Pittsburgh Steelers- Position
- Running Back
- Height / Weight
- 5' 8", 215 lbs
- Born
- 1/11/1998 in Salt Lake City, UT
- Age
- 27
- College
- Oklahoma State
- Draft
- Undrafted
- Experience
- 5th Season
- Status
- Active
Why he's performing this way
The usage, efficiency, schedule and team factors behind his recent numbers.
Jaylen Warren is heating up. He's at 20.6 fantasy pts / game (PPR) over his last game, up from 10.0.
- Recent
- 20.6
- Season
- 13.5
fantasy pts / game (PPR)
- Bigger role
He's averaging 21.0 touches over his last game, compared with 15.5 before that. More opportunity is the main reason the production has risen.
- Low target share
He draws 13% of PIT's targets. At this share he needs big plays or touchdowns to produce.
- Efficient with his chances
5.7 yards per carry on the season (the typical RB is at 3.9), and 7.5 over his last game. He is turning volume into yards better than most at his position.
- Scoring without touchdowns
0% of his fantasy points come from touchdowns. His yardage is doing the work, so there is upside if the touchdowns start coming.
- Soft recent schedule
Opponents in his last game (CIN) give up more EPA per play than the league average. Some of the recent production comes from the matchups.
Play style & archetype
Compares 2026 play-by-play and box score data against 50 qualified RBs across 3 games.
Archetype
Receiving back
with three-down workhorse traits
A weapon in the passing game who wins as a checkdown, screen and route runner.
Yards / carry of 5.7 ranks in the top 4% of qualified RBs.
Fumbles lost / touch of 2.08% ranks in the bottom 8% of qualified RBs.
He sees heavy target volume (targets / game 4.7, top 12% of RBs).
Yards / target of 7.9 ranks in the top 12% of qualified RBs.
He also shows traits of a three-down workhorse.
5 NFL seasons and 2,848 career rushing yards. Best year: 958 in 2025.
Strengths
- Yards / carry (5.7)
- Yards / target (7.9)
Areas to watch
- Fumbles lost / touch (2.08%)
- Rush TD rate (0.0%)
Percentile vs. RBs
- Carries / gamestyle12.7 · 57
- Team carry sharestyle56.7% · 69
- Yards / carry5.7 · 96
- Rush TD rate0.0% · 21
- Targets / gamestyle4.7 · 88
- Receiving share of yardsstyle33.7% · 84
- Yards / target7.9 · 88
- Fumbles lost / touch2.08% · 8
Colored bars are quality measures. Gray "style" bars show how often he does something, not whether it's good.
Where he's targeted
36%
left
21%
middle
43%
right
0% of targets deep (15+ air yards), 100% short
Career statistics
Regular season, by year and team. Career bests are highlighted.
Rushing
Receiving
Defense
Returning
Scoring
2026 game log
Box score lines from completed games this season.