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Pittsburgh Steelers Depth Chart

Aaron Rodgers is the Steelers' listed starting quarterback, with Jaylen Warren at running back and DK Metcalf, Germie Bernard and Ben Skowronek at receiver. The defense lines up in a base 3-4. No Week 10 injury report in the data yet (pulled Nov 4, 2026, 8:46 PM ET).

Depth chart as of Nov 4, 2026, 10:20 AM ET · Sources

Next game: Week 10 at Bengals, Sun, Nov 15, 8:20 PM ET

Offense listed: 3 WR, 1 TE

Steelers this season: shotgun 67%, under center 33%, pistol 0% · one back 80%, two backs 13%, empty 7% · motion 48% (517 charted snaps, 8 games).

Pittsburgh Steelers offense in a 3 WR setSteelers offense: WR DK Metcalf, WR Germie Bernard, LT Troy Fautanu, LG Mason McCormick, C Zach Frazier, RG Brock Hoffman, RT Max Iheanachor, WR Ben Skowronek, QB Aaron Rodgers, TE Darnell Washington, RB Jaylen WarrenSteelers offense#4WRMetcalf2 · Smith#17WRBernard2 · Wetjen#76LTFautanu2 · Cook#66LGMcCormick2 · Hoffman#54CFrazier2 · McCollum#67RGHoffman2 · Anderson#71RTIheanachor2 · Cook#15WRSkowronek2 · Pittman Jr.#8QBRodgers2 · Rudolph#80TEWashington2 · Freiermuth#30RBWarren2 · Dowdle

As the team lists it: three receivers, one tight end and one running back. Quarterback shown in the shotgun, where the Steelers lined him up on most snaps.

  1. WR#4 DK MetcalfNext up: Brandon Smith
  2. WR#17 Germie BernardNext up: Kaden Wetjen
  3. LT#76 Troy FautanuNext up: Dylan Cook
  4. LG#66 Mason McCormickNext up: Brock Hoffman
  5. C#54 Zach FrazierNext up: Ryan McCollum
  6. RG#67 Brock HoffmanNext up: Spencer Anderson
  7. RT#71 Max IheanachorNext up: Dylan Cook
  8. WR#15 Ben SkowronekNext up: Michael Pittman Jr.
  9. QB#8 Aaron RodgersNext up: Mason Rudolph
  10. TE#80 Darnell WashingtonNext up: Pat Freiermuth
  11. RB#30 Jaylen WarrenNext up: Rico Dowdle
Pittsburgh Steelers offense in a 2 TE setSteelers offense: LT Troy Fautanu, LG Mason McCormick, C Zach Frazier, RG Brock Hoffman, RT Max Iheanachor, WR DK Metcalf, WR Germie Bernard, TE Darnell Washington, TE Pat Freiermuth, QB Aaron Rodgers, RB Jaylen WarrenSteelers offense#76LTFautanu2 · Cook#66LGMcCormick2 · Hoffman#54CFrazier2 · McCollum#67RGHoffman2 · Anderson#71RTIheanachor2 · Cook#4WRMetcalf2 · Skowronek#17WRBernard2 · Smith#80TEWashington2 · Tonyan#88TEFreiermuthno backup listed#8QBRodgers2 · Rudolph#30RBWarren2 · Dowdle

Two tight ends: the top two receivers stay on the field and the second tight end lines up on the left end. Quarterback shown in the shotgun, where the Steelers lined him up on most snaps. Players beyond the listed starters come from the depth-chart order: this is who is most likely in, not a team announcement.

