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Pittsburgh Steelers Roster & Depth Chart 2026

Pittsburgh Steelers are 6-2 in the AFC North.

6-22nd in American Football ConferenceBye 9West Coast 11Multiple 3-4

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Team summary

Scheme

West Coast offense called by HC Mike McCarthy; Graham 3-4 defense with 2-4-5 nickel flexibility and fire zones.

OC / DC Mike McCarthy / Patrick Graham

Record

2-2 · 77/87 · L1

as of 2026-10-07

4 games played; Week 5 starts Oct 8 and no team has had a bye yet

2027 cap

−$10.2M space · −$25.5M effective

OverTheCap · as of Oct 7, 2026

Needs

Board fit

2026 playbook

Scheme desk

Mike McCarthy / Patrick Graham

Early-down identity stays on the cards. Open the call sheet for the snap, the motion, the shell, and how they pressure.

Offense

West Coast 11

Offensive scheme type: West Coast 11
Personnel: 21 personnel · 2 RB, 1 TE, 2 WR
Primary run scheme: Inside zone
Primary offensive line scheme: Zone

Offensive aggression

Attacking · 62

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

McCarthy dumped heavy TE. 11 personnel West Coast, inside zone, not 13 smash.

Defense

Multiple 3-4

Defensive scheme type: Multiple 3-4
Base front: Nickel 3-4
Front: 3-4
Defensive line technique: Two-gap
Primary coverage: Cover 3
Primary press technique: Press-bail

Defensive aggression

Attacking · 58

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

Graham adaptable 3-4 (he calls 3-4/4-3 antiquated). Cover 3 primary, two-high shell after the snap.

80 players · 66 on the active roster · 14 on the injury roster · ESPN · injuries. Notes sit under both lists.

Roster

Career logos are college, then draft club, then this roster — left to right. Click a column header to sort the unit.

Offense25


54	Zach Frazier		C	6' 3"	310	25	3 yrs	Fairmont, WV	—	Active
62	Ryan McCollum		C	6' 5"	300	28	4 yrs	Spring, TX	—	Active
67	Brock Hoffman		C	6' 4"	302	27	5 yrs	Statesville, NC	—	Active
37	Riley Nowakowski		FB	6' 2"	250	24	R	Milwaukee, WI	—	Active
66	Mason McCormick		G	6' 5"	315	26	3 yrs	Sioux Falls, SD	—	Active
74	Spencer Anderson		G	6' 5"	305	26	4 yrs	Bowie, MD	—	Active
60	Dylan Cook		OT	6' 6"	305	28	3 yrs	Butte, MT	—	Active
71	Max Iheanachor		OT	6' 6"	321	23	R	Los Angeles, CA	—	Active
76	Troy Fautanu	WAS	OT	6' 4"	317	26	3 yrs	Henderson, NV	—	Active
2	Mason Rudolph		QB	6' 5"	235	31	9 yrs	Rock Hill, SC	—	Active
8	Aaron Rodgers		QB	6' 2"	223	42	22 yrs	Chico, CA	—	Active
16	Drew Allar		QB	6' 5"	228	22	R	Medina, OH	—	Active
18	Will Howard		QB	6' 4"	236	25	2 yrs	Downingtown, PA	—	Active
13	Rico Dowdle		RB	5' 11"	215	28	7 yrs	Asheville, NC	—	Active
21	Travis Homer	MIA	RB	5' 10"	202	28	8 yrs	West Palm Beach, FL	—	Active
29	Eli Heidenreich		RB	6' 0"	198	23	R	Pittsburgh, PA	—	Active
30	Jaylen Warren		RB	5' 8"	215	28	5 yrs	Salt Lake City, UT	—	Active
31	Lew Nichols		RB	5' 10"	220	25	1 yr	Detroit, MI	—	Active
80	Darnell Washington		TE	6' 7"	264	25	4 yrs	Las Vegas, NV	—	Active
85	Robert Tonyan		TE	6' 5"	240	32	8 yrs	Mchenry, IL	—	Active
88	Pat Freiermuth		TE	6' 5"	258	28	6 yrs	Merrimac, MA	—	Active
4	DK Metcalf		WR	6' 4"	229	28	8 yrs	Oxford, MS	—	Active
10	Kaden Wetjen		WR	5' 9"	196	24	R	Williamsburg, IA	—	Active
17	Germie Bernard		WR	6' 1"	206	22	R	Las Vegas, NV	—	Active
87	Brandon Smith		WR	6' 2"	220	27	1 yr	Lake Cormorant, MS	—	Active

