James Conner RB

ARI · IR — Foot — Week 5 vs DET, who allow the 17th-most points to RBs — recently Kendre Miller put up 9 on them (W1).

Should you start James Conner this week?

James Conner projects 1.6 PPR points in week 5 vs DET — the 17th-ranked matchup for RBs. Start him if that clears your other options at RB — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 2 angle vs DET: 91 rushing yards a game allowed at 3.64 a carry · 1 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 17th-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how DET defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 5 proj
1.6
PPR · 1.3 std
Matchup
17th
DET vs RBs

Usage & TD luck (2025 · 3 games, last season — no games yet this year): 50% offensive snaps · 10.7 carries/game (41.6% of team carries) · 53.9% of the backfield's touches · 3 targets/game, 9.9% target share · 31.7 rushing and 12.7 receiving yards/game, 2 TD. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

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Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W5vs DET Sun, Oct 11 1.31.51.6 17th
W6@ LAR Sun, Oct 18 1.21.41.5 19th
W7vs DEN Sun, Oct 25 1.11.31.4 2nd · soft
W8@ DAL Sun, Nov 1 1.61.71.9 9th
W9@ SEA Sun, Nov 8 1.11.21.4 22nd
W10vs LAR Sun, Nov 15 1.21.41.5 19th

The matchup

All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.