Pittsburgh Steelers Depth Chart for Fantasy Football

Pittsburgh Steelers Depth Chart - Offense

Our offensive NFL depth charts are designed for fantasy football managers looking to understand a player's projected usage and relevance for the upcoming week and rest of season. You can sort/filter/download the table. Snap shares, rush shares, and target shares are Razzball projections. The criteria for 'Starter' varies by position and represents either a high share of snaps or a high share of usage. 'Rotation' is the next tier down and is generally fantasy relevant. The levels under that are 'Backup' (on roster, not fantasy relevant) and 'Depth' (not fantasy relevant). 'Scatback' is an RB that does not qualify as a Starter and whose usage is mostly in pass game and is likely relevant in PPR. A 'Fullback' is not typically fantasy relevant. Please visit our Depth Chart Homepage for more information.

Name	Pos	This Week Role	This Week Snap %	This Week Rush %	This Week Tgt %	2026 Proj Role	2026 Proj Snap %	2026 Proj Rush %	2026 Proj Tgt %	2025 NFL Team	2025 Games	2025 Snap %	2025 Rush %	2025 Tgt %
Aaron Rodgers	QB	Starter	89	6	0	Starter	85	6	0	PIT	16	89	5	0
Will Howard	QB	Backup	10	0	0	Backup	10	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Mason Rudolph	QB	Backup	1	0	0	Backup	5	0	0	PIT	5	11	2	0
Drew Allar	QB	Out	0	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Rico Dowdle	RB	Starter	55	50	13	Starter	45	40	11	CAR	17	56	51	10
Jaylen Warren	RB	Rotation	30	34	7	Rotation	39	43	9	PIT	16	47	52	9
Kaleb Johnson	RB	Depth	8	8	1	Backup	9	9	1	PIT	10	5	7	0
Riley Nowakowski	RB	Fullback	5	0	1	Fullback	5	0	1	NA	0	0	0	0
Lew Nichols	RB	Depth	1	1	0	Depth	1	1	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Eli Heidenreich	RB	Depth	1	1	0	Depth	1	1	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Travis Homer	RB	Depth	1	1	0	Depth	1	1	0	CHI	2	1	0	0
Max Hurleman	RB	Fullback	0	0	0	Fullback	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
DK Metcalf	WR	Starter	80	1	19	Starter	80	1	19	PIT	15	75	0	19
Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	Starter	80	0	20	Starter	80	0	20	IND	17	86	0	21
Germie Bernard	WR	Rotation	46	0	11	Rotation	45	0	11	NA	0	0	0	0
Roman Wilson	WR	Out	0	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	PIT	13	25	0	4
Brandon Johnson	WR	Out	0	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
A.T. Perry	WR	Out	0	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Brandon Smith	WR	Out	0	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	NYJ	1	1	0	0
Kaden Wetjen	WR	Out	0	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Ben Skowronek	WR	Out	0	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	PIT	16	15	0	1
Pat Freiermuth	TE	Starter	70	0	15	Starter	70	0	15	PIT	17	51	0	10
Darnell Washington	TE	Rotation	57	0	11	Rotation	56	0	11	PIT	16	53	0	8
JJ Galbreath	TE	Depth	7	0	1	Depth	7	0	1	NA	0	0	0	0
Chamon Metayer	TE	Depth	3	0	1	Depth	4	0	1	NA	0	0	0	0
Lake McRee	TE	Depth	3	0	1	Depth	4	0	1	NA	0	0	0	0
Jaheim Bell	TE	Depth	3	0	1	Depth	4	0	1	NA	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Steelers Depth Chart - Defense

Our defensive NFL depth charts for defense include DL, LB, and DB. Snap shares are Razzball projections.

Name	Pos	Pos Det	This Week Role	This Week Snap %	2026 Proj Role	2026 Proj Snap %	2025 NFL Team	2025 Games	2025 Snap %
Cameron Heyward	DL	DE	Starter	71	Rotation	68	PIT	16	63
Derrick Harmon	DL	DE	Rotation	55	Rotation	55	PIT	12	38
Yahya Black	DL	DE	Backup	28	Backup	29	PIT	10	25
Esezi Otomewo	DL	DE	Backup	17	Backup	18	PIT	6	9
Gabe Rubio	DL	DE	Backup	10	Backup	10	NA	0	0
Dean Lowry	DL	DE	Backup	10	Backup	10	NA	0	0
Logan Lee	DL	DT	Backup	10	Backup	10	PIT	4	3
Keeanu Benton	DL	NT	Rotation	65	Rotation	62	PIT	17	64
Sebastian Joseph-Day	DL	NT	Backup	28	Backup	29	TEN	15	42
Patrick Queen	LB	ILB	Starter	96	Starter	91	PIT	17	96
Payton Wilson	LB	ILB	Rotation	62	Rotation	59	PIT	17	63
Cole Holcomb	LB	ILB	Backup	25	Backup	25	PIT	7	16
Malik Harrison	LB	ILB	Backup	25	Backup	25	PIT	9	24
Carson Bruener	LB	ILB	Depth	5	Depth	5	NA	0	0
T.J. Watt	LB	OLB	Starter	83	Starter	79	PIT	14	70
Alex Highsmith	LB	OLB	Starter	73	Rotation	69	PIT	13	55
Nick Herbig	LB	OLB	Backup	25	Backup	25	PIT	15	52
Jack Sawyer	LB	OLB	Backup	25	Backup	25	PIT	12	21
Jalen Ramsey	DB	CB	Starter	97	Starter	93	PIT	17	66
Joey Porter	DB	CB	Starter	94	Starter	90	PIT	14	77
Jamel Dean	DB	CB	Starter	74	Starter	71	TB	13	63
Asante Samuel Jr.	DB	CB	Depth	9	Backup	13	PIT	5	19
Brandin Echols	DB	CB	Depth	8	Backup	12	PIT	14	42
Daylen Everette	DB	CB	Depth	8	Backup	11	NA	0	0
Donte Kent	DB	CB	Depth	4	Depth	6	NA	0	0
Doneiko Slaughter	DB	CB	Depth	1	Depth	2	NA	0	0
D'Shawn Jamison	DB	CB	Depth	1	Depth	2	CIN	1	0
Sebastian Castro	DB	FS	Depth	3	Depth	4	NA	0	0
Jaquan Brisker	DB	SS	Starter	100	Starter	95	CHI	17	100
DeShon Elliott	DB	SS	Starter	75	Starter	72	PIT	5	24
Robert Spears-Jennings	DB	SS	Backup	20	Backup	24	NA	0	0
Darnell Savage	DB	SS	Backup	19	Backup	22	JAC	9	21
Jack Henderson	DB	SS	Depth	3	Depth	4	NA	0	0

