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How Steelers Will Use Jaylen Warren and Rico Dowdle The Pittsburgh Steelers have made a habit of carrying two effective, starting-caliber running backs on their roster over the past handful of...

4 DAYS AGO • SI.COM

WATCH: All Jaylen Warren Rushing TDs from 2025 Season Watch all six of Jaylen Warren's rushing touchdowns in the 2025 season

JUNE 30 • STEELERS.COM

Steelers Duo Will Shock NFL in 2026 PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers enter the 2026 season with an exciting, new tandem at running back. Jaylen Warren, coming off a season...

JUNE 28 • SI.COM

Underrated Steelers standout is earning overdue recognition Underrated Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren just earned sky-high praise from Pro Football Focus.

JUNE 25 • STILLCURTAIN.COM

Steelers' underrated free agent pickup is embracing new role right away Pittsburgh Steelers' newest running back Rico Dowdle feels confident in his abilities paired with Jaylen Warren during OTA workouts.

MAY 31 • STILLCURTAIN.COM

Steelers' Jaylen Warren Shares New Playing Weight Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren has shed some weight this offseason as he heads into his fifth year with the team. Warren, wh...

MAY 28 • SI.COM

Slims down to 205 pounds Warren said Thursday that he's down to 205 pounds this season, Chris Adamski of TribLive.com reports.

Impact Warren is listed at 215 pounds on the team's official site, and he looks noticeably slimmer at OTAs this week, according to Adamski. Warren set career highs as a rusher last season, carrying the ball 211 times for 958 yards and six touchdowns as part of the Steelers' backfield duo with Kenneth Gainwell, who left in the offseason as a free agent to join Tampa Bay. Pittsburgh replaced Gainwell with Rico Dowdle, and 2025 third-round pick Kaleb Johnson is also in the backfield mix after rushing just 28 times for 69 yards as a rookie. Dowdle is more of a prototypical early-down runner at 5-foot-11 and 215 pounds, so perhaps Warren slimmed down to get quicker as a change-of-pace and satellite back after Gainwell was targeted 85 times in 2025. Across four NFL seasons, Warren has 167 career regular-season catches for 1,227 yards and two touchdowns.

MAY 28 • ROTOWIRE

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MAY 11 • FOX SPORTS

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Pittsburgh's wait to host the NFL draft is over. That's the only certainly for the Steelers

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APRIL 15 • Associated Press

Jaylen Warren says Steelers will miss Aaron Rodgers if he ends up not returning Aaron Rodgers' future is still up in the air, but Jaylen Warren knows that if he doesn't come back to the Pittsburgh Steelers, they will mis...

APRIL 11 • BOLAVIP.COM

2026 NFL Free Agency: The 10 Best Under-the-Radar Deals So Far This Offseason

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MARCH 27 • FOX SPORTS

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Steelers Newcomer Opens Up About Special Bond With Jaylen Warren New Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rico Dowdle open up about his special bond with fellow RB Jaylen Warren.

MARCH 13 • SPORTSNETPITTSBURGH.COM

Team replaces Gainwell with Dowdle Warren is likely headed for a backfield timeshare in 2026, as Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports Friday that the team has signed Rico Dowdle to a two-year contrac...

Impact Warren worked in a backfield timeshare with Kenneth Gainwell in 2025, with the former turning 251 touches into 1,291 scrimmage yards in the regular season while the latter racked up 1,023 scrimmage yards on 187 touches. Gainwell signed a two-year, $14 million contract in free agency with the Buccaneers, while Pittsburgh has brought in Dowdle to replace him on a two-year, $12.25 million contract. Dowdle is coming off consecutive seasons with at least 1,076 rushing yards and runs with more power than Warren or Gainwell, but Warren's likely to see the majority of playing time in passing situations while possibly rotating with Dowdle on early downs.

MARCH 13 • ROTOWIRE

How Steelers signing Rico Dowdle changes Jaylen Warren's role for 2026 NFL season | Sporting News This is a cool addition in Pittsburgh.

MARCH 10 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

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MARCH 4 • FOX SPORTS

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WATCH: Jaylen Warren's 2025 Highlights Watch Jaylen Warren's 2025 highlights

FEBRUARY 13 • STEELERS.COM

Ohio State hires Arthur Smith as offensive coordinator

Ohio State hired Arthur Smith as offensive coordinator Saturday, the second straight year coach Ryan Day has turned to a coordinator with extensive NFL experience

FEBRUARY 1 • Associated Press

3 winners and 2 losers for Steelers after Mike McCarthy Hire Jaylen Warren and Pat Freiermuth are among the biggest winners for the Pittsburgh Steelers after Mike McCarthy's hiring.

JANUARY 27 • STILLCURTAIN.COM

The Steelers are in NFL purgatory. They'll have to find a way out without Mike Tomlin

Mike Tomlin has stepped down as coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers after the team was eliminated from the playoffs with a 30-6 loss to Houston

JANUARY 13 • Associated Press

Just under 50 total yards Monday Warren rushed 12 times for 43 yards and brought in his only target for four yards in the Steelers' 30-6 wild-card loss to the Texans on Monday night.

Impact Warren doubled up backfield mate Kenneth Gainwell in carries while outgaining him by 23 rushing yards. Despite a modest night against the elite Texans defense, the versatile Warren finished the 2025 regular season having posted career highs in rush attempts (211), rushing yards (958) and rushing touchdowns (six) while adding a 40-333-2 line on 45 targets, 205 kickoff-return yards and one fumble that stayed with Pittsburgh across 16 games. Warren is under contract through the 2027 season and should once again play a prominent role in the ground attack next season.

JANUARY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Steelers Could Add Another Slept-On RB PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers have two running backs many across the NFL have been overlooking. They may be hoping both Jaylen Warre...

JANUARY 12 • SI.COM

Back to full participation Friday Warren (illness) practiced without limitations Friday, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Warren missed Thursday's practice due to an illness, but his return to full participation Friday assuages any concerns about his availability for Monday's wild-card round home playoff game against the Texans. He's set to split backfield duties with Kenneth Gainwell against the stout Houston defense, which allowed the fourth-fewest rushing yards to running backs in the regular season.

JANUARY 9 • ROTOWIRE

Pittsburgh Steelers get major update on star running back's illness Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren was back at practice on Friday.

JANUARY 9 • PENNLIVE.COM

Misses practice Wednesday Warren (illness) didn't practice Thursday, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.

Impact With a 'DNP' to start the practice week, Warren's status now merits monitoring in advance of Monday night's playoff opener against the Texans. The running back now has two more chances to practice before the Steelers assign game designations for the contest Saturday.

JANUARY 8 • ROTOWIRE

How the Steelers can survive a Houston defense built to dominate The Pittsburgh Steelers face a daunting Wild Card matchup against the Houston Texans, where Jaylen Warren may be the only way to neutralize...

JANUARY 7 • STILLCURTAIN.COM

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