It seems as though Pittsburgh Steelers second-year running back James Conner puts himself in rarefied air in new ways. After another great performance in which he rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries and 66 receiving yards on five catches for a career-high 212 yards from scrimmage, the 2017 third-round pick is setting himself apart by putting up obscure numbers.
For one thing, he now has nine rushing touchdowns in the team’s first seven games of the season. That ties him with Franco Harris, who rushed for nine touchdowns in the first seven games of the Steelers’ 1976 season.