Pittsburgh Steelers

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Pittsburgh Steelers Depth Chart - Offense

Name	Pos	This Week Role	This Week Snap %	This Week Rush %	This Week Tgt %	2023 Role	2023 Snap %	2023 Rush %	2023 Tgt %	YTD Games	YTD Snap PCT	YTD Rush PCT	YTD Tgt PCT	2023 NFL Team	2023 Games	2023 Snap %	2023 Rush %	2023 Tgt %
Aaron Rodgers	QB	Starter	95	6	0	Starter	97	6	0	12	85	6	0	NYJ	17	97	6	0
Mason Rudolph	QB	Backup	5	0	0	Backup	43	6	0	5	15	2	0	TEN	8	43	6	0
Will Howard	QB	Out	0	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Skylar Thompson	QB	Out	0	0	0	Depth	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	MIA	3	5	0	0
Jaylen Warren	RB	Starter	55	58	10	Starter	40	23	10	12	50	53	9	PIT	15	40	23	10
Kenneth Gainwell	RB	Scatback	37	23	13	Scatback	26	12	5	13	46	27	15	PHI	17	26	12	5
Kaleb Johnson	RB	Backup	9	9	1	Backup	0	0	0	9	6	9	1	NA	0	0	0	0
Max Hurleman	RB	Fullback	0	0	0	Fullback	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Lew Nichols	RB	Out	0	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
DK Metcalf	WR	Starter	87	1	24	Starter	76	0	19	13	88	1	23	SEA	15	76	0	19
Adam Thielen	WR	Rotation	43	0	9	Rotation	42	0	12	12	28	0	5	CAR	10	42	0	12
Calvin Austin III	WR	Rotation	43	0	11	Backup	53	0	13	11	51	0	12	PIT	17	53	0	13
Roman Wilson	WR	Out	0	0	0	Rotation	0	0	0	12	33	0	5	PIT	1	0	0	0
Ben Skowronek	WR	Backup	24	0	3	Depth	9	0	1	13	20	0	2	PIT	9	9	0	1
Marquez Valdes-Scan	WR	Depth	5	0	1	Depth	44	0	9	6	18	0	2	BUF	14	44	0	9
Scotty Miller	WR	Depth	1	0	0	Depth	19	0	2	8	10	0	1	PIT	13	19	0	2
Ke'Shawn Williams	WR	Out	0	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Pat Freiermuth	TE	Rotation	54	0	10	Rotation	69	0	17	13	49	0	9	PIT	17	69	0	17
Jonnu Smith	TE	Rotation	52	1	9	Rotation	55	0	20	13	57	1	12	MIA	17	55	0	20
Darnell Washington	TE	Rotation	46	0	7	Rotation	52	0	5	13	59	0	9	PIT	17	52	0	5
Connor Heyward	TE	Depth	13	3	1	Backup	18	0	2	12	8	2	1	PIT	17	18	0	2
Matt Sokol	TE	Out	0	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Steelers Depth Chart - Defense

