Is Jaylen Warren playing this week?
No injury designationJaylen Warren has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 5 game against the Indianapolis Colts.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 11 · 1:00 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:17 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Start. Scored 20.6 points last game against a typical 12.1 (trending up).
Why we say start
- Projected 12.6 points, #13 among RBs this week, inside the top 20 we recommend starting.
- Scored 20.6 points last game against a typical 12.1 (trending up).
- Averaging 12.7 carries and 4.7 targets a game.
- Played 90% of the offense's snaps last game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 12.1 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~21 pts
- Vegas line
- PIT favored by 2.5
- Game total
- 38.5
- CLE vs RBs
- 5% fewer points
- Last game snaps
- 90%
All week 4 running back rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
27
Height
5'8"
Weight
215 lb
College
Oklahoma State
Experience
4 seasons
Draft
2022 · Undrafted
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 67.0?
Warren's grade is above the middle of the pack because he produced about as much expected points per touch as a typical back, even against tougher defenses. His game grades swung widely, from 4.4 in week 1 to 93.4 in week 3. Everything else landed near average.
Lifting the grade
- EPA per touch of -0.006 ranks 14th of 50 RBs, and the grade credits him for facing tougher-than-average defenses.
- Week 3 vs CIN: a 35-yard run left end in the second quarter (+2.2 expected points).
- Week 3 vs CIN: a 26-yard run left guard in the fourth quarter (+1.8 expected points).
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 4. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
0.028
Success rate
44%
WPA (sum)
-0.05
Opponent adj.
0.016
Plays graded
76
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 4 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats| Week | Rush yds over expected | Yds over exp / att | Vs 8+ in the box |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +5.7 | +0.57 | 30.0% |
| 2 | +1.5 | +0.14 | 0.0% |
| 3 | +57.4 | +3.83 | 17.6% |
| 4 | +12.4 | +0.73 | 41.2% |
What do these mean?
- Rush yds over expected:
- Rushing yards above what the blocking and defenders in each carry would be expected to produce.
- Yds over exp / att:
- Rush yards over expected per carry.
- Carries over expected:
- Share of carries that gained more than expected.
- Expected rush yds:
- Yards the carries would be expected to gain on average, based on tracking data.
- Efficiency:
- Distance traveled per yard gained. Lower means a more direct, north-south runner.
- Vs 8+ in the box:
- Share of carries against eight or more defenders near the line.
- Time to line:
- Average seconds from the handoff to reaching the line of scrimmage.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.