Defense21


5	Jalen Ramsey		CB	6' 1"	211	32	11 yrs	Smyrna, TN	—	Active
22	Asante Samuel Jr.		CB	5' 10"	180	27	6 yrs	Sunrise, FL	—	Active
23	Daylen Everette		CB	6' 1"	196	22	R	Norfolk, VA	—	Active
27	Sean Murphy-Bunting		CB	6' 0"	195	29	7 yrs	Macomb, MI	—	Active
35	Jamel Dean		CB	6' 1"	206	30	8 yrs	Cocoa, FL	—	Active
39	Terell Smith	MIN	CB	6' 0"	204	27	5 yrs	Snellville, GA	—	Active
94	Yahya Black		DE	6' 5"	336	24	2 yrs	Marshall, MN	—	Active
96	Gabriel Rubio		DE	6' 5"	321	23	R	St. Louis, MO	—	Active
92	Kevin Jobity Jr.		DT	6' 4"	300	23	R	Buffalo, NY	—	Active
95	Keeanu Benton		DT	6' 4"	309	25	4 yrs	Janesville, WI	—	Active
97	Cameron Heyward		DT	6' 5"	295	37	16 yrs	Suwanee, GA	—	Active
6	Patrick Queen		LB	6' 0"	232	27	7 yrs	Ventress, LA	—	Active
33	Jack Sawyer		LB	6' 4"	260	24	2 yrs	Pickerington, OH	—	Active
41	Payton Wilson		LB	6' 4"	242	26	3 yrs	Hillsborough, NC	—	Active
44	Carson Bruener	WAS	LB	6' 1"	227	25	2 yrs	Woodinville, WA	—	Active
51	Nick Herbig		LB	6' 2"	240	24	4 yrs	Kauai, HI	—	Active
55	Cole Holcomb		LB	6' 1"	240	30	8 yrs	New Smyrna Beach, FL	—	Active
56	Alex Highsmith	CHA	LB	6' 4"	242	29	7 yrs	Wilmington, NC	—	Active
90	T.J. Watt		LB	6' 4"	252	32	10 yrs	Pewaukee, WI	—	Active
3	Jaquan Brisker		S	6' 1"	204	27	5 yrs	Pittsburgh, PA	—	Active
28	Robert Spears-Jennings		S	6' 1"	205	22	R	Broken Arrow, OK	—	Active

Special Teams3


46	Christian Kuntz	LS	6' 1"	228	32	6 yrs	Pittsburgh, PA	—	Active
19	Cameron Johnston	P	5' 11"	194	34	9 yrs	Geelong, VIC	—	Active
9	Chris Boswell	PK	6' 2"	185	35	12 yrs	Keller, TX	—	Active

Injured / Out1


25	DeShon Elliott	TEX	S	6' 0"	210	29	9 yrs	Rockwall, TX	—	Day-To-Day

Practice Squad16


—	Car'lin Vigers		CB	6' 2"	200	26	1 yr	Eunice, LA	—	Practice Squad
—	Darius Rush		CB	6' 2"	198	26	3 yrs	Kingstree, SC	—	Practice Squad
65	Kyler Baugh	MIN	DT	6' 2"	305	24	1 yr	Talihina, OK	—	Practice Squad
93	Esezi Otomewo	MIN	DT	6' 5"	282	27	4 yrs	Indianapolis, IN	—	Practice Squad
72	Doug Nester		G	6' 6"	306	26	1 yr	Kenova, WV	—	Practice Squad
79	Steven Jones		G	6' 5"	340	26	1 yr	Temecula, CA	—	Practice Squad
45	Julius Welschof	CHA	LB	6' 6"	265	29	1 yr	Miesbach, Germany	—	Practice Squad
50	Elandon Roberts	HOU	LB	6' 1"	238	32	10 yrs	Port Arthur, TX	—	Practice Squad
53	Jacoby Windmon		LB	6' 2"	250	25	2 yrs	New Orleans, LA	—	Practice Squad
57	KJ Henry		LB	6' 4"	255	27	3 yrs	Winston-Salem, NC	—	Practice Squad
—	Marte Mapu		LB	6' 3"	230	26	4 yrs	Hawthorne, CA	—	Practice Squad
49	Sebastian Castro		S	5' 11"	203	26	2 yrs	Oak Lawn, IL	—	Practice Squad
81	Lake McRee		TE	6' 4"	243	24	R	Austin, TX	—	Practice Squad
83	Marquez Valdes-Scantling		WR	6' 4"	206	32	9 yrs	St. Petersburg, FL	—	Practice Squad
89	Brandon Johnson		WR	6' 2"	208	28	3 yrs	Fort Lauderdale, FL	—	Practice Squad
—	Isaiah Hodgins		WR	6' 3"	200	28	5 yrs	Oakley, CA	—	Practice Squad

Injury roster

Career logos are college, then draft club, then this roster — left to right. Click a column header to sort the unit.

