2026 season

Pittsburgh Steelers

2-1 · 1st in AFC North · Head coach Mike McCarthy · Acrisure Stadium

Power rank

#12

+1.4 pts

Off EPA

-0.06

per play

Def EPA

-0.17

allowed

Schemes & tendencies

Identified from 2026 play-by-play and compared against the league average.

Offense

194 plays · 3 games

Pass-firstThrows on 62% of neutral early downs (league 52%).
Vertical passing24% of throws travel 15+ air yards (league 19%).
Up-tempoRuns no-huddle on 10% of snaps.

Neutral pass rate: 62% lg 52%
Shotgun rate: 63% lg 58%
Deep pass rate: 24% lg 19%
Outside run rate: 27% lg 24%
No-huddle rate: 10% lg 6%
Pass EPA/play: -0.25
Run EPA/play: +0.34

Defense

168 plays · 3 games

Pressure-heavy frontSacks on 10% of opponent dropbacks (league 7%).
Light box / vulnerable vs. runGives up 0.25 EPA per run (league 0.12).
Ball-hawkingForces 1.7 turnovers per game.

Sack rate: 10% lg 7%
Deep attempts allowed: 18% lg 19%
Explosive plays allowed: 13% lg 9%
Opp. neutral pass rate: 54% lg 52%
Pass EPA allowed: -0.50
Run EPA allowed: +0.25

Franchise leaders

All-time top three in each category while playing for this team.

Passing yards

Ben Roethlisberger

2004–2021

64,088

2. Kordell Stewart13,328
3. Neil O'Donnell12,867

Passing TD

Ben Roethlisberger

2004–2021

418

Rushing yards

Jerome Bettis

1996–2005

10,571

2. Willie Parker5,378
3. Le'Veon Bell5,336

Rushing TD

Jerome Bettis

1996–2005

Receptions

Hines Ward

1998–2011

1,000

2. Antonio Brown837
3. Heath Miller592

Receiving yards

Hines Ward

1998–2011

12,083

2. Antonio Brown11,207
3. Heath Miller6,569

Receiving TD

Hines Ward

1998–2011

Sacks

T.J. Watt

2017–2026

118.5

2. Cameron Heyward92
3. James Harrison80.5

Interceptions

Rod Woodson

1987–1996

Tackles

James Farrior

2002–2011

1,080

2. Lawrence Timmons981
3. Levon Kirkland808

Totals are regular-season stats while with this franchise, built from ESPN records (full statistical coverage from 1986 onward). Players whose careers ended before that may be missing.

Roster

Current depth of the active roster, reserve lists, and practice squad.

Offense (27)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
2	Mason Rudolph	QB	31	6' 5"	235	9	Oklahoma State
8	Aaron Rodgers	QB	42	6' 2"	223	22	California
16	Drew Allar	QB	22	6' 5"	228	R	Penn State
18	Will Howard	QB	25	6' 4"	236	2	Ohio State
13	Rico DowdleOut	RB	28	5' 11"	215	7	South Carolina
21	Travis Homer	RB	28	5' 10"	202	8	Miami
29	Eli Heidenreich	RB	23	6' 0"	198	R	Navy
30	Jaylen Warren	RB	27	5' 8"	215	5	Oklahoma State
31	Lew Nichols	RB	25	5' 10"	220	1	Central Michigan
37	Riley Nowakowski	FB	24	6' 2"	250	R	Indiana
4	DK Metcalf	WR	28	6' 4"	229	8	Ole Miss
10	Kaden Wetjen	WR	24	5' 9"	196	R	Iowa
11	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	28	6' 4"	223	7	USC
14	Roman Wilson	WR	25	5' 10"	186	3	Michigan
15	Ben Skowronek	WR	29	6' 3"	224	6	Notre Dame
17	Germie Bernard	WR	22	6' 1"	206	R	Alabama
80	Darnell Washington	TE	25	6' 7"	264	4	Georgia
85	Robert Tonyan	TE	32	6' 5"	240	8	Indiana State
88	Pat Freiermuth	TE	27	6' 5"	258	6	Penn State
60	Dylan Cook	OT	28	6' 6"	305	3	Montana
71	Max Iheanachor	OT	22	6' 6"	321	R	Arizona State
76	Troy Fautanu	OT	25	6' 4"	317	3	Washington
66	Mason McCormick	G	26	6' 5"	315	3	South Dakota State
74	Spencer Anderson	G	26	6' 5"	305	4	Maryland
54	Zach Frazier	C	25	6' 3"	310	3	West Virginia
62	Ryan McCollum	C	28	6' 5"	300	4	Texas A&M
67	Brock Hoffman	C	27	6' 4"	302	5	Virginia Tech

