At 24 and entering his third season, James Conner is now the old man in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ running backs room. There is Trey Edmunds as well, a third-year player and the older brother of Terrell Edmunds, who was brought in at the start of the regular season, who is also 24, but Jaylen Samuels is 22, and rookie Benny Snell is 21.
As a surprise starter following Le’Veon Bell’s no-show, Conner averaged about 113 yards from scrimmage and one touchdown per game in his 13 games played, missing three due to injury.