Jaylen Warren signed a two-year contract extension with the Pittsburgh Steelers through the 2027 season, including $12 million guaranteed. Warren joined the Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2022 after playing at Snow College, Utah State and Oklahoma State. He enters 2025 as the team's starting running back after three seasons splitting reps with Najee Harris. Warren is valued for pass protection, receiving ability and slippery speed. He averaged 4.8 yards per carry for his career, totaled 511 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown last season, and added 310 receiving yards.
Once a college football journeyman and an undrafted free agent, Steelers running back Jaylen Warren secured his future in Pittsburgh with a two-year contract extension that runs through the 2027 season, his agency Aura Sports Group posted on social media Monday morning. The deal includes $12 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Warren, who initially made the Steelers' roster as a rookie undrafted free agent in 2022 after turning heads in his first training camp,
Warren, who spent his collegiate career at Snow College (a two-year junior college), Utah State and Oklahoma State, established himself as a versatile contributor in each of the last three seasons, valued for his pass protection, slippery speed and receiving ability. He has a career average of 4.8 yards per carry and seven yards per reception. Though hampered by injuries last season, Warren recorded 511 rushing yards on 120 attempts and a touchdown in 15 regular-season games, in addition to 310 receiving yards on 38 receptions.
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