Benny Snell Jr. Fantasy

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Benny Snell Jr. is now listed as third on the RB depth chart behind starter Najee Harris and rookie Jaylen Warren. The Steelers might lighten Harris' load a bit in his second NFL season after he led the league in touches in his rookie campaign, but Snell may not even benefit from extra work as the No. 3. The 24-year-old is well off the fantasy radar in all leagues as things currently stand. In 17 games (zero starts) last year, Snell had career-lows in carries (36) and rushing yards (98) while failing to reach the end zone. If you want a handcuff for Harris in deeper leagues, Warren is your guy.

Sep. 6th • 12:28 PM

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Benny Snell Jr. made the team's initial 53-man roster on Tuesday alongside starter Najee Harris, rookie Jaylen Warren and fullback Derek Watt. Although Snell didn't have a great training camp and preseason, he's currently listed as the team's No. 2 running back behind Harris and ahead of Warren. In his two preseason appearances, the 24-year-old carried the ball eight times for only 13 yards and caught two passes for 15 yards and a touchdown. With Snell making the roster, the Steelers waived Anthony McFarland Jr. It's possible that Warren will eventually be the No. 2 behind Harris if he continues to impress moving into the regular season.

Aug. 31st • 12:24 PM

It appears that Pittsburgh Steelers undrafted rookie running back Jaylen Warren has supplanted Benny Snell Jr. as the team's No. 2 running back behind Najee Harris. Warren has done nothing but impress at training camp and has benefitted from first-team repetitions with Harris and Snell banged up a bit. The 23-year-old probably isn't worth anything more than a late-round flier as a handcuff for those that take Harris early in deeper leagues, but he could see significant work in Pittsburgh's backfield in his rookie season if anything were to happen to Harris. Warren had six carries for 34 yards and caught four of his five targets for 30 yards and a touchdown in the preseason opener last week. He's rising up draft boards in dynasty/keeper leagues.

Aug. 18th • 7:29 PM