Player: RB Jaylen Warren
Stock Value: Up
Reasoning: The Steelers’ decision doesn’t hand the future starting job to RB Jaylen Warren, but it does leave the door ajar. Pittsburgh elected not to exercise Najee Harris’ fifth-year option, which means that he is not under contract for 2025. Warren, who will be a restricted free agent in 2025, now has a pathway to a full-time role, accordingly. If the Steelers don’t re-sign or extend Harris, Warren could take over the lead role thereafter.
There’s a big semantic difference for Jaylen Warren between the Steelers picking up Najee Harris’ option and not.