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Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
D.J. Moore

D.J. Moore

WR • Buffalo Bills BUF
James Conner

James Conner

RB • Arizona Cardinals ARI
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Moore over Conner

 
 
 
 
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Latest News D.J. Moore
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Conner over Moore

 
 
 
 
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Outlook James Conner

Entering a Late-Career Supporting Role in an Increasingly Crowded Backfield

James Conner enters the upcoming season operating behind Jeremiyah Love and Tyler Allgeier on the offensive depth chart, signaling a significant shift away from his previous workhorse status. Our models project him for 59 rushing attempts and 227 rushing yards, accompanied by 13 receptions for 89 yards, culminating in a modest 57.4 fantasy points under a full-season outlook.

His draft market trajectory reflects this diminishing role, with his ADP holding relatively stable around pick 174 over the past month. While managers in deeper leagues might view this late-round cost as a cheap handcuff opportunity, our projections suggest his ceiling is heavily capped barring injuries ahead of him on the roster.

With overall fantasy ownership sitting near 23 percent and virtually zero starting confidence across formats, Conner profiles strictly as a situational depth piece rather than a reliable weekly contributor. Fantasy managers should treat him as a late-round lottery ticket rather than an impactful asset.

Updated 16 hrs ago

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance D.J. Moore
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Performance James Conner
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches D.J. Moore
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WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 @LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 @MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 @NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 @NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 @GB 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 @DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
19 🔓 🔓 🔓
20 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches James Conner
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WK OPP ATT TAR REC
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2 SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START D.J. Moore
OWN
93%
+0.36 compared to last week
START
64%
+1.79 compared to last week
OWN/START James Conner
OWN
24%
-1.19 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus D.J. Moore
23rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus James Conner
55th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown D.J. Moore

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 24th among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 9th with 162.48 total points (8.12 avg).
  • Currently 146.82 points behind the leader: Puka Nacua
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 8.1.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 37th among WR.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 39th among WR.
  • Top 35 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 31st among WR.
  • Top 35 in reception yards with 746 and 13.56 YPC and is currently ranked 32nd among WR.
  • Top 15 in Rec TDs with 8 and is currently ranked 13th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 6 in rush attempts with 15 (0.83 per game) and is currently ranked 4th among WR.
  • Top 10 in rush yards with 79 (4.39 per game) and is currently ranked 7th among WR.
  • Top 10 in rush tds with 1 (0.06 per game) and is currently ranked 7th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 3 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: -27, Rec Yards: -82 Rec TDs: +5,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 66, REC YDS: 866, REC TDS: 4
Breakdown James Conner

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts rank this player at 54th among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 74th with 25.30 total points (8.43 avg).
  • Currently 340.3 points behind the leader: Christian McCaffrey
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 8.4.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 100 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 78th among RB.
  • Top 100 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 81st among RB.
  • Top 35 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 30th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 100 in rush yards with 95 (31.67 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 84th among RB.
  • He is top 75 in rush tds with 1 (0.33 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 67th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 14 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: -1149, Rush AVG: -1.7 Rush TDs: -8, Receptions: -43, Rec Yards: -430 Rec TDs: EVEN,

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 59, RUSH YDS: 227, RUSH TDS: 2, REC: 13, REC YDS: 89, REC TDS: 1
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury D.J. Moore

No Injury Reported

Injury James Conner

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups D.J. Moore

Week 1
Buffalo Bills @ Houston Texans

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
17.32288.1634215664.54
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 2nd with 196.00 total points (10.32 avg).
  • Currently 31 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 10.3.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in total yards against with 322.06 per game and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 4 in turnovers with 29 (1.71 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 4 in rush defense with 1736 (102.12 per game) and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 10 in pass defense with 3739 (219.94 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 8 in sacks with 47 (2.76 per game) and currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 4 in interceptions with 19 (1.12 per game) and currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 2 in points against with 17.35 per game and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 8 in Total TDs with 4 (0.24 per game) and currently ranked 7th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +5.41, Turnovers: +1 Sacks: -7, INTs: -2, TDs: -2, Points Allowed: -3.73,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 47, INT: 14, TDS: 3, PA/G: 18.4, YDS/G: 294.6
Matchups James Conner

Week 1
Arizona Cardinals @ Los Angeles Chargers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
19.78283.6125205004.12
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 11th with 121.00 total points (6.72 avg).
  • Currently 106 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.7.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 2 in total yards against with 300.29 per game and is currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 10 in turnovers with 23 (1.35 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 6 in rush defense with 1791 (105.35 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 4 in pass defense with 3314 (194.94 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 10 in sacks with 45 (2.65 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 4 in interceptions with 19 (1.12 per game) and currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 10 in points against with 20.00 per game and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 29th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -56.57, Turnovers: +7 Sacks: +7, INTs: +8, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: +2.13,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 45, INT: 13, TDS: 2, PA/G: 21.3, YDS/G: 303.1
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating D.J. Moore
17.36
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating James Conner
5.99
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career D.J. Moore
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2018 CAR 16 82 55 788 14.3 2 13 172 13.2 0
2019 CAR 15 135 87 1175 13.5 4 6 40 6.7 0
2020 CAR 15 118 66 1193 18.1 4 2 22 11 0
2021 CAR 16 162 93 1157 12.4 4 8 48 6 0
2022 CAR 16 118 63 888 14.1 7 10 53 5.3 0
2023 CHI 16 136 96 1364 14.2 8 4 21 5.3 1
2024 CHI 16 140 98 966 9.9 6 14 75 5.4 0
2025 CHI 16 99 61 810 13.3 9 16 74 4.6 1
3-YEAR AVG 17 123 83 1025 12.4 7 11 58 5.3 1
Totals 134 998 624 8393 13.5 45 74 513 6.9 2
Career James Conner
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2017 PIT 12 32 144 4.5 0 1 0 0 0
2018 PIT 13 215 973 4.5 12 71 55 497 9.0 1
2019 PIT 10 116 464 4.0 4 39 34 251 7.4 3
2020 PIT 14 180 758 4.2 7 48 40 245 6.1 0
2021 ARI 15 202 752 3.7 15 39 37 375 10.1 3
2022 ARI 13 183 782 4.3 7 58 46 300 6.5 1
2023 ARI 13 208 1040 5.0 7 33 27 165 6.1 2
2024 ARI 16 236 1094 4.6 8 55 47 414 8.8 1
2025 ARI 3 32 95 3.0 1 9 8 38 4.8 1
3-YEAR AVG 14 209 972 4.7 7 49 40 293 7.3 1
Totals 109 1404 6102 4.3 61 353 294 2285 7.8 12
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Matchups

Week 1
ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @WAS 01:35 EDT EST
ATH @MIN 02:10 EDT EST
ATL @BAL 01:35 EDT EST
BOS vs TOR 01:35 EDT EST
CHC @PIT 01:35 EDT EST
CHW vs HOU 02:10 EDT EST
CIN @STL 02:15 EDT EST
CLE @TB 12:15 EDT EST
COL @MIL 02:10 EDT EST
DET vs KC 01:40 EDT EST
LAA @SF 04:05 EDT EST
LAD @NYM 01:40 EDT EST
MIA vs SD 01:40 EDT EST
NYY @PHI 07:20 EDT EST
SEA @TEX 02:35 EDT EST
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