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Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on Jaylen Warren

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McCarthy said it as well. After the week before, being like, well, to go back to a 50-50 split when Rico Dowdle gets back. And then Jalen Warren tearing it up in week five. McCarthy goes, well, yeah, that's our future player right now.
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McCarthy's 'future player' comment signals Warren won't lose the job to Dowdle.

After a strong Week 5 performance, Aaron Rodgers and Mike McCarthy both signaled confidence in Jalen Warren as Pittsburgh's future at running back, with McCarthy explicitly stating he's the team's future player despite Rico Dowdle's eventual return. Harmon notes Warren is performing like a poor man's Jameer Gibbs and should not relinquish the job, positioning him as a high-value play with long-term role security.

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