Name	Pos	Pos Det	This Week Role	This Week Snap PCT	2023 Role	YTD Games	YTD Snap PCT	2023 Games
Alex Highsmith	LB	OLB	Starter	76	Starter	9	46	10
Asante Samuel Jr.	DB	CB	Depth	8	Depth	1	3	4
Brandin Echols	DB	CB	Starter	80	Rotation	12	48	9
Chuck Clark	DB	SS	Rotation	63	Rotation	8	37	12
Cameron Heyward	DL	DE	Starter	78	Starter	12	66	17
Cole Holcomb	LB	ILB	Backup	34	Backup	7	19	0
DeShon Elliott	DB	SS	Out	0	Rotation	5	30	15
Isaiahh Loudermilk	DL	DE	Out	0	Backup	0	0	12
Jabrill Peppers	DB	SS	Rotation	54	Backup	3	9	6
James Pierre	DB	CB	Out	0	Starter	9	37	6
Jalen Ramsey	DB	CB	Starter	100	Starter	13	58	17
Kyle Dugger	DB	SS	Rotation	63	Rotation	11	69	13
Logan Lee	DL	DE	Backup	17	Backup	1	2	0
Malik Harrison	LB	ILB	Backup	34	Backup	6	20	13
Miles Killebrew	DB	SS	Out	0	Depth	0	0	0
Patrick Queen	LB	ILB	Starter	84	Starter	13	95	17
T.J. Watt	LB	OLB	Out	0	Starter	13	82	16
Payton Wilson	LB	ILB	Rotation	60	Rotation	13	67	16
Esezi Otomewo	DL	DE	Backup	34	Backup	4	8	2
Nick Herbig	LB	OLB	Backup	34	Backup	12	57	11
Brodric Martin	DL	NT	Out	0	Backup	0	0	1
Keeanu Benton	DL	NT	Rotation	63	Rotation	13	64	17
Joey Porter	DB	CB	Starter	95	Starter	10	71	16
Derrick Harmon	DL	DE	Out	0	Rotation	9	35	0
Jack Sawyer	LB	OLB	Backup	20	Backup	8	14	0
Carson Bruener	LB	ILB	Depth	5	Depth	0	0	0
Yahya Black	DL	DE	Backup	34	Backup	8	27	0
Donte Kent	DB	CB	Depth	8	Depth	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Steelers Week 16 Injury Report vs ( PM EST)
Name Pos Starter Status Body Part Notes
Broderick Jones T Yes Out Neck Jones is dealing with a neck injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least the next four games for the Steelers.
Isaac Seumalo OL Yes Questionable Triceps Week 17
T.J. Watt LB Yes Questionable Lung Week 17
DeShon Elliott DB Yes Out Knee Elliott has been placed on the injured reserve list and will miss at least four games.
Brandin Echols DB Yes Questionable Groin Week 17
James Pierre DB Yes Questionable Calf Week 17
Skylar Thompson QB No Out Hamstring Thompson is dealing with a hamstring injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Max Scharping OL No Out Knee Scharping has suffered a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the 2025-2026 season. A move to the injured reserve is expected soon.
Calvin Anderson OL No Out Knee Anderson has been placed on the injured reserve list and will miss at least four games.
Isaiahh Loudermilk DL No Out Ankle Loudermilk is dealing with an ankle injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Daniel Ekuale DL No Out Suspension Ekuale has been suspended five games for violating the league's performance-enhancing substances policy.
Nick Herbig LB No Questionable Hamstring Week 17
Donte Kent DB No Questionable Ankle/Knee The Steelers have opened the 21-day practice window for Kent as they await his return from the injured reserve.
Cory Trice DB No Out Hamstring Trice Jr. was not activated during the 21-day window and will stay on the injured reserve list. He will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season.
Miles Killebrew DB No Out Knee Killebrew has been placed on the injured reserve list and will miss at least four games.
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Name	Pos	Starter	Status	Body Part	Notes
Broderick Jones	T	Yes	Out	Neck	Jones is dealing with a neck injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least the next four games for the Steelers.
Isaac Seumalo	OL	Yes	Questionable	Triceps	Week 17
T.J. Watt	LB	Yes	Questionable	Lung	Week 17
DeShon Elliott	DB	Yes	Out	Knee	Elliott has been placed on the injured reserve list and will miss at least four games.
Brandin Echols	DB	Yes	Questionable	Groin	Week 17
James Pierre	DB	Yes	Questionable	Calf	Week 17
Skylar Thompson	QB	No	Out	Hamstring	Thompson is dealing with a hamstring injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Max Scharping	OL	No	Out	Knee	Scharping has suffered a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the 2025-2026 season. A move to the injured reserve is expected soon.
Calvin Anderson	OL	No	Out	Knee	Anderson has been placed on the injured reserve list and will miss at least four games.
Isaiahh Loudermilk	DL	No	Out	Ankle	Loudermilk is dealing with an ankle injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Daniel Ekuale	DL	No	Out	Suspension	Ekuale has been suspended five games for violating the league's performance-enhancing substances policy.
Nick Herbig	LB	No	Questionable	Hamstring	Week 17
Donte Kent	DB	No	Questionable	Ankle/Knee	The Steelers have opened the 21-day practice window for Kent as they await his return from the injured reserve.
Cory Trice	DB	No	Out	Hamstring	Trice Jr. was not activated during the 21-day window and will stay on the injured reserve list. He will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season.
Miles Killebrew	DB	No	Out	Knee	Killebrew has been placed on the injured reserve list and will miss at least four games.

Pittsburgh Steelers Week 16 QB Projections vs ( PM EST)

Name	Snaps	Cmp	Att	Pass Yds	YPC	YPA	Pass TD	Ints	Sacks	Rush	Rush Yards	Rush Avg	Run TD	Fum Lost	STD PTS	STD Pos Rank	Updated
Aaron Rodgers	56	20.2	31.4	215	10.7	6.9	1.32	0.68	1.4	1.7	4.4	2.5	0.06	0.1	13.1	25	12/17_4:49PM_EST
Mason Rudolph	3	1.1	1.7	11	10.7	6.9	0.07	0.04	0.1	0.1	0.1	1.3	0.00	0.0	0.7	35	12/17_4:49PM_EST
Skylar Thompson	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.0	0.0	0	12/16_11:56AM_EST
Will Howard	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.0	0.0	0	12/16_11:56AM_EST

