# Steelers Depth Chart

_Generated 2026-10-21T03:01:35+00:00 by Black & Gold Dispatch (unofficial fan site). Data updated: 2026-10-21T03:01:26+00:00._
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### Offense (3WR 1TE)

| Pos | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Aaron Rodgers | Mason Rudolph | Will Howard | Drew Allar |
| RB | Jaylen Warren | Rico Dowdle (Questionable) | Travis Homer | Eli Heidenreich, Lew Nichols |
| FB | Riley Nowakowski |  |  |  |
| WR | DK Metcalf | Kaden Wetjen | Cole Burgess (Injured Reserve) |  |
| WR | Germie Bernard | Michael Pittman Jr. |  |  |
| WR | Ben Skowronek (Out) | Roman Wilson (Out) |  |  |
| TE | Darnell Washington | Pat Freiermuth (Questionable) | Robert Tonyan |  |
| LT | Troy Fautanu | Dylan Cook | Jack Driscoll (Injured Reserve) |  |
| LG | Mason McCormick | Brock Hoffman | Gennings Dunker (Injured Reserve) |  |
| C | Zach Frazier | Ryan McCollum |  |  |
| RG | Brock Hoffman | Spencer Anderson |  |  |
| RT | Max Iheanachor | Dylan Cook |  |  |

### Defense (Base 3-4 D)

| Pos | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDE | Yahya Black | Gabriel Rubio | Derrick Harmon (Injured Reserve) |  |
| NT | Keeanu Benton (Questionable) | Sebastian Joseph-Day |  |  |
| RDE | Cameron Heyward | Kevin Jobity Jr. | Logan Lee (Injured Reserve) |  |
| WLB | T.J. Watt | Nick Herbig |  |  |
| LILB | Payton Wilson | Cole Holcomb |  |  |
| RILB | Patrick Queen | Carson Bruener |  |  |
| SLB | Alex Highsmith | Jack Sawyer |  |  |
| LCB | Asante Samuel Jr. | Sean Murphy-Bunting | Terell Smith |  |
| SS | Robert Spears-Jennings | DeShon Elliott (Out) |  |  |
| FS | Jaquan Brisker | Rayshawn Jenkins |  |  |
| RCB | Jamel Dean (Questionable) | Daylen Everette | Doneiko Slaughter | Daequan Hardy |
| NB | Jalen Ramsey (Questionable) | Brandin Echols | Donte Kent (Physically Unable to Perform) |  |

### Special teams (Special Teams)

| Pos | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK | Chris Boswell |  |  |  |
| P | Cameron Johnston |  |  |  |
| H | Cameron Johnston |  |  |  |
| PR | Kaden Wetjen | Roman Wilson (Out) | Donte Kent (Physically Unable to Perform) |  |
| KR | Kaden Wetjen | Eli Heidenreich | Donte Kent (Physically Unable to Perform) |  |
| LS | Christian Kuntz |  |  |  |

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