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PositiveValueJul 31, 2026RotoWire
Hayden Winks ranks Jaylen Warren RB28 ADP and calls him one of his six must-draft RB targets, projecting him as a flex option with potential to turn into fantasy RB2. Warren had 60+ catches and 958 rushing yards in 2024. Winks prefers Warren over Pollard, Ramondre Stevenson, Chuba Hubbard, and RJ Harvey due to age, explosiveness, and offensive line. Winks trusts Warren's pass protection and receiving ability. Warren could set career highs in catches and potentially reach 1,000 rushing yards in 2025, offering safest floor and highest ceiling in his tier.
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NegativeProjectionJul 30, 2026Fantasy Football Counselor
The source has Warren on all rosters as a core RB strategy piece, ranking him as RB1 despite RB26-27 ADP; cites fifth-round draft capital, elite receiving ability (caught touchdown, looks like wide receiver), strong running ability, and lack of competition. Notes Charbonnet injury recovery uncertainty and potential committee risk, but believes Charbonnet won't be 100% coming back from knee tear and won't be benched after first-round draft capital.
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PositiveNewsJul 30, 2026Zain Dhanani
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Rico Dowdle and Jaylen Warren are both getting 1st team reps as expected Today Dowdle was 1st, yesterday it was Warren Again this profiles as Dowdle on early downs and GL and Warren on pass downs with some early down work per previous reports

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PositiveNewsJul 30, 2026SleeperNFL
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Steelers RBs Rico Dowdle and Jaylen Warren are splitting first team reps, per @​DKPghSports “Rico Dowdle got reps ahead of Jaylen Warren today, which is the opposite of yesterday. But, both took reps with the first-team offense.”

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PositiveUsageJul 30, 2026Ian Hartitz
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Steelers RBs are my favorite picks in the muddled RB3-4 range of ambiguous/murky backfields: -Both Rico Dowdle and Jaylen Warren are good at football! -Old man Aaron Rodgers has ranked 5th and 2nd in targets to RBs these last two seasons -Offense should at least be okay? -Either one capable of booming with an RB1 workload if the other misses time. Really don't think we have a pesky third RB to worry about like in other backfields (Tampa Bay for example) [Quoted](

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PositiveValueJul 29, 2026Fantasy Points Fantasy Football
Ranked RB27 in ADP but offers underrated upside. Warren and Gainwell both ranked top-7 of 59 running backs in expected fantasy points per route run last year, with routes from either player worth more in expected fantasy points per route run than routes from Bijan Robinson, Chase Brown, or Ashton Gentry. Warren should shift back into pass-down role this season after being miscast in early-down role last year. Miami Shoul notes Warren can reliably produce 12-15 fantasy points as a plug-and-play fill-in back in 10-12 team leagues, particularly valuable given his pass-down work share and expected uptick in offensive volume under Mike McCarthy's play-calling versus Arthur Smith. Warren is certainly one of the more undervalued players, ranked in top 50 overall flex rankings.
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PositiveValueJul 28, 2026RotoWire
Incumbent back in Pittsburgh with hyperefficiency in the run game and elite pass-catching ability with excellent elusiveness after contact. Despite never profiling as a primary early-down back, Warren is safer and provides more upside than Rico Dowel. Aaron Rodgers' checkdown tendencies position Warren as the primary beneficiary in the Packers backfield; he accumulated 958 rushing yards on 211 carries last year in a split situation with Kenneth Gainwell, but if Rodgers concentrates running back targets to one player as he has historically done, Warren's target volume could spike dramatically—the source estimates he could have had 100 receptions had targets been consolidated. Warren is the preferred value play over Gainwell because Rodgers—not Mike McCarthy—will ultimately drive fantasy production, and Rodgers has familiarity with Warren; while Rodgers unexpectedly embraced Gainwell last year despite no prior history, Warren's existing rapport with the quarterback makes him the safer target. Projected to beat his ADP in McCarthy's offense.
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