Defense (25)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
94	Yahya Black	DE	24	6' 5"	336	2	Iowa
96	Gabriel Rubio	DE	23	6' 5"	321	R	Notre Dame
69	Sebastian Joseph-Day	DT	31	6' 4"	310	8	Rutgers
92	Kevin Jobity Jr.	DT	22	6' 4"	300	R	Syracuse
95	Keeanu Benton	DT	25	6' 4"	309	4	Wisconsin
97	Cameron Heyward	DT	37	6' 5"	295	16	Ohio State
99	Derrick Harmon	DT	23	6' 4"	313	2	Oregon
6	Patrick Queen	LB	27	6' 0"	232	7	LSU
33	Jack Sawyer	LB	24	6' 4"	260	2	Ohio State
41	Payton Wilson	LB	26	6' 4"	242	3	NC State
44	Carson Bruener	LB	25	6' 1"	227	2	Washington
51	Nick Herbig	LB	24	6' 2"	240	4	Wisconsin
55	Cole Holcomb	LB	30	6' 1"	240	8	North Carolina
56	Alex Highsmith	LB	29	6' 4"	242	7	Charlotte
90	T.J. Watt	LB	31	6' 4"	252	10	Wisconsin
5	Jalen RamseyQuestionable	CB	31	6' 1"	211	11	Florida State
22	Asante Samuel Jr.	CB	26	5' 10"	180	6	Florida State
23	Daylen Everette	CB	22	6' 1"	196	R	Georgia
24	Joey Porter Jr.	CB	26	6' 2"	193	4	Penn State
26	Brandin EcholsQuestionable	CB	28	5' 10"	179	6	Kentucky
35	Jamel Dean	CB	29	6' 1"	206	8	Auburn
40	Doneiko Slaughter	CB	24	6' 0"	190	1	Arkansas
3	Jaquan Brisker	S	27	6' 1"	204	5	Penn State
20	Rayshawn Jenkins	S	32	6' 1"	220	10	Miami
28	Robert Spears-Jennings	S	22	6' 1"	205	R	Oklahoma

Special teams (3)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
9	Chris Boswell	PK	35	6' 2"	185	12	Rice
19	Cameron Johnston	P	34	5' 11"	194	9	Ohio State
46	Christian Kuntz	LS	32	6' 1"	228	6	Duquesne

Injured reserve / out (8)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
84	Max HurlemanOut	RB	24	5' 11"	200	1	Notre Dame
85	Cole BurgessInjured Reserve	WR	26	6' 1"	192	1	SUNY Cortland
68	Jack DriscollInjured Reserve	OT	29	6' 5"	312	6	Auburn
73	Gennings DunkerInjured Reserve	G	23	6' 5"	319	R	Iowa
91	Logan LeeInjured Reserve	DT	26	6' 5"	286	3	Iowa
31	Daequan HardyInjured Reserve	CB	25	5' 9"	178	1	Penn State
34	Donte KentOut	CB	24	5' 10"	189	2	Central Michigan
25	DeShon ElliottInjured Reserve	S	29	6' 0"	210	9	Texas

Practice squad (14)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
—	Isaiah Hodgins	WR	27	6' 3"	200	5	Oregon State
—	Brandon Johnson	WR	28	6' 2"	195	3	UCF
87	Brandon Smith	WR	27	6' 2"	220	1	Iowa
81	Lake McRee	TE	24	6' 4"	243	R	USC
72	Doug Nester	G	26	6' 6"	306	1	West Virginia
79	Steven Jones	G	26	6' 5"	340	1	Oregon
65	Kyler Baugh	DT	24	6' 2"	305	1	Minnesota
93	Esezi Otomewo	DT	27	6' 5"	282	4	Minnesota
—	Bradyn Swinson	LB	24	6' 4"	255	3	LSU
45	Julius Welschof	LB	29	6' 6"	265	1	Charlotte
53	Jacoby Windmon	LB	25	6' 2"	250	2	Michigan State
—	Darius Rush	CB	26	6' 2"	198	3	South Carolina
—	Car'lin Vigers	CB	26	6' 2"	200	1	UL Monroe
49	Sebastian Castro	S	25	5' 11"	203	2	Iowa