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2026 season · RB · #30 · 5th season

30Jaylen Warren

Age 28 · 5'8" · 215 lb · Oklahoma State · Undrafted (2022). Listed RB1 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 72% across 8 games.

No injury listingRB1Steelers players
PITSteelers offense72% of snaps
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Carries
119
14.9 per game
10th of 70
Rush yards
704
5.9 per carry
6th of 70
Rush TD
2
37 first downs
T-25th of 70
Targets
36
25 catches · 294 yds
6th of 70
Touches / game
19.4
155 total
15th of 70
EPA / touch
+0.09
+14.1 total
10th of 70
Explosive
19
10+ run · 20+ catch
T-6th of 70
Snap share
72%
offensive snaps
8th of 70
The short version
  • How goodWarren's +14.1 EPA is 3rd of 70 backs.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+35.4, 75th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy14.5 standard points a game, RB12 of 107.16.0 half-PPR points a game, RB10 of 107.17.6 PPR points a game, RB9 of 107.
  • How he's usedRun-pass options feed him: 25% of his carries (league 7%).
  • LatelyTouches are steady: 19.7 a game over his last three against 19.4 for the season.
  • This weekA middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Bengals rank 18th vs the run, allowing -0.08 EPA per designed carry.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 70 backs with 30 touches+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Yards per carry5.93rd of 70
96th
Rush EPA per carry+0.134th of 70
95th
EPA per targetreceiving, 5+ targets-0.0334th of 64
48th
Broken tacklesper touch5%3rd of 70
96th
Explosive rate10+ run, 20+ catch per touch12%11th of 70
85th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Touches per game19.415th of 70
79th
Receiving sharetargets per touch23%24th of 70
66th
Yards per touch6.42nd of 70
98th
Success rate47%10th of 70
86th
Total EPA+14.13rd of 70
96th
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Warren scores 14.5 standard points a game, RB12 of 107 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 7.7 and 19.2; 5 boom weeks (12+) and 0 busts (under 5). Next up, in Week 10, the Bengals allow the 13th-fewest standard points to RBs, 15.6 a game.

Points a game14.5RB12 of 107
Season115.8RB9 · 8 games
Most weeks7.7–19.2his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts5 · 012+ · under 5

Warren scores 16.0 half-PPR points a game, RB10 of 107 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 8.7 and 20.1; 3 boom weeks (16+) and 0 busts (under 6.5). Next up, in Week 10, the Bengals allow the 11th-fewest half-PPR points to RBs, 17.5 a game.

Points a game16.0RB10 of 107
Season128.3RB7 · 8 games
Most weeks8.7–20.1his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts3 · 016+ · under 6.5

Warren scores 17.6 PPR points a game, RB9 of 107 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 10.0 and 21.0; 3 boom weeks (20+) and 0 busts (under 8). Next up, in Week 10, the Bengals allow the 7th-fewest PPR points to RBs, 19.4 a game.

Points a game17.6RB9 of 107
Season140.8RB7 · 8 games
Most weeks10.0–21.0his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts3 · 020+ · under 8
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the RB24 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 70 backs

Run-pass options feed him: 25% of his carries (league 7%). In short yardage he is the call: 47% of the team's touches with two or fewer to go (his overall share is 35%). His share of the team's touches is 35%: on third down it falls to 23%; inside the 20 it falls to 26%. He rarely moves before the snap: 46% of his touches come with motion (league 54%).

RPO backRPO 25% · 98th pctlShort-yardage backShort-yardage share 47% · 89th pctlNot the third-down back23% on third down · 35% overallNot the red-zone back26% inside the 20 · 35% overall
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Inside runscarries at guard or tackle
53%
51st
Shotgun runscarries from the gun
40%
69th
Receiving sharetargets per touch
24%
69th
Third-down shareof team touches on 3rd down
23%
86th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Red-zone shareof team touches inside the 20
26%
69th
Short-yardage shareof team touches, 2 or fewer to go
47%
89th
RPOcarries on run-pass options
25%
98th
Motiontouches with pre-snap motion
46%
21st
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own touches, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying backs; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Next upWeek 10 · at BengalsSun Nov 15 · 8:20 PM EST
The game
CINat Bengals
Sun Nov 15 · 8:20 PM EST
Paycor Stadium
The defense vs the run
18th vs the run
allow -0.08 EPA per designed carry, league -0.08
a middle-of-the-pack matchup
His history
vs middle defenses: 3 games, 17.3 touches a game, 109 yards a game
Week 3 vs CIN: 17 carries for 127, 3 catches for 49
His status
No listing
Snap share, last 3: 65%

A middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Bengals rank 18th vs the run, allowing -0.08 EPA per designed carry. He has averaged 109 yards a game against middle defenses this season, and he went 17 carries for 127, 3 catches for 49 against them in Week 3.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season5 seasons
72Games
676Carries
3,336Rush yards
17TD
192Receptions
2022 to 2026 · 5 seasons · 1 team

His best year was 2025, 1,291 scrimmage yards in 16 games. This season's 124.8 a game puts him on pace for 2,121 over 17, a career high.

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SeasonTeamGCarYdsYPCTDTgtRecRec ydsEPA/touch
2022PIT16773794.913328214+0.17
2023PIT171497845.347461370-0.08
2024PIT151205114.314738310-0.08
2025PIT162119584.584540333+0.04
2026PIT81197045.933625294+0.09
Career1 tm726763,3364.9172351921,521+0.01
Career highsRush yards 958 · 2025TD 8 · 2025Carries 211 · 2025
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 8
Depth chart
RB1 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
0 on 36 targets
Broken tackles
8
Passer rating when targeted
97.2
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    4DK MetcalfWR65389 · 1 TD-1.0
    13Rico DowdleRB63256 · 1 TD-5.2
    17Germie BernardWR43288 · 1 TD-1.3
    88Pat FreiermuthTE39240 · 5 TD+16.0
    80Darnell WashingtonTE28254 · 3 TD+8.3
    14Roman WilsonWR25188 · 2 TD+6.3
    8Aaron RodgersQB1223-4.3
    11Michael PittmanWR1289+2.4