Offense1


15	Ben Skowronek		WR	6' 3"	224	29	6 yrs	Fort Wayne, IN	—	Out

Defense2


26	Brandin Echols		CB	5' 10"	179	29	6 yrs	Memphis, TN	—	Out
40	Doneiko Slaughter		CB	6' 0"	190	24	1 yr	Roswell, GA	—	Out

Injured / Out11


31	Daequan Hardy	CB	5' 9"	178	25	1 yr	Pittsburgh, PA	—	Injured Reserve
34	Donte Kent	CB	5' 10"	189	25	2 yrs	Harrisburg, PA	—	Out
69	Sebastian Joseph-Day	DT	6' 4"	310	31	8 yrs	Stroudsburg, PA	—	Injured Reserve
91	Logan Lee	DT	6' 5"	286	26	3 yrs	Orion, IL	—	Injured Reserve
99	Derrick Harmon	DT	6' 4"	313	23	2 yrs	Detroit, MI	—	Injured Reserve
73	Gennings Dunker	G	6' 5"	319	23	R	Lena, IL	—	Injured Reserve
68	Jack Driscoll	OT	6' 5"	312	29	6 yrs	Madison, CT	—	Injured Reserve
84	Max Hurleman	RB	5' 11"	200	25	1 yr	Wyomissing, PA	—	Out
11	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	6' 4"	223	29	7 yrs	Woodland Hills, CA	—	Injured Reserve
14	Roman Wilson	WR	5' 10"	186	25	3 yrs	Honolulu, HI	—	Injured Reserve
85	Cole Burgess	WR	6' 1"	192	26	1 yr	Cold Brook, NY	—	Injured Reserve

Injury notes14

Ben Skowronek · WR #15
- Out · Calf
Brandin Echols · CB #26
- Out · Hamstring
Doneiko Slaughter · CB #40
- Out · Hamstring
Daequan Hardy · CB #31
- Injured Reserve
Donte Kent · CB #34
- Out
Sebastian Joseph-Day · DT #69
- Injured Reserve · Triceps
Logan Lee · DT #91
- Injured Reserve
Derrick Harmon · DT #99
- Injured Reserve
Gennings Dunker · G #73
- Injured Reserve
Jack Driscoll · OT #68
- Injured Reserve
Max Hurleman · RB #84
- Out
Michael Pittman Jr. · WR #11
- Injured Reserve · Foot · Plantar Fasciitis
Roman Wilson · WR #14
- Injured Reserve
Cole Burgess · WR #85
- Injured Reserve

Roster log

Live from ESPN · injuries. Adds, drops, injury flips, and transaction headlines, each with a timestamp. The desk keeps watching while this page is open.

StatusNov 5, 2:30 AM
Brandon Johnson
Status Active → Practice Squad
InjuryNov 3, 1:08 PM
Doneiko Slaughter
Out · Hamstring
InjuryNov 3, 1:07 PM
Ben Skowronek
Out · Calf
InjuryNov 3, 1:06 PM
Brandin Echols
Out · Hamstring
StatusNov 2, 10:11 PM
Will Howard
Status Out → Active
InjuryNov 2, 10:11 PM
Will Howard
Cleared
StatusNov 2, 10:11 PM
Drew Allar
Status Out → Active
InjuryNov 2, 10:11 PM
Drew Allar
Cleared
StatusNov 2, 10:11 PM
Eli Heidenreich
Status Out → Active
InjuryNov 2, 10:11 PM
Eli Heidenreich
Cleared
InjuryNov 2, 7:20 PM
Ben Skowronek
Out · Calf
InjuryNov 2, 7:20 PM
Doneiko Slaughter
Out · Hamstring
InjuryNov 2, 7:20 PM
Brandin Echols
Out · Hamstring
InjuryNov 2, 3:44 PM
Michael Pittman Jr.
Injured Reserve · Foot
StatusNov 2, 12:24 AM
Ben Skowronek
Status Questionable → Out
InjuryNov 2, 12:24 AM
Ben Skowronek
Injury: Out
StatusNov 2, 12:24 AM
Will Howard
Status Active → Out
InjuryNov 2, 12:24 AM
Will Howard
Injury: Out
StatusNov 2, 12:24 AM
Drew Allar
Status Active → Out
InjuryNov 2, 12:24 AM
Drew Allar
Injury: Out
StatusNov 2, 12:24 AM
Eli Heidenreich
Status Active → Out
InjuryNov 2, 12:24 AM
Eli Heidenreich
Injury: Out
InjuryNov 1, 5:13 PM
Will Howard
Out · Coach's Decision
InjuryNov 1, 5:04 PM
Ben Skowronek
Out · Calf
InjuryNov 1, 4:41 PM
Doneiko Slaughter
Out · Hamstring
InjuryNov 1, 4:41 PM
Eli Heidenreich
Out · Coach's Decision
InjuryNov 1, 4:41 PM
Brandin Echols
Out · Hamstring
InjuryNov 1, 4:41 PM
Drew Allar
Out · Coach's Decision
StatusNov 1, 12:45 AM
Ben Skowronek
Status Active → Questionable
StatusNov 1, 12:45 AM
Brandin Echols
Status Active → Out
StatusNov 1, 12:45 AM
Doneiko Slaughter
Status Active → Out
StatusOct 31, 7:04 PM
Ben Skowronek
Status Questionable → Active
StatusOct 31, 7:04 PM
Brandin Echols
Status Out → Active
StatusOct 31, 7:04 PM
Doneiko Slaughter
Status Out → Active
InjuryOct 31, 1:44 AM
Doneiko Slaughter
Out · Hamstring
InjuryOct 31, 1:35 AM
Brandin Echols
Out · Hamstring
StatusOct 31, 12:35 AM
Alex Highsmith
Status Questionable → Active
InjuryOct 31, 12:35 AM
Alex Highsmith
Cleared
StatusOct 31, 12:35 AM
Brandin Echols
Status Questionable → Out
InjuryOct 31, 12:35 AM
Brandin Echols
Injury: Out

