Jaylen Warren is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Warren in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Warren's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jaylen Warren
Height5'8"
Weight215 lb
BornNov 1, 1998
Age27
ConferenceBig Twelve
Rookie yr2022
A running back with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 51 · #2017 · Above AverageWorth 51 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 44% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+12.8
Avg surplus
peak +20
4 seasons × ~12.8 surplus ≈ VORP 51
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2022 | — | PIT | 16 | — | 77 | 379 | 1 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 20 | 26.0 | 0 | 33 | 28 | 214 | 0 | 84.8% | 7.6 | 6.5 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 342 | 31.2% | — | 0.0% | 127 | 31.6% |
| 2022 | — | BAL | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | PIT | 17 | — | 149 | 784 | 4 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 36 | 24.2 | 1 | 74 | 61 | 370 | 0 | 82.4% | 6.1 | 5.0 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 519 | 48.6% | — | 0.0% | 66 | 16.8% |
| 2024 | — | PIT | 15 | — | 120 | 511 | 1 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 28 | 23.3 | 1 | 47 | 38 | 310 | 0 | 80.9% | 8.2 | 6.6 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 447 | 44.9% | — | 0.0% | 69 | 17.1% |
| 2025 | — | PIT | 16 | — | 211 | 958 | 6 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 53 | 25.1 | 0 | 45 | 40 | 333 | 2 | 88.9% | 8.3 | 7.4 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 489 | 50.8% | — | 0.0% | 29 | 15.6% |
| Career | — | 66 | — | 557 | 2,632 | 12 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 137 | 24.6 | 2 | 199 | 167 | 1,227 | 2 | 83.9% | 7.3 | 6.2 | — | 62 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1,797 | 43.9% | — | 0.0% | 291 | 20.3% | |
Career EPA-11.0·-10 rushing · -1 receiving·-3.7/season
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24 | PIT | 16 | 0* | 77 | 379 | 1 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 20 | 26.0 | 0 | 8.1 |
| 2023 | 25 | PIT | 17 | 0* | 149 | 784 | 4 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 36 | 24.2 | 1 | 12.8 |
| 2024 | 26 | PIT | 15 | 0* | 120 | 511 | 1 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 28 | 23.3 | 1 | 8.8 |
| 2025 | 27 | PIT | 16 | 8* | 211 | 958 | 6 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 53 | 25.1 | 0 | 13.9 |
| Career | 64 | 8* | 557 | 2,632 | 12 | 4.7 | — | 137 | — | 2 | 43.6 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24 | PIT | 16 | 0* | 33 | 28 | 214 | 0 | 84.8% | 7.6 | 6.5 | — | 14 |
| 2023 | 25 | PIT | 17 | 0* | 74 | 61 | 370 | 0 | 82.4% | 6.1 | 5.0 | — | 19 |
| 2024 | 26 | PIT | 15 | 0* | 47 | 38 | 310 | 0 | 80.9% | 8.2 | 6.6 | — | 16 |
| 2025 | 27 | PIT | 16 | 8* | 45 | 40 | 333 | 2 | 88.9% | 8.3 | 7.4 | — | 13 |
| Career | 64 | 8* | 199 | 167 | 1,227 | 2 | 83.9% | 7.3 | 6.2 | — | 62 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24 | PIT | 16 | 0* | 342 | 31.2% | — | 0.0% | 127 | 31.6% |
| 2023 | 25 | PIT | 17 | 0* | 519 | 48.6% | — | 0.0% | 66 | 16.8% |
| 2024 | 26 | PIT | 15 | 0* | 447 | 44.9% | — | 0.0% | 69 | 17.1% |
| 2025 | 27 | PIT | 16 | 8* | 489 | 50.8% | — | 0.0% | 29 | 15.6% |
| Career | 64 | 8* | 1,797 | — | — | — | 291 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | 8.4 | 10.6 | 0 | -16 |
| 2023 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | -4.0 | -13.4 | 0 | -115 |
| 2024 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | -14.2 | 1.7 | 0 | -4 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | -135 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24 | PIT | 16 | 0* | 242 | 3.1 | 137 | 1.8 | 5 | 15.4 | 20 |
| 2023 | 25 | PIT | 17 | 0* | 427 | 2.9 | 357 | 2.4 | 27 | 5.5 | 36 |
| 2024 | 26 | PIT | 15 | 0* | 279 | 2.3 | 232 | 1.9 | 10 | 12.0 | 28 |
| 2025 | 27 | PIT | 16 | 8* | 461 | 2.2 | 497 | 2.4 | 23 | 9.2 | 52 |
| Career | 64 | 8* | 1,409 | — | 1,223 | — | 65 | — | 136 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24 | PIT | 16 | 0* | -0.5 | -0.4 | 8.0 | 3 | 3 | 0.1 | 14 | 93.7 |
| 2023 | 25 | PIT | 17 | 0* | -1.6 | -1.9 | 8.0 | 7 | 5 | 0.1 | 19 | 87.5 |
| 2024 | 26 | PIT | 15 | 0* | -0.1 | -0.1 | 8.3 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 16 | 94.1 |
| 2025 | 27 | PIT | 16 | 8* | -2.4 | -2.7 | 11.0 | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 112.3 |
| Career | 64 | 8* | — | — | — | 24 | 10 | — | 62 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 59 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
63
Sustained
career value
×.6
65
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 63.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 59· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 63
On-field 44.1
Availability 18.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
2022bestavg 63elite 702025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position16
Depth
of 100
Reached 14% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
14% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader14
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-3.67 EPA/season over 3 seasons49
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 88%.
