ESPN college football analyst Jesse Palmer, who worked Pitt's game against Virginia Tech this season, said he believes Conner “made himself a lot of money this year.” “James absolutely (will be) a starting running back in the NFL someday,” Palmer said. Before his cancer diagnosis last year, Conner received a third-round grade from NFL evaluators.
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