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Tyler Warren can catch and run, but when JJ Watt interviews you on TV and asks how it felt to consistently catch the ball with no defender around you in at least a 10-yard radius, it's a strong indication this dynamic will be temporary.

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Warren's soft-coverage success won't repeat; he lacks elite route-running to be a Kelce-tier option.

Matt Waldman notes Warren can catch and run, but JJ Watt's TV interview observation that Warren consistently caught the ball with no defender around him in at least a 10-yard radius is a strong indication this dynamic will be temporary. The Steelers defense shut down this dynamic last year and dismantled the Colts offense; that game will be the template for an effective game plan in 2026. Warren was never a top route runner who can be a primary option like Kelce, Kittle, Loveland, or Bowers. Expecting a second step forward to elite production is overrating a good player in a system that isn't that tricky.

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