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Devin Neal

Devin Neal

RBNew Orleans Saints NO
Jaylen Warren

Jaylen Warren

RBPittsburgh Steelers PIT
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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Neal over Warren

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Devin Neal

Crowded Saints Backfield Limits Late-Round Sleeper Appeal

Devin Neal enters his second season buried on a loaded New Orleans depth chart. Slotted as the RB3 behind Travis Etienne Jr. and Alvin Kamara, Neal has a steep hill to climb for snaps. In 2025, he managed 64 rushes and 22 receptions across 10 games, showing decent pass-catching utility but averaging just 3.5 yards per carry.

Neal's draft stock is experiencing a modest upward trajectory, with his ADP climbing from 299 in early May to 284 in June. In 1.0 PPR formats, this slight rise suggests fantasy managers are noticing his handcuff potential. Our models view his cheap price as a low-risk opportunity, though he remains a late-round flyer.

We project Neal for 27 carries, 108 rushing yards, and four receptions, totaling 22.9 fantasy points. Given his low ownership rate near 42%, he lacks stand-alone value. He should only be targeted in deep leagues as a direct speculative backup to New Orleans' lead runners.


Updated 9 hrs ago

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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Warren over Neal

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Jaylen Warren

Steadily Settling Into Prime Value Range as Pittsburgh's Lead Back

Now anchoring the Steelers' backfield at the top of the depth chart, Jaylen Warren is primed to lead a revamped Pittsburgh offense. With new head coach Mike McCarthy taking over and Rico Dowdle operating as the primary backup, Warren's path to consistent volume is clearer than ever before.

Last season, Warren proved his durability by recording a career-high 229 carries. Our models project a slightly more balanced approach this year, forecasting 172 rushing attempts for 800 yards and five touchdowns, alongside 42 receptions. This dual-threat ability keeps his weekly floor incredibly safe in PPR leagues.

Draft market trends reveal Warren's ADP briefly skyrocketed into the mid-30s in May before settling back to a more reasonable 69.0. At this price point, the market has cooled just enough to turn him into a potential value steal rather than an over-hyped reach.


Updated 9 hrs ago

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Performance Devin Neal
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
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Performance Jaylen Warren
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Next Up Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Devin Neal
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 CLE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
2 @DEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
3 NE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
4 @CIN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
5 PHI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
6 HOU πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
7 BYE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
8 IND πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
9 @BAL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
10 @TEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 @NYG πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 TEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
13 @CHI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
14 PIT πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
15 @HOU πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“

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Redzone Touches Jaylen Warren
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 ATL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
2 @NE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
3 CIN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
4 @CLE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
6 IND πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
7 @TB πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
8 @NO πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
9 CLE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
10 BYE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
11 @CIN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 @PHI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 DEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
13 HOU πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
14 @JAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
15 BAL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
16 CAR πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
17 @TEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
18 @BAL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“

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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Devin Neal
OWN
42%
-0.33 compared to last week
START
 
2%
-2.04 compared to last week
OWN/START Jaylen Warren
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
71%
No change since last week.
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Devin Neal
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jaylen Warren
29th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Devin Neal

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RB's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 62nd with 49.10 total points (3.27 avg).
  • Currently 316.5 points behind the leader: Christian McCaffrey
  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.3 PPG.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 43rd among RB.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 48th among RB.
  • Top 100 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 100th among RB.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 224 (14.93 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 64th among RB.
  • He is top 75 in rush tds with 2 (0.13 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 55th among RB.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 15 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +224, Rush AVG: +3.5 Rush TDs: +2, Receptions: +22, Rec Yards: +147 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 27, RUSH YDS: 108, RUSH TDS: 1, REC: 4, REC YDS: 25, REC TDS: 0
Breakdown Jaylen Warren

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts rank this player at 29th among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 18th with 189.90 total points (10.55 avg).
  • Currently 175.7 points behind the leader: Christian McCaffrey
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 10.6.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 15 in receptions and is currently ranked 14th among RB.
  • Top 25 in targets and is currently ranked 23rd among RB.
  • Top 15 in reception yards with 333 and 8.33 YPC and is currently ranked 13th among RB.
  • Top 20 in Rec TDs with 2 and is currently ranked 20th among RB.
  • Top 35 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 26th among RB.
  • Top 15 in red zone attempts and is currently ranked 13th among RB.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 25 in rush attempts with 229 (12.72 per game) and is currently ranked 21st among RB.
  • Top 20 in rush yards with 1026 (57.00 per game) and is currently ranked 18th among RB.
  • Top 20 in rush tds with 7 (0.39 per game) and is currently ranked 19th among RB.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +503, Rush AVG: +0.2 Rush TDs: +6, Receptions: -3, Rec Yards: +6 Rec TDs: +2,
  • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 172, RUSH YDS: 800, RUSH TDS: 5, REC: 42, REC YDS: 315, REC TDS: 1
Next Up Health Check
Injury Devin Neal

No Injury Reported

Injury Jaylen Warren

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Devin Neal

Week 1
Jacksonville Jaguars VS Cleveland Browns

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.29326.1218115344.06
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 10th with 129.00 total points (7.59 avg).
  • Currently 98 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.6.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in total yards against with 326.12 per game and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Ranked 14th in rush defense with 2039 (119.94 per game).
  • Top 4 in pass defense with 3505 (206.18 per game) and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 4 in sacks with 53 (3.12 per game) and currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 14 in points against with 22.29 per game and currently ranked 14th among DST.
  • Top 6 in Total TDs with 4 (0.24 per game) and currently ranked 5th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +10.59, Turnovers: +3 Sacks: +13, INTs: +5, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -4.76,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 42, INT: 11, TDS: 2, PA/G: 23.7, YDS/G: 301.4
Matchups Jaylen Warren

Week 1
Pittsburgh Steelers VS Atlanta Falcons

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
23.59367.1223165714.24
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 12th with 119.00 total points (7.00 avg).
  • Currently 108 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in turnovers with 23 (1.35 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Ranked 21st in rush defense with 2225 (130.88 per game).
  • Ranked 17th in pass defense with 4016 (236.24 per game).
  • Top 2 in sacks with 57 (3.35 per game) and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 6 in interceptions with 16 (0.94 per game) and currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 20 in points against with 23.59 per game and currently ranked 19th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 28th in Total TDs with 1 (0.06 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +6.65, Turnovers: +5 Sacks: +23, INTs: +4, TDs: -3, Points Allowed: -2.47,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 46, INT: 12, TDS: 2, PA/G: 25.1, YDS/G: 347.1
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Devin Neal
2.44
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jaylen Warren
20.47
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Devin Neal
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2025 NO 10 64 224 3.5 2 26 22 147 6.7 0
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 10 64 224 3.5 2 26 22 147 6.7 0
Career Jaylen Warren
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2022 PIT 16 77 379 4.9 1 33 28 214 7.6 0
2023 PIT 16 149 784 5.3 4 74 61 370 6.1 0
2024 PIT 15 120 511 4.3 1 48 38 310 8.2 0
2025 PIT 16 229 1026 4.5 7 45 40 333 8.3 2
3-YEAR AVG 17 169 788 4.7 4 58 48 349 7.2 1
Totals 67 585 2744 4.7 13 207 173 1262 7.3 2
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DAL @NYG
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