Jaylen Warren vs Josh Jacobs: Who Should You Start?
Two running backs who will land on plenty of the same rosters in 2026. Jaylen Warren (Pittsburgh Steelers) finished the 2025 season averaging 12.3 fantasy points per game in 16 games. Josh Jacobs (Green Bay Packers) came in at 14.6 PPG over 15 games. The gap is real but not insurmountable with the right matchup.
Josh Jacobs carries a 2.3-point PPG advantage from the 2025 season. That baseline matters, but it is one input among several. Matchup difficulty, scoring trends, and injury reports move the needle week to week, which is why the best answer changes depending on when you are asking.
Jaylen Warren is the receiving back in this matchup, turning 40 targets into 333 yards, while Josh Jacobs profiles as a more traditional rusher with 929 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns. In PPR and half-PPR formats Jaylen Warren carries the higher weekly floor. In standard leagues the gap tightens considerably.
Jaylen Warren has his bye in Week 9, and Josh Jacobs rests in Week 10. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at running back for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