  1. LT#76 Troy FautanuNext up: Dylan Cook
  2. LG#66 Mason McCormickNext up: Brock Hoffman
  3. C#54 Zach FrazierNext up: Ryan McCollum
  4. RG#67 Brock HoffmanNext up: Spencer Anderson
  5. RT#71 Max IheanachorNext up: Dylan Cook
  6. WR#4 DK MetcalfNext up: Ben Skowronek
  7. WR#17 Germie BernardNext up: Brandon Smith
  8. TE#80 Darnell WashingtonNext up: Robert Tonyan
  9. TE#88 Pat FreiermuthNo backup listed
  10. QB#8 Aaron RodgersNext up: Mason Rudolph
  11. RB#30 Jaylen WarrenNext up: Rico Dowdle
Pittsburgh Steelers offense in a I-form setSteelers offense: LT Troy Fautanu, LG Mason McCormick, C Zach Frazier, RG Brock Hoffman, RT Max Iheanachor, WR DK Metcalf, WR Germie Bernard, TE Darnell Washington, QB Aaron Rodgers, FB Riley Nowakowski, RB Jaylen WarrenSteelers offense#76LTFautanu2 · Cook#66LGMcCormick2 · Hoffman#54CFrazier2 · McCollum#67RGHoffman2 · Anderson#71RTIheanachor2 · Cook#4WRMetcalf2 · Skowronek#17WRBernard2 · Smith#80TEWashington2 · Freiermuth#8QBRodgers2 · Rudolph#37FBNowakowskino backup listed#30RBWarren2 · Dowdle

I-formation: two receivers and one tight end, with the quarterback under center and a fullback and running back stacked behind him. Two-back sets: 13% of snaps this season. Players beyond the listed starters come from the depth-chart order: this is who is most likely in, not a team announcement.

  1. LT#76 Troy FautanuNext up: Dylan Cook
  2. LG#66 Mason McCormickNext up: Brock Hoffman
  3. C#54 Zach FrazierNext up: Ryan McCollum
  4. RG#67 Brock HoffmanNext up: Spencer Anderson
  5. RT#71 Max IheanachorNext up: Dylan Cook
  6. WR#4 DK MetcalfNext up: Ben Skowronek
  7. WR#17 Germie BernardNext up: Brandon Smith
  8. TE#80 Darnell WashingtonNext up: Pat Freiermuth
  9. QB#8 Aaron RodgersNext up: Mason Rudolph
  10. FB#37 Riley NowakowskiNo backup listed
  11. RB#30 Jaylen WarrenNext up: Rico Dowdle
Pittsburgh Steelers offense in a 4 WR setSteelers offense: LT Troy Fautanu, LG Mason McCormick, C Zach Frazier, RG Brock Hoffman, RT Max Iheanachor, WR DK Metcalf, WR Germie Bernard, WR Ben Skowronek, WR Brandon Smith, QB Aaron Rodgers, RB Jaylen WarrenSteelers offense#76LTFautanu2 · Cook#66LGMcCormick2 · Hoffman#54CFrazier2 · McCollum#67RGHoffman2 · Anderson#71RTIheanachor2 · Cook#4WRMetcalf2 · Wetjen#17WRBernard2 · Pittman Jr.#15WRSkowronek2 · Wilson#87WRSmith2 · Burgess#8QBRodgers2 · Rudolph#30RBWarren2 · Dowdle

Four receivers and no tight end: the next receiver on the depth chart comes in. Quarterback shown in the shotgun, where the Steelers lined him up on most snaps. Empty-backfield sets: 7% of snaps this season. Players beyond the listed starters come from the depth-chart order: this is who is most likely in, not a team announcement.

  1. LT#76 Troy FautanuNext up: Dylan Cook
  2. LG#66 Mason McCormickNext up: Brock Hoffman
  3. C#54 Zach FrazierNext up: Ryan McCollum
  4. RG#67 Brock HoffmanNext up: Spencer Anderson
  5. RT#71 Max IheanachorNext up: Dylan Cook
  6. WR#4 DK MetcalfNext up: Kaden Wetjen
  7. WR#17 Germie BernardNext up: Michael Pittman Jr.
  8. WR#15 Ben SkowronekNext up: Roman Wilson
  9. WR#87 Brandon SmithNext up: Cole Burgess
  10. QB#8 Aaron RodgersNext up: Mason Rudolph
  11. RB#30 Jaylen WarrenNext up: Rico Dowdle

