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The Steelers RB Duo With Sky-High Handcuff Upside

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Aug 23, 2026
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Sun, August 23, 2026
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Jaylen WarrenRico Dowdle
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Jaylen Warren

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Ian Hartitz projects a near 50-50 backfield split for Jaylen Warren, noting he has high handcuff upside and the potential to be a complete workhorse if the backfield situation changes. Warren is viewed as capable of three-down work, and the team's quarterback situation historically boosts running back target volume.

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Rico Dowdle

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Ian Hartitz views Rico Dowdle as having high handcuff upside and potential to serve as a primary starter in a near 50-50 backfield split. Dowdle is considered capable of three-down work and may compete for pass-down targets, with the team's quarterback situation historically favoring high target volume for running backs.

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0:00Oh, Ian, he's the starter. It should be
0:02Jaylen Warren. Fine, go with Jaylen
0:03Warren then. Rico Dowdle or Jaylen
0:05Warren, they are the same person [music]
0:07to me for the purposes of this study
0:09because I just think it's going to be
0:10pretty close to 50-50. And guess what?
0:13If it's not, if one guy goes down, the
0:15other one should be a complete
0:16workhorse, especially given the fact
0:18that it seems [music] like a matter of
0:19when, not if, Caleb Johnson is not even
0:22on this team anymore. So, I'm giving
0:24Jaylen Warren the benefit of the doubt
0:25here, but maybe it is going to be Rico
0:27just as a straight-up starter.
0:28Regardless, guys, two players who I
0:30think are fully capable of working
0:31across all three downs. As much as
0:33Jaylen Warren could take some of Rico's
0:35goal line and short yardage work, I
0:37think Rico could also take some of
0:38Jaylen Warren's pass down work. I've
0:40talked about it. I mean, having these
0:41old, elderly, geriatric quarterbacks
0:43under the center really has been a boon
0:45for fantasy success at the running back
0:47position. When I've looked at I think
0:48the 20 instances of an age 38-plus
0:51year-old quarterback playing, starting
0:5410-plus games, their running backs have
0:56ranked inside the top eight in overall
0:57targets 75% of the time. Whether it's
1:00Rico Dowdle or Jaylen Warren, both have
1:02sky-high handcuff upside.

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