Per-Snap Impact
Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+61
Above average
SIS
Yards/snap2.147Touch rate0.421EPA/snap-0.006Snap share43.9%Off snaps1,797ReliableCV 0.24
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within running backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Combine · 2022
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.55s
40-Yard
Above avg · 52th pct
Pos 52thAll 68thClass Pos 34thClass All 57th
31.5"
Vertical
Low · 17th pct
Pos 17thAll 31thClass Pos 31thClass All 36th
119"
Broad Jump
Above avg · 51th pct
Pos 51thAll 60thClass Pos 42thClass All 49th
Playoff vs Regular Season
📉 Regular Season Player
Yards / Carry: 4.7 regular season → 4.0 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)
-16%
vs reg season
From Scrimmage · Career
Scrimmage Yds
3,859
2,632 rush · 1,227 recv
Total TDs
14
12 rush · 2 recv
Total Touches
724
557 carries · 167 rec
Yds / Touch
5.3
rushing + receiving
Postseason Career
3 playoff gamesRushing
Att22Yds87Y/A4.01D61D%27.3
Receiving
Tgt8Rec7Yds39Ctch%87.5%Y/R5.6Y/Tgt4.91D2
Advanced (EPA)
Rush EPA-0.2Rec EPA-0.0Rec AirYd-16
College Rushing
| Season | School | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-000002BB-QINU`"'Snow | 132 | 1,016 | 11 | 7.7 | 8.3 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | SNOW | 167 | 1,435 | 15 | 8.6 | 9.0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Utah State | 112 | 569 | 5 | 5.1 | 4.5 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Utah State | 39 | 252 | 3 | 6.5 | 7.7 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 256 | 1,216 | 11 | 4.8 | 4.3 | — | — | — |
| Career | 706 | 4,488 | 45 | 6.4 | 6.4 | — | — | — |
College Receiving
| Season | School | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-000002BB-QINU`"'Snow | — | 8 | 82 | 0 | — | 10.3 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | SNOW | — | 10 | 78 | 0 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Utah State | — | 15 | 182 | 0 | — | 12.1 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Utah State | — | 5 | 33 | 0 | — | 6.6 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | — | 25 | 225 | 0 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 0 | 63 | 600 | 0 | — | 9.5 | — | — | — |
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Cameron HeywardDE4yChris BoswellK4yT.J. WattOLB4yMiles KillebrewSAF4yJames PierreCB4yAlex HighsmithLB4yPat FreiermuthTE4yChristian KuntzLS4yConnor HeywardFB4yIsaiahh LoudermilkDE4yDeMarvin LealDE4yLarry OgunjobiDT3yIsaac SeumaloG3yMinkah FitzpatrickFS3yDamontae KazeeS3yMontravius AdamsDT3yJames DanielsG3yNajee HarrisRB3yDan Moore Jr.OT3yGeorge PickensWR3yKeeanu BentonDT3yDarnell WashingtonTE3yCalvin Austin IIIWR3yJoey Porter Jr.CB3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJaylen inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers RB room from Connor Heyward (2022–2025), and holds it as the most recent the corpus records.
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with PIT
- 2022signing
Entered the NFL with PIT
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'8" / 215 lb
Frame
204 lb at 4.55s
Size-speed
31.5" vert / 119" broad
Explosion
Injury History
3 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PIT | 2 | W4Out· KneeW5Out· KneeW6Questionable· KneeW11Questionable· Back |
| 2022 | PIT | 1 | W12Out· HamstringW13Questionable· Hamstring |
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
59
peak 65
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+2022
B2023
C+2024
B+2025
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
94%
20222025
Era Translator
Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Rush Yds | Rush Yds/G | → 2025 Rush Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 379 | 23.7 | 405+26 | 23.8 |
| 2023 | 784 | 46.1 | 775-9 | 45.6 |
| 2024 | 511 | 34.1 | 579+68 | 34.1 |
| 2025 | 958 | 59.9 | 1,018+60 | 59.9 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
51 career value over replacement — #2017 all-time of 4,642. 12.8/season above a replacement-level RB.
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