Defense Base 3-4

Pittsburgh Steelers defense on the fieldSteelers defense: LDE Yahya Black, NT Keeanu Benton, RDE Cameron Heyward, WLB T.J. Watt, LILB Payton Wilson, RILB Patrick Queen, SLB Alex Highsmith, LCB Asante Samuel Jr., SS DeShon Elliott, FS Jaquan Brisker, RCB Jamel DeanSteelers defense#94LDEBlack2 · Rubio#95NTBenton2 · Joseph-Day#97RDEHeyward2 · Jobity Jr.#90WLBWatt2 · Herbig#41LILBWilson2 · Holcomb#6RILBQueen2 · Bruener#56SLBHighsmith2 · Sawyer#22LCBSamuel Jr.2 · Murphy-Bunting#25SSElliott2 · Spears-Jennings#3FSBriskerno backup listed#35RCBDean2 · Everette
  1. LDE#94 Yahya BlackNext up: Gabriel Rubio
  2. NT#95 Keeanu BentonNext up: Sebastian Joseph-Day
  3. RDE#97 Cameron HeywardNext up: Kevin Jobity Jr.
  4. WLB#90 T.J. WattNext up: Nick Herbig
  5. LILB#41 Payton WilsonNext up: Cole Holcomb
  6. RILB#6 Patrick QueenNext up: Carson Bruener
  7. SLB#56 Alex HighsmithNext up: Jack Sawyer
  8. LCB#22 Asante Samuel Jr.Next up: Sean Murphy-Bunting
  9. SS#25 DeShon ElliottNext up: Robert Spears-Jennings
  10. FS#3 Jaquan BriskerNo backup listed
  11. RCB#35 Jamel DeanNext up: Daylen Everette

Also listed: Fullback: #37 Riley Nowakowski; Nickel back (fifth defensive back in nickel): #5 Jalen Ramsey.

Special teams

  1. PK#9 Chris BoswellNo backup listed
  2. P#19 Cameron JohnstonNo backup listed
  3. H#19 Cameron JohnstonNo backup listed
  4. PR#10 Kaden WetjenNext up: Roman Wilson
  5. KR#10 Kaden WetjenNext up: Eli Heidenreich
  6. LS#46 Christian KuntzNo backup listed

Last game

Steelers beat Browns 27–6

Week 8 · Sun, Nov 1

The Steelers beat the Browns 27–6 at home in Pittsburgh, moving to 6–2. The Browns fell to 5–3.

For the Steelers, Aaron Rodgers went 13-for-25 for 172 yards with 1 interception. Jaylen Warren ran for 143 yards on 17 carries and scored a touchdown. Darnell Washington caught 3 passes for 94 yards.

For the Browns, Deshaun Watson went 27-for-39 for 324 yards. Harold Fannin Jr. caught 10 passes for 154 yards.

On defense, Denzel Ward (Browns) had an interception and T.J. Watt (Steelers) had 2 sacks.

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Steelers team stats

The Steelers rank 12th in the NFL by net EPA per play (power rankings), 21st on offense and 6th on defense.

StatValueNFL rank
Points per game22.518th
Points allowed per game18.03rd
Offense EPA per play-0.0321st
Defense EPA allowed per play-0.076th
Pass rate63%5th
Third-down conversions39%18th
Red-zone touchdown rate48%29th
Opponent third-down rate35%8th
Fourth-down tries6 (3 converted)30th

From nflverse play-by-play (CC BY 4.0), runs and passes. Pass rate includes sacks.

Who gets the ball

Each player's share of the Steelers' targets and carries in the games he played, and his PPR fantasy points.

