Running Back · Arizona Cardinals

Role Score

Developmental

Projected Role

Unknown

Current Status

ARIARI

Last Season → Now

Player profile

Age: 31 yr
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 233 lb
NFL Experience: 9 years
Birth Date: May 5, 1995
College: Pittsburgh
Draft: 2017
Draft Pick: R4 · #105

Availability & contract

Expected Games: 10/17
Total Contract: $3.0M
This Year: $4.8M
Per Game: $284K

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against

Roster Value+12.6 vs NFL RB76th percentile

Role−7.5 vs NFL RB38th percentile

Experience+56.5 vs NFL RB96th percentile

Prime−28.2 vs NFL RB5th percentile

Durability−3.0 vs NFL RB55th percentile

Continuity+66.9 vs NFL RB92nd percentile

Draft Pedigree+27.6 vs NFL RB77th percentile

Contract Fit−22.5 vs NFL RB5th percentile

Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

We do not yet have what it takes to answer this for the next game.

No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where James Conner fits · Running Backs

ARI running backs, last season vs this season — James Conner is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Running Backs: Matt Merritt

#4Jeremiyah LoveDrafted, unsigned899213/1700507895—21.36'0"212

Trey BensonInjured reserve59627/174176449669$1.7M24.26'0"220

#20Bam Knight49458/17556047960—25.55'11"210

#6James ConnerInjured reserve604010/179999585955$4.8M31.46'1"233

#22Tyler Allgeier543517/17770999335$4.3M26.45'11"225

Evan HullPractice squad30303/1724—209625—25.95'10"210

Tre StewartFree agent29303/170050960—23.85'8"192

Last season · 2025Running Backs: Matt Merritt

Michael Carter696211/178095678754—27.45'8"200

Emari DemercadoUnknown656213/17608578850—27.75'9"215

Trey BensonInjured reserve59627/174176449669$1.7M24.26'0"220

Jermar JeffersonUnknown32453/1717018935—26.45'10"209

Bam Knight49458/17556047960—25.55'11"210

Corey KinerUnknown32454/17112324960$1.0M24.75'9"210

James ConnerInjured reserve604010/179999585955$4.8M31.46'1"233

Contract notes

Short excerpts from public reporting. These notes are reported context, separate from the structured contract figures above.

“Conner had been scheduled to have a $9.8 million salary cap hit and make a total of $7.9M this season; he will have agreed to lower that to remain.”

ReportedArizona Cardinals official site

Transactions

Every tracked move involving this player, from the canonical transaction tracker.

#6James Conner

Roster Value60

ARIARIInjured reserve

Arizona Cardinals place James Conner on injured reserve

Aug 30, 2026

Official