Jaylen Warren vs Justice Hill: Who Should You Start?
Jaylen Warren and Justice Hill are at different tiers heading into 2026. The Pittsburgh Steelers running back averaged 12.3 PPG in 2025, a full 6.8 points per game ahead of Justice Hill's 5.5 with the Baltimore Ravens. That kind of gap doesn't close on matchup alone.
Jaylen Warren carries a 6.8-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 Justice Hill profiles as a more traditional rusher with 93 rushing yards and 2 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 Justice Hill rests in Week 14. 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.
