Jaylen Warren
  • Jaylen Warren

  • RB
  • , Pittsburgh Steelers
  • 27
  • 215 lbs
  • 5' 8"
  • Oklahoma State
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Draft note
by John Paulsen
Warren took a step back in 2024, finishing as the RB40 after an RB24 campaign the year before. When the Steelers traded away Najee Harris, it looked like Warren might finally see lead-back touches—but then Pittsburgh spent a third-round pick on Kaleb Johnson, a downhill runner who could take over Harris’s early-down and goal-line role almost entirely. With Arthur Smith calling plays, this backfield looks destined for a committee. Smith has a history of deploying multiple backs, and Johnson’s size and draft capital suggest he’ll be involved right away. That likely leaves Warren in a change-of-pace and passing-down role, which still holds fantasy value—he ranked 13th in yards per route run among running backs last season and remains one of the better receiving backs in the league. Warren is a solid RB3/FLEX in PPR and half-PPR formats, but his weekly ceiling may be limited unless Johnson stumbles or gets hurt.

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Scouting report

by Brendan Darr

PIT RB Jaylen Warren - Week 17 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 17 vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Well, we finally saw Jaylen Warren have the lead role in the Steelers backfield, but it was largely in a trailing game script that saw Najee Harris take a back seat. Warren has been more efficient all season, but finally, that combined with the workload. It is possible this is more of a Warren game against Kansas City.

Warren's efficiency over Harris will be helpful, as the Chiefs are first in aFPA against running backs. Warren's role in the passing game should give him a higher floor than Harris while also allowing him to access a higher ceiling if the groundwork or touchdowns go his way. Warren is. a back-end RB3/flex play, but I'd prefer him over Harris and a few other backs in his range.

2025 Strength of Schedule - PIT

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10W11W12W13W14W15W16W17W18
12
@NYJ
15
SEA
29
@NE
3
MIN
BYE7
CLE
21
@CIN
14
GB
23
IND
8
@LAC
21
CIN
25
@CHI
27
BUF
10
@BAL
16
MIA
5
@DET
7
@CLE
10
BAL

Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.

Game Stats

WeekOppRuAttRuYdsRuTDFumYPCRecRecYdsRecTDTgtsYPRSTD0.5 PPRPPRSnaps%
1@ATL27003.50213026.502.03.004.021/6830.9%
2@DEN942004.67219029.506.17.108.132/6648.5%
3LAC35001.671-401-4.000.10.601.123/6833.8%
4
@IND---------------
5
DAL---------------
6@LV67001.17311033.671.83.304.825/6737.3%
7NYJ1244003.67215037.505.96.907.935/6851.5%
8NYG946005.11213036.505.96.907.926/6639.4%
9BYE---------------
10@WAS1466014.712290214.507.58.509.535/7844.9%
11BAL941004.56427046.756.88.8010.826/7833.3%
12@CLE1145104.09319056.3312.413.9015.439/6956.5%
13@CIN39003.004550413.756.48.4010.425/6936.2%
14CLE947005.222250512.507.28.209.234/6552.3%
15@PHI412003.0013023.001.52.002.523/4353.5%
16@BAL1248004.00544058.809.211.7014.240/6066.7%
17KC1171006.45541068.2011.213.7016.240/7553.3%
18CIN621003.5000010.002.12.102.123/6137.7%
Per game8.0034.070.070.074.262.5320.6703.208.165.747.018.2729.80/66.7345.05%
Totals120511114.26383100488.1686.1105.1124.1447/100145.05%