West Coast 11Multiple 3-4Inside zoneCover 321 personnel · 2 RB, 1 TE, 2 WRNickel 3-4Ourlads two-deep · matched to the live roster.

Offense

21 personnel · 2 RB, 1 TE, 2 WR

21 personnel · 2 RB · 1 TE · 2 WR. Same depth chart, different grouping. The base call is 21.

WR1

WR2

Pos	No.	Player	No.	Player	No.	Player
WR1	4	DK Metcalf	15	Ben SkowronekOUT	—	—
WR2	11	Michael Pittman Jr.IR	17	Germie Bernard	—	—
LT	76	Troy Fautanu	—	—	—	—
LG	66	Mason McCormick	73	Gennings DunkerIR	—	—
C	54	Zach Frazier	62	Ryan McCollum	—	—
RG	74	Spencer Anderson	67	Brock Hoffman	—	—
RT	60	Dylan Cook	71	Max Iheanachor	—	—
TE	88	Pat Freiermuth	80	Darnell Washington	85	Robert Tonyan
QB	8	Aaron Rodgers	2	Mason Rudolph	18	Will Howard
FB	37	Riley Nowakowski	—	—	—	—
RB	30	Jaylen Warren	13	Rico Dowdle	29	Eli Heidenreich

Defense

Nickel 3-4

Base · 3 DL, 4 LB, 4 DB. Both outside linebackers stay on. The two-deep below stays the published chart.

LDE

RDE

WILL

ILB

ILB

OLB

LCB

Porter24

Jenkins20

Brisker3

RCB

Dean35

Pos	No.	Player	No.	Player	No.	Player
LDE	99	Derrick HarmonIR	69	Sebastian Joseph-DayIR	92	Kevin Jobity Jr.
NT	95	Keeanu Benton	96	Gabriel Rubio	—	—
RDE	97	Cameron Heyward	94	Yahya Black	—	—
WLB	90	T.J. Watt	51	Nick Herbig	—	—
LILB	6	Patrick Queen	44	Carson Bruener	—	—
RILB	41	Payton Wilson	55	Cole Holcomb	—	—
LCB	24	Joey Porter Jr.	22	Asante Samuel Jr.	—	—
SS	20	Rayshawn Jenkins	—	—	—	—
FS	3	Jaquan Brisker	28	Robert Spears-Jennings	—	—
RCB	35	Jamel Dean	23	Daylen Everette	—	—
NB	5	Jalen Ramsey	26	Brandin EcholsOUT	—	—

Special Teams

Pos	No.	Player	No.	Player	No.	Player
PK	9	Chris Boswell	—	—	—	—
P	19	Cameron Johnston	—	—	—	—
H	19	Cameron Johnston	—	—	—	—
LS	46	Christian Kuntz	—	—	—	—
PR	10	Kaden Wetjen	13	Rico Dowdle	—	—
KR	10	Kaden Wetjen	30	Jaylen Warren	13	Rico Dowdle

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Pittsburgh Steelers are 6-2 in the AFC North. The offense is West Coast 11 and the defense is Multiple 3-4. Play-callers are Mike McCarthy / Patrick Graham.

Draft needs: Succession — Aaron Rodgers is in the window Public boards have defensive line as the Steelers' 2nd need Public boards have cornerback as the Steelers' 3rd need

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Pittsburgh Steelers Roster & Depth Chart 2026

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