Jaylen Warren Fantasy Football Week 2: Stats and Projections vs. Patriots

Pittsburgh Steelers RB Jaylen Warren will take on the team with last year's sixth-ranked run defense, the New England Patriots (101.7 yards conceded per game), in Week 2 -- kicking off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Is Warren a DFS option for you this week, as he goes up against the Patriots? More stats and information can be found in this article, so take a look.

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Jaylen Warren Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots
• Game Date: September 20, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 6.0
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 7.6
• Projected Rushing Yards: 26.71
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.12
• Projected Receiving Yards: 21.10
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.10

Projections provided by numberFire

Warren 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Warren was 17th at his position, and 49th overall, with 177.1 fantasy points (11.1 per game) last year.
• In his one game so far this year, Warren had 46 rushing yards on 10 attempts and zero touchdowns, and 27 receiving yards on five catches (six targets), ending up with 5.3 fantasy points.
• Warren accumulated 27.1 fantasy points -- 14 carries, 143 yards, 2 TDs -- in his best game last year, in Week 16 against the Detroit Lions.
• In his second-best performance last season -- Week 7 against the Cincinnati Bengals -- Warren picked up 15.8 fantasy points. His stat line: 16 carries, 127 yards; 4 receptions, 31 yards.
• In Week 1 versus the Houston Texans, Warren posted a season-low 4.7 fantasy points, courtesy of these numbers: 12 carries, 43 yards.
• Warren accumulated 4.8 fantasy points -- 12 carries, 33 yards -- in Week 15 against the Miami Dolphins, his second-worst performance of the season.

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Patriots Defensive Performance

• New England allowed more than 300 passing yards to just two QBs last year.
• Last year, the Patriots allowed 15 QBs to throw at least one touchdown pass in a game.
• Through the air last season, New England gave up at least two passing touchdowns to seven opposing QBs.
• In the passing game, the Patriots allowed at least three passing touchdowns to only three opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Against New England last season, five players put up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Patriots last season, 21 players caught a TD pass.
• Against New England last year, three players caught more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• Looking at run defense, the Patriots allowed more than 100 yards on the ground to four players last season.
• On the ground, New England allowed nine players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• Just two players ran for multiple scores in a game versus the Patriots last year.

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