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Jaylen Warren

Running Back, Pittsburgh Steelers · #30.

Player facts

Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Position: Running Back
Number: 30
Born: Nov 1, 1998 (age 27)
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 215 lbs
College: Oklahoma State
Experience: 5 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

Among the NFL leaders, 2026 Regular Season:

7th in rushing yards 410

2026 Offense

	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	70	410	5.9	1	50	19	230	12.1	1	80	1	1
Last 5 Games	70	410	5.6	1	50	19	230	12.8	1	80	1	1
Career	627	3,042	4.9	13	74	186	1,457	7.8	3	80	9	4

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Rushing	84 carries	+0.06	44%		7th of 41
Receiving	30 targets	+0.05	47%		70th of 94

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Rushing					Receiving					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs IND	W 34-22	15	101	6.7	1	50	6	87	14.5	1	80	0	0
Thu, Oct 1	@ CLE	L 27-24	17	93	5.5	0	24	3	33	11.0	0	13	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs CIN	W 30-27	17	127	7.5	0	35	3	49	16.3	0	30	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ NE	L 20-3	11	43	3.9	0	10	2	34	17.0	0	26	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs ATL	W 20-13	10	46	4.6	0	17	5	27	5.4	0	18	1	1

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Derrell Jaylen Warren (born November 1, 1998) is an American professional football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Snow College, Utah State and Oklahoma State.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jaylen Warren, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Warren was born in Clinton, North Carolina, on November 1, 1998. He attended East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah where as a senior, he rushed for 3,099 yards to break the 37-year-old single-season state rushing record (previously held by BYU national champion, Kelly Smith), while becoming the first player in Utah history to break the 3,000-yard mark. Warren rushed for 38 rushing touchdowns in 2016 while also rushing for 100 yards in all 14 games, including 200 yards in 12 games. Warren helped lead the Leopards to a 14–0 season and second consecutive Class 4A state championship.

College career

Warren played college football at Snow College, Utah State, and Oklahoma State.

In 2018, Warren was named NJCAA National Offensive Player of the Year and NJCAA First Team All-America. In just nine games, Warren tallied 1,435 yards on the ground with 15 touchdowns averaging 159.4 rushing yards per game.

In 2019, Warren transferred to Utah State. He was second on the team with 569 yards rushing. In his first Division I game with the Aggies he ran for a season high 141 yards against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

In 2020, Warren would only play in three games in the COVID-19 shortened season. He led the team with 252 rushing yards and three touchdowns. On November 14, Warren ran for a season high 136 yards and one touchdown against Fresno State Bulldogs. During his two year tenure at Utah State, Warren was named Academic All-Mountain West Conference in both 2019 and 2020.

In 2021, Warren transferred to Oklahoma State University for his Senior season. He rushed for 1,216 yards and 11 touchdowns. Warren played in all 14 contests and started the final 12. On September 18, Warren ran for a season high 218 yards on 32 attempts against the Boise State Broncos and scored two touchdowns including a season long 75 yard touchdown in a 21–20 victory.