RB1 totaled six touches inside the red zone.
Trey Benson added 22 yards on 5 carries, while DeeJay Dallas rushed for 15 yards on 4 carries. Benson however left the game with an ankle injury.
If the Benson injury is serious, Conner is looking at an enormous workload in the best possible matchup against Carolina in Week 16.