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ArticleSteelers 2026 mid-season awards: Who is Pittsburgh’s MVP?
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Warren was third in the NFL in scrimmage yards through eight weeks of play, and remains in fifth after the bye week. His 6.93 yards per touch this season is the highest in football and 1.31 yards higher than the next closest running back (Bijan Robinson).
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Warren leads NFL in yards per touch at 6.93; consensus Steelers mid-season MVP.

Warren was third in the NFL in scrimmage yards through eight weeks and remains fifth after the bye week, with 6.93 yards per touch—the highest in football and 1.31 yards higher than the next closest running back (Bijan Robinson). Through eight games, he rushed for 704 yards on 119 carries (5.9 yards per attempt) and added 294 receiving yards on 25 receptions for 998 total scrimmage yards and three touchdowns. Multiple staff members at Yahoo Sports NFL identified Warren as the consensus mid-season MVP, citing him as the engine driving Pittsburgh's offense and one of the game's three-to-five best running backs.

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