So far through the first six weeks of the 2019 season, Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner holds an interesting distinction. According to one reporter who asked him about it yesterday, the third-round man leads the NFL in catch percentage, presumably as measured by a minimum number of targets.
Conner has 26 receptions on the season, which is actually more than anybody else on the Steelers. That’s nowhere near the top of the NFL, though. Michael Thomas of the New Orleans Saints has 62 receptions, made all the more impressive by the fact that Drew Brees has been how most of the year so far.