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James Conner Injury status and history

Age
31
Height / weight
6'1", 233 lb
Experience
10th season
Drafted
2017 R3, #105

2025 Season

PPR PPG
11.1
Pos rank
RB30
Rostered
9%

Week 4 at Giants, Sun Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET 12th vs. RBs, neutral

James Conner Injury Update & History

Injured reserve
Checked

Conner is on injured reserve with a foot injury.

2026 games missed
14
Last played Week 3, Sep 27
Latest injury
Foot
Week 18, 2025, played through
Next game
Week 4 @ NYG
Sun Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET

Practice participation

Week 4 reports: Wed, Thu, Fri

Conner hasn't appeared on an injury report this season.

Injury History at a Glance

Nine logged injuries in nine seasons, including three foot injuries. His lost time is spread out: the most any one injury cost was 14 games.

C-

Durability

32/100

36

Games missed

9

Injuries

14games

Longest absence

Foot injury · 2025

Where He's Been Hurt

Marker size shows games missed. A dashed ring means he played through it.

R. shoulder2019, 6 gamesR. knee ×32017, 2023, 2024: 9 gamesR. foot2025, 14 gamesL. ankle ×22018, 2020: 5 gamesFoot ×22021, 2025: 2 games
Front view: the player's right side is on your left. Side not recorded for the foot and ankle.
Injuries by body part, regular-season games missed
Body partInjuriesGames missed
Foot / toe316
Knee39
Shoulder16
Ankle25
Total936

Injury risk profile: High

  • Foot / toe injuries in 2021, 2025 and 2025
  • Questionable in 2025, 14 games missed
  • 36 games in 9 seasons, 14 of them in 2025
  • 9 injuries spread across 4 body parts

James Conner Injury History

Every logged injury, most recent first. Games missed are regular-season games.

  1. 2025

    Questionable Played through

    Week 18 · with the Cardinals

    Questionable

  2. 2025

    Foot Injury, surgery · Right 14 games

    Week 3 · with the Cardinals

    Suffered a season-ending right foot injury against the 49ers that required surgery.

  3. 2024

    Knee Hyperextension · Right 2 games

    Week 17 · with the Cardinals

    Sustained a right knee hyperextension and was placed on IR for the remainder of the season as the Cardinals were out of playoff contention.

  4. 2023

    MCL Sprain · Right 4 games

    Week 5 · with the Cardinals

    Suffered a knee injury on a 35-yard run and was subsequently placed on Injured Reserve, missing a minimum of four games.

  5. 2021

    Heel Injury 2 games

    Week 15 · with the Cardinals

    Dealt with a heel injury late in the season that caused him to miss two games.

  6. 2020

    Ankle Sprain 2 games

    Week 2 · with the Steelers

    Missed two games early in the season due to an ankle sprain.

  7. 2019

    AC Joint Sprain · Right 6 games

    Week 8 · with the Steelers

    Suffered a significant AC joint sprain in his shoulder that sidelined him for multiple stretches of the season.

  8. 2018

    Ankle Sprain · Left 3 games

    Week 13 · with the Steelers

    Sustained a left ankle sprain that caused him to miss three games down the stretch.

  9. 2017

    MCL Tear, surgery · Right 3 games

    Week 15 · with the Steelers

    Placed on Injured Reserve after tearing his right MCL, requiring season-ending surgery.

Injury status is the designation each club has filed, as our last check found it. History covers regular-season games missed. The durability score measures time lost to injury only; games not played as a backup don't count against it. Status last checked . Practice participation is from the league's official injury report on NFL.com, last read .

Fantasy points use PPR scoring.

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James Conner Injury FAQ

Is James Conner injured?

Yes. As of October 2, 2026, James Conner is on injured reserve with a foot injury. He has missed 14 games this season. See how the injury changes his rest-of-season value.

Is James Conner playing this week?

No. James Conner is on injured reserve for Week 4 at the Giants on Sunday, October 4. Should you start him?

What injury does James Conner have?

James Conner has a foot injury and is on injured reserve for Week 4. He has missed 14 games this season.

Why isn't James Conner playing?

James Conner is on injured reserve with a foot injury, the designation his club filed as of October 2, 2026. That rules him out of Week 4.

Has James Conner missed any games this season?

Yes. James Conner has missed 14 games in 2026 and played in 0.

What is James Conner's injury history?

James Conner has 9 logged NFL injuries, which have cost him 36 games in all: 14 for a right foot injury in 2025, 6 for a right AC joint sprain in 2019, 4 for a right MCL sprain in 2023, 3 for a left ankle sprain in 2018, 3 for a right MCL tear in 2017, 2 for a right knee hyperextension injury in 2024, 2 for a heel injury in 2021 and 2 for an ankle sprain in 2020.

What was James Conner's most recent injury?

James Conner's most recent logged injury was a questionable injury in Week 18 of 2025. He played through it and missed no regular-season games.

Does James Conner have any recurring injuries?

Yes: foot injuries in 2021 and 2025 (16 games missed), knee injuries in 2017, 2023 and 2024 (9 games missed) and ankle injuries in 2018 and 2020 (5 games missed).

What was James Conner's worst injury?

James Conner's longest absence came from a right foot injury in 2025, which cost him 14 games of the 36 he has missed in his career.