PlayerRoleGamesTarget shareCarry sharePPR a game
Jaylen Warrenstarting running back813%62%17.6
Aaron Rodgersstarting quarterback80%6%14.7
Pat FreiermuthTE2813%2%9.9
DK Metcalfstarting receiver824%1%9.7
Germie Bernardstarting receiver718%1%9.5
Darnell Washingtonstarting tight end810%0%7.8
Roman Wilsonbackup receiver514%0%9.0
Rico DowdleRB2510%36%8.9
Michael Pittmanbackup receiver311%0%5.3
Ben Skowronekstarting receiver34%0%4.1

Target share leaders · Fantasy football

Latest moves

  1. InjuryWeek 8Brandin Echols ruled out for Week 8 (hamstring) Defense · CB
  2. InjuryWeek 8Ben Skowronek questionable for Week 8 (calf) Offense · WR
  3. InjuryWeek 8Doneiko Slaughter ruled out for Week 8 (hamstring) Defense · CB
  4. Depth chartOct 25DeShon Elliott now listed first at SS (was Robert Spears-Jennings) Defense · SS
  5. RosterWeek 7Rayshawn Jenkins released Defense · DB
  6. RosterWeek 7Marquez Valdes-Scantling joined the practice squad Offense · WR
  7. RosterWeek 7DeShon Elliott activated from a reserve list Defense · DB
  8. RosterWeek 7Sebastian Joseph-Day placed on injured reserve Defense · DL
  9. InjuryWeek 7DeShon Elliott questionable for Week 7 (knee) Defense · S
  10. InjuryWeek 7Rico Dowdle questionable for Week 7 (knee) Offense · RB
  11. InjuryWeek 7Brandin Echols ruled out for Week 7 (hamstring) Defense · CB
  12. InjuryWeek 7Ben Skowronek ruled out for Week 7 (calf) Offense · WR
19 earlier moves
  1. Depth chartOct 18Ben Skowronek now listed first at WR (was Germie Bernard) Offense · WR
  2. RosterWeek 6Elandon Roberts joined the practice squad Defense · LB
  3. RosterWeek 6Brandon Johnson promoted from the practice squad Offense · WR
  4. RosterWeek 6Roman Wilson placed on injured reserve Offense · WR
  5. RosterWeek 5Sean Murphy-Bunting joined the roster from the Buccaneers Defense · DB
  6. RosterWeek 5Michael Pittman placed on injured reserve Offense · WR
  7. RosterWeek 5Brandon Smith promoted from the practice squad Offense · WR
  8. RosterWeek 5Terell Smith joined the roster from the Commanders Defense · DB
  9. RosterWeek 5KJ Henry joined the practice squad Defense · DL
  10. RosterWeek 5Marte Mapu joined the practice squad Defense · LB
  11. RosterWeek 5Bradyn Swinson released from the practice squad Defense · LB
  12. RosterWeek 5Derrick Harmon placed on injured reserve Defense · DL
  13. RosterWeek 4Joey Porter Jr. left for the Cowboys Defense · DB
  14. RosterWeek 3Isaiah Hodgins joined the practice squad Offense · WR
  15. RosterWeek 3Darius Rush joined the practice squad Defense · DB
  16. RosterWeek 3Lew Nichols III promoted from the practice squad Offense · RB
  17. RosterWeek 3Bishop Fitzgerald left for the Lions Defense · DB
  18. RosterWeek 3Gennings Dunker placed on injured reserve Offense · OL
  19. RosterWeek 2Travis Homer promoted from the practice squad Offense · RB

Depth chart changes are dated by the day the team's chart changed; roster moves and injury statuses carry the week. All teams' moves this week · Follow the Steelers by RSS

How the Steelers line up

Share of charted offensive snaps by where the quarterback lined up and how many backs were behind him, for every game so far. Most snaps have one back; the data does not say how many tight ends or receivers were on the field.

