Matt Waldman on James Conner
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James Connor, Arizona Cardinal placed on the short-term injured reserve list. We haven't seen him practice at all this week. Is he worth drafting in late rounds... I mean, I don't think so... if you start hearing reports that are like James Connor's back at practice and he's he's working through here and you want to take a speculative ad a week or two before the point that you would expect that he's going to start to get on the field, do that.
STACKED’s take
Avoid early draft; consider speculative add post-practice reports.
Placed on the short-term injured reserve list and has not practiced. Matt Waldman RSP Film Room recommends against drafting him in late rounds because he is an aging veteran with two other backs ahead of him, and holding him for five weeks during peak waiverwire season is not worth the roster spot when he won't play. However, the source suggests a speculative add strategy: wait for practice reports indicating recovery progress, then add him a week or two before expected return to field rather than holding throughout recovery. Connor is currently going as RB71 and offers superior draft flexibility compared to Zack Charbonnet (RB50)—if he doesn't produce, you can hit the waiver wire at week five or six with an easy exit, whereas Charbonnet requires a full-season hold if drafted.
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