Injury Report vs ATL Week 1 (SUN 1PM EST)

Name	Pos	Starter	Status	Body Part	Notes
Daequan Hardy	DB	No	Out	Undisclosed	Hardy is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season.

2026 Schedule

The bye week for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2026 is Week 7.

w1	w2	w3	w4	w5	w6	w7	w8	w9	w10	w11	w12	w13	w14	w15	w16	w17	w18
ATL	@NE	CIN	@CLE	IND	@TB	@NO	CLE	OFF	@CIN	@PHI	DEN	HOU	@JAC	BAL	CAR	@TEN	@BAL
ATL	@NE	CIN	@CLE	IND	@TB	@NO	CLE	OFF	@CIN	@PHI	DEN	HOU	@JAC	BAL	CAR	@TEN	@BAL
ATL	@NE	CIN	@CLE	IND	@TB	@NO	CLE	OFF	@CIN	@PHI	DEN	HOU	@JAC	BAL	CAR	@TEN	@BAL
ATL	@NE	CIN	@CLE	IND	@TB	@NO	CLE	OFF	@CIN	@PHI	DEN	HOU	@JAC	BAL	CAR	@TEN	@BAL
ATL	@NE	CIN	@CLE	IND	@TB	@NO	CLE	OFF	@CIN	@PHI	DEN	HOU	@JAC	BAL	CAR	@TEN	@BAL
ATL	@NE	CIN	@CLE	IND	@TB	@NO	CLE	OFF	@CIN	@PHI	DEN	HOU	@JAC	BAL	CAR	@TEN	@BAL

Pittsburgh Steelers 2026 Fantasy Football Projected Player Rankings

Our 2026 fantasy football rankings for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Please see the links below for projections and rankings of all players.

2026 Projections

All | QB | RB | WR | TE | K | FLEX | DEF(Team) | DEF(IDP) | Vs FantasyPros

Name	Pos	STD Pos Rank	1/2 PPR Pos Rank	PPR Pos Rank
Aaron Rodgers	QB	0	0	0
Will Howard	QB	0	0	0
Mason Rudolph	QB	0	0	0
Drew Allar	QB	0	0	0
Rico Dowdle	RB	0	0	0
Jaylen Warren	RB	0	0	0
Kaleb Johnson	RB	0	0	0
Riley Nowakowski	RB	0	0	0
Max Hurleman	RB	0	0	0
Lew Nichols	RB	0	0	0
Eli Heidenreich	RB	0	0	0
Travis Homer	RB	0	0	0
DK Metcalf	WR	0	0	0
Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	0	0	0
Germie Bernard	WR	0	0	0
Pat Freiermuth	TE	0	0	0
Darnell Washington	TE	0	0	0
Robert Tonyan	TE	0	0	0
JJ Galbreath	TE	0	0	0
Jaheim Bell	TE	0	0	0
Lake McRee	TE	0	0	0
Chris Boswell	PK	0	0	0
Cameron Heyward	DL	0	0	0
Keeanu Benton	DL	0	0	0
Derrick Harmon	DL	0	0	0
Yahya Black	DL	0	0	0
Sebastian Joseph-Day	DL	0	0	0
Esezi Otomewo	DL	0	0	0
Logan Lee	DL	0	0	0
Dean Lowry	DL	0	0	0
Gabe Rubio	DL	0	0	0
Patrick Queen	LB	0	0	0
Payton Wilson	LB	0	0	0
T.J. Watt	LB	0	0	0
Alex Highsmith	LB	0	0	0
Malik Harrison	LB	0	0	0
Cole Holcomb	LB	0	0	0
Jack Sawyer	LB	0	0	0
Nick Herbig	LB	0	0	0
Carson Bruener	LB	0	0	0
Jalen Ramsey	DB	0	0	0
Jaquan Brisker	DB	0	0	0
DeShon Elliott	DB	0	0	0
Joey Porter	DB	0	0	0
Jamel Dean	DB	0	0	0
Robert Spears-Jennings	DB	0	0	0
Darnell Savage	DB	0	0	0
Brandin Echols	DB	0	0	0
Asante Samuel Jr.	DB	0	0	0
Daylen Everette	DB	0	0	0
Donte Kent	DB	0	0	0
Jack Henderson	DB	0	0	0
Sebastian Castro	DB	0	0	0
D'Shawn Jamison	DB	0	0	0
Doneiko Slaughter	DB	0	0	0

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