Pittsburgh Steelers Week 16 RB Projections vs ( PM EST)

Name	Snaps	Rush Tm %	Rush	Rush Yds	Rush Avg	Run TD	Tgt Tm %	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	YPC	Rec TD	STD	1/2PPR	PPR	STD Pos Rank	1/2PPR Pos Rank	PPR Pos Rank	Updated
Jaylen Warren	32	52.4	12.8	54.1	4.2	0.6	11.8	3.9	3.0	25.2	8.4	0.1	12.1	13.6	15.1	14	13	12	12/17_4:47PM_EST
Kenneth Gainwell	22	30.2	7.4	31.1	4.2	0.2	13.9	4.6	3.5	25.1	7.1	0.2	8.0	9.8	11.5	33	30	26	12/17_4:47PM_EST
Kaleb Johnson	5	8.9	2.2	8.3	3.8	0.0	1.3	0.4	0.3	2.0	6.3	0.0	1.1	1.2	1.4	79	79	80	12/17_4:47PM_EST
Trey Sermon	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	12/17_4:47PM_EST
Lew Nichols	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	12/17_4:47PM_EST
Max Hurleman	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	12/17_4:47PM_EST

Pittsburgh Steelers Week 16 WR Projections vs ( PM EST)

Name	Snaps	Tgt Tm %	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	YPC	Rec TD	Rush Tm %	Rush	Rush Yds	Rush Avg	STD	1/2PPR	PPR	STD Pos Rank	1/2PPR Pos Rank	PPR Pos Rank	Updated
DK Metcalf	48	21.6	7.1	4.6	61.5	13.5	0.4	0.5	0.1	0.6	5.1	8.8	11.0	13.3	15	16	16	12/17_4:47PM_EST
Adam Thielen	32	8.2	2.7	1.8	18.6	10.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.6	3.4	4.3	87	85	85	12/17_4:47PM_EST
Calvin Austin III	23	9.5	3.1	1.9	20.4	10.7	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	3.5	4.5	88	84	84	12/17_4:47PM_EST
Marquez Valdes-Scantling	20	4.2	1.4	0.8	9.0	11.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	1.6	2.0	119	118	118	12/17_4:47PM_EST
Ben Skowronek	4	0.9	0.3	0.2	2.3	12.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.4	0.5	142	142	142	12/17_4:47PM_EST
Roman Wilson	0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	12.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	177	177	177	12/17_4:47PM_EST
Scotty Miller	0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	11.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	184	183	182	12/17_4:47PM_EST

Pittsburgh Steelers Week 16 TE Projections vs ( PM EST)

Name	Snaps	Tgt Tm %	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	YPC	Rec TD	STD	1/2PPR	PPR	STD Pos Rank	1/2PPR Pos Rank	PPR Pos Rank	Updated
Darnell Washington	39	11.1	3.7	1.8	25.5	14.2	0.1	3.4	4.3	5.2	31	31	31	12/17_4:47PM_EST
Pat Freiermuth	27	9.7	3.2	1.9	22.0	11.7	0.2	3.1	4.1	5.0	33	32	32	12/17_4:47PM_EST
Jonnu Smith	22	6.9	2.3	1.4	13.7	9.7	0.1	2.0	2.7	3.4	41	40	39	12/17_4:47PM_EST
Connor Heyward	5	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.9	12.8	0.0	0.5	0.6	0.6	79	80	88	12/17_4:47PM_EST
Matt Sokol	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	12/17_4:47PM_EST

Pittsburgh Steelers Week 16 Kicker Projections vs ( PM EST)

Name	FG	FGA	XP	XPA	10-19 FG	20-29 FG	30-39 FG	40-49 FG	50+ FG	STD PTS	STD Pos Rank	Updated
Chris Boswell	1.61	1.89	2.22	2.37	0.01	0.33	0.50	0.46	0.32	7.68	18	12/17_4:47PM_EST

Pittsburgh Steelers Week 16 Team Defense Projections vs ( PM EST)

Plays	Tack	Sacks	Ints	Fum For	Fum Rec	Pts Vegas	TD	Tot Yds	Rush Yds	Rec Yds	Saf	TD Ret	Ret Yds	STD PTS	STD Rank	Updated
61.3	46.1	1.6	0.7	0.7	0.3	29.5	3.3	401.4	138.3	263.0	0.03	0.1	12.2	3.93	30	12/17_4:46PM_EST