WkGameSnapsShotgunUnder centerPistol1 back2 backsEmptyMotionPlay-action
Season51767%33%0%80%13%7%48%11%
1vs Falcons6459%41%0%66%20%14%53%17%
2at Patriots7073%27%0%89%10%1%39%16%
3vs Bengals5869%31%0%81%16%3%50%14%
4at Browns7170%30%0%87%8%4%59%10%
5vs Colts5864%36%0%81%9%10%53%7%
6at Buccaneers7667%32%1%78%11%12%53%8%
7at Saints6268%32%0%84%10%6%34%5%
8vs Browns5860%40%0%78%21%2%41%10%

Formation stats: FTN Data via nflverse, CC BY-SA 4.0. Charted within 48 hours of each game.

Full depth chart

PosStarter2nd3rd4th
Offense
WR#4 DK Metcalf#87 Brandon Smith#14 Roman Wilson
WR#17 Germie Bernard#10 Kaden Wetjen#85 Cole Burgess
LT#76 Troy Fautanu#60 Dylan Cook#68 Jack Driscoll
LG#66 Mason McCormick#67 Brock Hoffman#73 Gennings Dunker
C#54 Zach Frazier#62 Ryan McCollum
RG#67 Brock Hoffman#74 Spencer Anderson
RT#71 Max Iheanachor#60 Dylan Cook
WR#15 Ben Skowronek#11 Michael Pittman Jr.
QB#8 Aaron Rodgers#2 Mason Rudolph#18 Will Howard#16 Drew Allar
TE#80 Darnell Washington#88 Pat Freiermuth#85 Robert Tonyan
RB#30 Jaylen Warren#13 Rico Dowdle#21 Travis Homer#31 Lew Nichols
FB#37 Riley Nowakowski
Defense
LDE#94 Yahya BlackGabriel Rubio#99 Derrick Harmon
NT#95 Keeanu Benton#69 Sebastian Joseph-Day
RDE#97 Cameron Heyward#92 Kevin Jobity Jr.#91 Logan Lee
WLB#90 T.J. Watt#51 Nick Herbig
LILB#41 Payton Wilson#55 Cole Holcomb
RILB#6 Patrick Queen#44 Carson Bruener
SLB#56 Alex Highsmith#33 Jack Sawyer
LCB#22 Asante Samuel Jr.#27 Sean Murphy-Bunting#39 Terell Smith
SS#25 DeShon Elliott#28 Robert Spears-Jennings
FS#3 Jaquan Brisker
RCB#35 Jamel Dean#23 Daylen Everette#40 Doneiko Slaughter#31 Daequan Hardy
NB#5 Jalen Ramsey#26 Brandin Echols#34 Donte Kent
Special teams
PK#9 Chris Boswell
P#19 Cameron Johnston
H#19 Cameron Johnston
PR#10 Kaden Wetjen#14 Roman Wilson#34 Donte Kent
KR#10 Kaden Wetjen#29 Eli Heidenreich#34 Donte Kent
LS#46 Christian Kuntz

2026 schedule and lineups

WkOpponentResult / kickoffLineups
1vs FalconsW 20–13Lineups
2at PatriotsL 3–20Lineups
3vs BengalsW 30–27Lineups
4at BrownsL 24–27Lineups
5vs ColtsW 34–22Lineups
6at BuccaneersW 26–19Lineups
7at SaintsW 16–10Lineups
8vs BrownsW 27–6Lineups
10at BengalsSun, Nov 15, 8:20 PM ETLineups
11at EaglesSun, Nov 22, 4:25 PM ETLineups
12vs BroncosFri, Nov 27, 3:00 PM ETLineups
13vs TexansSun, Dec 6, 8:20 PM ETLineups
14at JaguarsMon, Dec 14, 8:15 PM ETLineups
15vs RavensSun, Dec 20, 1:00 PM ETLineups
16vs PanthersSun, Dec 27, 1:00 PM ETLineups
17at TitansSun, Jan 3, 1:00 PM ETLineups
18at RavensSun, Jan 10, 1:00 PM ETLineups

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