
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.
Jaylen Warren
- RB
- , Pittsburgh Steelers
- 27
- 215 lbs
- 5' 8"
- Oklahoma State
- 91
- 1
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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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2025 Strength of Schedule - PIT
W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
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12 @NYJ | 15 SEA | 29 @NE | 3 MIN | BYE | 7 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
Week | Opp | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
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1 | @ATL | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 6.50 | 2.0 | 3.00 | 4.0 | 21/68 | 30.9% |
2 | @DEN | 9 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 4.67 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 9.50 | 6.1 | 7.10 | 8.1 | 32/66 | 48.5% |
3 | LAC | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 1 | -4.00 | 0.1 | 0.60 | 1.1 | 23/68 | 33.8% |
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Injury Details (w4)
Status: Out Injury: Knee | @IND | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w5)
Status: Out Injury: Knee | DAL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
6 | @LV | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3.67 | 1.8 | 3.30 | 4.8 | 25/67 | 37.3% |
7 | NYJ | 12 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 3.67 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 7.50 | 5.9 | 6.90 | 7.9 | 35/68 | 51.5% |
8 | NYG | 9 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 5.11 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6.50 | 5.9 | 6.90 | 7.9 | 26/66 | 39.4% |
9 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
10 | @WAS | 14 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 4.71 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 14.50 | 7.5 | 8.50 | 9.5 | 35/78 | 44.9% |
11 | BAL | 9 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 4.56 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 6.75 | 6.8 | 8.80 | 10.8 | 26/78 | 33.3% |
12 | @CLE | 11 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 4.09 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 6.33 | 12.4 | 13.90 | 15.4 | 39/69 | 56.5% |
13 | @CIN | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 13.75 | 6.4 | 8.40 | 10.4 | 25/69 | 36.2% |
14 | CLE | 9 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 5.22 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 12.50 | 7.2 | 8.20 | 9.2 | 34/65 | 52.3% |
15 | @PHI | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 | 1.5 | 2.00 | 2.5 | 23/43 | 53.5% |
16 | @BAL | 12 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 5 | 8.80 | 9.2 | 11.70 | 14.2 | 40/60 | 66.7% |
17 | KC | 11 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 6.45 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 8.20 | 11.2 | 13.70 | 16.2 | 40/75 | 53.3% |
18 | CIN | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.1 | 2.10 | 2.1 | 23/61 | 37.7% |
Per game | 8.00 | 34.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 4.26 | 2.53 | 20.67 | 0 | 3.20 | 8.16 | 5.74 | 7.01 | 8.27 | 29.80/66.73 | 45.05% | |
Totals | 120 | 511 | 1 | 1 | 4.26 | 38 | 310 | 0 | 48 | 8.16 | 86.1 | 105.1 | 124.1 | 447/1001 | 45.05% |