James Earl Conner, a running back for the National Football League’s Arizona Cardinals, was born on May 5, 1995. (NFL). He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft after playing college football for Pittsburgh. He received AFCA first-team All-American recognition and the ACC Player of the Year award in 2014.
James Conner Wife
Sarah Quinn, James Conner’s girlfriend, has been through it all. Pittsburgh remains at the heart of this story, from college to the pros.
James Conner Children
He has no children, according to our records.
James Conner Parent
Glen Conner Sr. and Kelly Bibbs are James Conner’s parents.
James Conner siblings
He also has a stepbrother, Rico, from his mother’s new marriage. He also has three blood brothers, Glen, Michael, and Richard.
Conner participated in 12 of the 13 contests as a true freshman in 2013. In the Panthers’ season-opening loss to Florida State, he had eight carries for 34 yards in his collegiate debut. He made his career debut the following week against New Mexico and finished the victory with 12 carries, 119 rushing yards, and a season-high two touchdowns. Conner was named the 2013 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl MVP after a season-high 26 carries for 226 yards and a touchdown helped his team defeat Bowling Green on December 26, 2013, by a score of 30-27. He led the team in rushing yards (799) and rushing touchdowns (8). Conner’s 229 rushing yards broke Tony Dorsett’s bowl-game rushing yardage record.
Conner began his sophomore season by rushing for 153 yards on 14 carries and scoring four touchdowns in a 62-0 win over Delaware. Conner rushed for a career-high 263 yards on 38 attempts and scored three touchdowns in a 48-51 double-overtime loss to No. 24 Duke on November 1, 2014. The following game, he rushed for 200 yards for the second time in a row, with 30 carries for 220 yards and a career-high-tying four touchdowns in a loss to North Carolina. Conner set an ACC record in 2014 during his sophomore season by rushing for 1,765 yards on 298 attempts while also scoring 26 rushing touchdowns. He ranked seventh in the FBS and led the ACC in rushing yards. He received first-team All-American recognition from the AFCA and was named the ACC Player of the Year at the conclusion of the campaign.
