Steelers RB Jaylen Warren compiled 126 total yards on 20 touches in Thursday night's loss to the Browns. He played 69 of Pittsburgh's 71 offensive snaps and ran a route on 87% of pass plays. Warren handled 17 of the team's 19 carries, ripping off 5.5 yards per attempt. That included runs of 24, 13, and 11 yards. Warren also tied for second among Steelers with 6 targets, catching 3 for 33 yards.
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Warren has delivered 2 big games as Pittsburgh's workhorse: 176 total yards in Week 3 and 126 in Week 4. He's averaged 6.5 yards per carry and 13.7 yards per catch over that span.
We'll see when RB Rico Dowdle is able to return from his toe injury, but he remained sidelined in practice all week and could miss more time. Even when he returns, Warren's performance these last 2 weeks could earn him a bigger piece of the backfield pie.
Warren probably won't continue to produce as a RB1 when Dowdle is back. But he could certainly stick inside the top-24 RBs.
The Steelers get a struggling Colts defense in Week 5 before a tougher Buccaneers run defense in Week 6. Pittsburgh's remaining schedule ranks 20th-easiest for RBs.
