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Injury Status: Healthy
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries in his team's 27-6 rout of the Cleveland Browns. He failed to gain a yard on his lone catch (two targets). Warren was electric again on Sunday, carving up a porous Browns defense to tie a career-high in rushing yards. It was the fourth time this season that he surpassed 100 yards on the ground, while the rushing score was his second. In an encouraging turn of events, the Oklahoma State product was still uber-effective despite teammate Rico Dowdle's increased involvement. The latter was clearly out-touched through his first two games back from a toe injury, but brought the backfield carry split considerably closer. Either way, Warren was more efficient with his work and wasn't hampered in terms of fantasy. The 28-year-old continues to rip off long, chunk gains and is an enticing weekly play. He and the Steelers will get some time off before returning for a road matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 10.
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2026 STATS SNAPSHOT
| GP | RUSH ATT | R ATT / G | YDS | YDS/ATT | RUSH TD | TGT % | TAR/GM | REC | REC / G | REC YDS | YPC | REC TD | PTS | PTS / GM | P-RANK | |||||||||||||||
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| 8 | 119 | 14.9 | 704 | 5.9 | 2 | 24.8 | 4.5 | 25 | 3.1 | 294 | 11.8 | 1 | 128 | 16 | - | 115.8 | 14.5 | - | 140.8 | 17.6 | - | 153 | 19.2 | - | 153.8 | 19.2 | - | 140.3 | 17.5 | - |
INJURY STATUS & HISTORY
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as of Nov 2, 7:23am ET
Weekly injury report
| Week | Game Status | Practice | Injury |
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| Week 3 | Questionable | Limited | Shoulder |
Weekly injury report
| Week | Game Status | Practice | Injury |
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| Week 4 | Questionable | Limited |
Weekly injury report
| Week | Game Status | Practice | Injury |
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| Week 11 | Questionable | Limited | Back |
| Week 6 | Questionable | Full | Knee |
| Week 5 | Out | Did not practice | Knee |
| Week 4 | Out | Did not practice | Knee |
Weekly injury report
Not on the injury report this season.
| Season | Games Played | Weeks on Injury Report | Injuries |
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| 2026 | 7 (in progress) | 1 | Shoulder |
| 2025 | 16 of 17 | 1 | None |
| 2024 | 15 of 17 | 4 | Knee, Back |
| 2023 | 17 of 17 | 0 | None |
Status changes are tracked from Oct 2026. Weekly rows come from official NFL injury reports.
UPCOMING MATCHUPS
| WEEK | OPPONENT | MATCHUP RATING | PROJECTED PTS | ||
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| WEEK 10 | @CIN | 115.9 | 13.5 | 12 | 14.9 |
| WEEK 11 | @PHI | 117.1 | 13.5 | 12 | 14.9 |
Who Should I Start? Compare Jaylen Warren vs. Others
DRAFT RANK AND ADP
| NICK'S RANK | O-RANK | P-RANK | BB-RANK | $ |
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| 16 | 16 | 10 | 72 | 44 |
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Who Should I Draft? Compare Jaylen Warren vs. Others
FANTASY OUTLOOK
Jaylen Warren 2026 Fantasy Football Outlook: A Safe Bet to Outperform ADP Yet Again
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren has outperformed ADP in three of his first four seasons in the league, and coming into 2026 as RotoBaller's RB32, he has a solid chance of improving upon that trend. Since signing on with Pittsburgh as an undrafted free agent in 2022, Warren has proven himself to be one of the most well-rounded, underrated backs in the read more...
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren has outperformed ADP in three of his first four seasons in the league, and coming into 2026 as RotoBaller's RB32, he has a solid chance of improving upon that trend. Since signing on with Pittsburgh as an undrafted free agent in 2022, Warren has proven himself to be one of the most well-rounded, underrated backs in the league. In two of his three seasons sharing the backfield with former first-round pick Najee Harris, he topped 160 opportunities, and he never fell below 5.2 yards per touch. Last year, as Kenneth Gainwell racked up the fourth most running back receptions in the league, Warren was not far behind with 40 of his own, while his 1.58 yards per route run ranked sixth among qualified backs. The Steelers added Rico Dowdle in free agency, and while he was able to top 1,000 yards at each of his last two stops in Carolina and Dallas, he has never handled a bellcow role for an extended stretch. He also doesn't possess any single trait to justify Warren's fall to the back of the seventh round after an RB16 finish in 2025. At 215 pounds, Dowdle's 236 carries in 2025 do not come close to the workload of a prime Harris, and his career-high 39 receptions came while sharing the backfield with one of the league's most inefficient pass catchers in Chuba Hubbard. Warren has fended off larger threats while finishing as a top-25 back in two of his last three seasons. While he may not offer the league-winning upside that some drafters prefer to swing for from the later rounds, Warren is a safe bet to return value, and he has a proven track record of thriving under similar circumstances.less...
PLAYER PROJECTIONS
| RUSH ATT | YDS | YPA | TAR/GM | REC | REC/GM | YPC | TD | PTS | ||||
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15 | 95 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.9 | 8.5 | 1 | 14.6 | 13.1 | 16.1 | 14.9 |
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13.2 | 72.8 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 12 | 0.2 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
STATS AND POINTS
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RED ZONE STATS
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