Jaylen Warren vs Zach Charbonnet: 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. Zach Charbonnet (Seattle Seahawks) came in at 10.7 PPG over 16 games. The gap is real but not insurmountable with the right matchup.
Jaylen Warren carries a 1.6-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 Zach Charbonnet profiles as a more traditional rusher with 730 rushing yards and 12 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 Zach Charbonnet 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.