Pittsburgh Steelers Week 16 Team Defense Yards and Points Probabilities

% <0 Yds	% 0-99 Yds	% 100-199 Yds	% 200-299 Yds	% 300-399 Yds	% 400-499 Yds	% 500+ Yds	% 0 Pts	% 1-6 Pts	% 7-13 Pts	% 14-20 Pts	% 21-27 Pts	% 28-34 Pts	% 35+ Pts	Updated
0	0	1	11	38	38	12	0	2	6	16	26	23	27	12/17_4:46PM_EST

Pittsburgh Steelers Week 16 IDP Projections vs ( PM EST)

Name	Pos	Pos Det	Snaps	Tack	TFL	Sacks	Ints	Fum For	Fum Rec	Pass Def	Saf	Ret Yds	TD Ret	STD PTS	STD Pos Rank	Updated
Jalen Ramsey	DB	CB	61	4.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.06	0.03	0.7	0.00	2.1	0.02	8.8	10	12/17_4:45PM_EST
Patrick Queen	LB	ILB	55	4.6	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.05	0.03	0.3	0.00	0.4	0.01	8.7	36	12/17_4:45PM_EST
Alex Highsmith	LB	ROLB	51	3.2	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.05	0.02	0.2	0.01	0.8	0.01	7.6	49	12/17_4:45PM_EST
Cameron Heyward	DL	DE	47	2.9	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.04	0.02	0.4	0.00	0.3	0.00	7.1	9	12/17_4:45PM_EST
Kyle Dugger	DB	SS	61	3.4	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.06	0.03	0.4	0.00	1.1	0.01	6.9	55	12/17_4:45PM_EST
Payton Wilson	LB	RILB	31	3.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.03	0.01	0.1	0.00	0.6	0.01	6.3	61	12/17_4:45PM_EST
Joey Porter	DB	CB	61	2.7	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.06	0.03	0.8	0.00	1.0	0.01	6.1	98	12/17_4:45PM_EST
T.J. Watt	LB	LOLB	44	2.2	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.04	0.02	0.3	0.01	0.6	0.01	6.0	65	12/17_4:45PM_EST
James Pierre	DB	LCB	40	2.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.04	0.02	0.8	0.00	1.2	0.01	5.3	141	12/17_4:45PM_EST
Asante Samuel Jr.	DB	RCB	43	2.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.04	0.02	0.5	0.00	1.2	0.01	4.6	163	12/17_4:45PM_EST
Derrick Harmon	DL	DE	34	1.9	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.03	0.02	0.1	0.00	0.3	0.00	4.3	78	12/17_4:45PM_EST
Keeanu Benton	DL	NT	35	1.6	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.03	0.02	0.2	0.00	0.4	0.01	3.7	98	12/17_4:45PM_EST
Cole Holcomb	LB	RILB	16	2.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.02	0.01	0.0	0.00	0.1	0.00	3.6	106	12/17_4:45PM_EST
Chuck Clark	DB	SS	26	1.8	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.02	0.01	0.1	0.00	0.2	0.00	3.2	176	12/17_4:45PM_EST
Jabrill Peppers	DB	SS	22	1.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.02	0.01	0.1	0.00	0.6	0.00	2.9	178	12/17_4:45PM_EST
Malik Harrison	LB	LILB	16	1.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.02	0.01	0.0	0.00	0.1	0.00	2.8	118	12/17_4:45PM_EST
Jack Sawyer	LB	LOLB	16	1.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.02	0.01	0.1	0.00	0.4	0.00	2.6	123	12/17_4:45PM_EST
Yahya Black	DL	DE	16	1.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.02	0.01	0.1	0.00	0.1	0.00	2.5	140	12/17_4:45PM_EST
Esezi Otomewo	DL	DE	16	1.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.02	0.01	0.0	0.00	0.2	0.00	2.2	157	12/17_4:45PM_EST
Nick Herbig	LB	ROLB	16	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.02	0.01	0.0	0.00	0.3	0.00	1.9	151	12/17_4:45PM_EST
Logan Lee	DL	DE	10	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.01	0.00	0.0	0.00	0.1	0.00	1.4	199	12/17_4:45PM_EST
Brodric Martin	DL	DT	7	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.01	0.00	0.0	0.00	0.1	0.00	0.8	233	12/17_4:45PM_EST
Carson Bruener	LB	LILB	3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	0.0	0.00	0.0	0.00	0.5	226	12/17_4:45PM_EST

Pittsburgh Steelers Rush/Pass Splits

Pittsburgh Steelers splits between runs and passes. Sacks are counted as passes while QB scrambles are counted as rushes. Past weeks are based on actual rush/pass stats. Future weeks are projected and are in red.