The Pittsburgh Steelers 2026 regular season, the first under new head coach Mike McCarthy, is underway.
The team set its initial 53-man roster on Sunday, Aug. 30 and added a practice squad the following day. We'll keep this page updated all season as McCarthy and Omar Khan continue to shape the Steelers 53-man roster.
| # |
Pos. |
Player |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Exp. |
College |
Acquired |
Thru |
| 2 |
QB |
6-5 |
235 |
9 |
OklahomaState |
2026 |
||
| 3 |
S |
6-1 |
204 |
5 |
2026 |
|||
| 4 |
WR |
6-4 |
229 |
8 |
OleMiss |
2028 |
||
| 5 |
DB |
6-1 |
208 |
10 |
FloridaState |
2028 |
||
| 6 |
ILB |
6-0 |
230 |
7 |
LSU |
2026 |
||
| 8 |
QB |
6-2 |
223 |
22 |
California |
2026 |
||
| 9 |
K |
6-2 |
185 |
11 |
Rice |
FA (NYG)Oct. 3, 2015 |
2027 |
|
| 10 |
WR/KR |
5-9 |
193 |
R |
Iowa |
2029 |
||
| 13 |
RB |
5-11 |
215 |
7 |
SouthCarolina |
2027 |
||
| 15 |
WR |
6-3 |
224 |
4 |
NotreDame |
2026 |
||
| 16 |
QB |
6-5 |
228 |
R |
UDP |
|||
| 17 |
WR |
6-1 |
206 |
R |
Alabama |
2029 |
||
| 18 |
QB |
6-4 |
236 |
2 |
OhioState |
2028 |
||
| 19 |
P |
5-11 |
194 |
9 |
OhioState |
2026 |
||
| 21 |
RB |
5-10 |
211 |
8 |
Miami (Fla.) |
2026 |
||
| 22 |
CB |
5-10 |
180 |
6 |
FloridaState |
2026 |
||
| 23 |
CB |
6-1 |
194 |
R |
Georgia |
2029 |
||
| 25 |
SS |
6-1 |
210 |
9 |
Texas |
2027 |
||
| 26 |
CB |
5-10 |
179 |
6 |
Kentucky |
2026 |
||
| 27 |
CB |
6-0 |
195 |
7 |
CentralMichigan |
2026 |
||
| 28 |
S |
6-1 |
205 |
R |
Oklahoma |
2029 |
||
| 29 |
RB |
6-0 |
198 |
R |
Navy |
2029 |
||
| 30 |
RB |
5-8 |
215 |
5 |
OklahomaState |
2027 |
||
| 31 |
RB |
5-10 |
220 |
1 |
CentralMichigan |
2026-E |
||
| 33 |
OLB |
6-4 |
260 |
2 |
Ohio State |
2028 |
||
| 35 |
CB |
6-1 |
206 |
8 |
Auburn |
2028 |
||
| 37 |
FB |
6-2 |
250 |
R |
Indiana |
2029 |
||
| 39 |
CB |
6-1 |
215 |
4 |
2026 |
|||
| 40 |
CB |
6-0 |
191 |
1 |
Arkansas |
2026-E |
||
| 41 |
ILB |
6-4 |
233 |
3 |
NCState |
2027 |
||
| 44 |
ILB |
6-1 |
227 |
2 |
2028 |
|||
| 46 |
LS |
6-1 |
227 |
5 |
2026 |
|||
| 51 |
OLB |
6-4 |
240 |
4 |
Wisconsin |
2030 |
||
| 54 |
C |
6-3 |
313 |
3 |
WestVirginia |
2027 |
||
| 55 |
ILB |
6-1 |
240 |
8 |
NorthCarolina |
2027 |
||
| 56 |
OLB |
6-4 |
242 |
7 |
Charlotte |
2027 |
||
| 60 |
OT |
6-6 |
308 |
4 |
Montana |
2026-R |
||
| 62 |
C/G |
6-5 |
300 |
4 |
TexasA&M |
2026 |
||
| 66 |
OG |
6-4 |
309 |
3 |
SouthDakota St. |
2027 |
||
| 67 |
C/G |
6-4 |
302 |
5 |
VirginiaTech |
2026 |
||
| 71 |
OT |
6-6 |
321 |
R |
Arizona State |
2029-O |
||
| 74 |
OG |
6-4 |
305 |
4 |
Maryland |
2026 |
||
| 76 |
OT |
6-4 |
317 |
3 |
Washington |
2027-O |
||
| 80 |
TE |
6-7 |
264 |
4 |
Georgia |
2030 |
||
| 85 |
TE |
6-5 |
240 |
9 |
IndianaState |
2026 |
||
| 87 |
WR |
6-1 |
218 |
1 |
Iowa |
2026-E |
||
| 88 |
TE |
6-5 |
258 |
6 |
2028 |
|||
| 90 |
OLB |
6-4 |
252 |
10 |
Wisconsin |
1st Rd (30)2017 NFL Draft |
2028 |
|
| 92 |
DL |
6-4 |
300 |
R |
Syracuse |
2028-R |
||
| 94 |
DL |
6-5 |
336 |
2 |
Iowa |
2028 |
||
| 95 |
DL |
6-5 |
315 |
4 |
Wisconsin |
2026 |
||
| 96 |
DL |
6-5 |
321 |
R |
NotreDame |
2029 |
||
| 97 |
DL |
6-5 |
295 |
15 |
OhioState |
1st Rd (31)2011 NFL Draft |
2027 |
The roster is at 53 players.
Positional breakdown: 4 QB, 5 RB, 1 FB, 5 WR, 3 TE, 8 OL, 5 DL, 4 OLB, 4 ILB, 8 CB, 3 S, 3 SPEC
| 38 |
CB |
6-2 |
198 |
2 |
SouthCarolina |
|||
| 42 |
CB |
6-2 |
200 |
1 |
LousianaMonore |
|||
| 45 |
OLB |
6-7 |
257 |
1 |
Charlotte |
! |
||
| 48 |
ILB |
6-3 |
230 |
4 |
SacramentoState |
|||
| 49 |
S |
5-11 |
203 |
2 |
Iowa |
|||
| 50 |
ILB |
6-1 |
238 |
10 |
Houston |
|||
| 53 |
ILB |
6-2 |
250 |
2 |
MichiganState |
|||
| 57 |
OLB |
6-4 |
255 |
3 |
Clemson |
|||
| 65 |
DT |
6-2 |
305 |
1 |
Minnesota |
|||
| 72 |
G/T |
6-6 |
306 |
1 |
WestVirginia |
|||
| 79 |
G/T |
6-5 |
342 |
1 |
Oregon |
|||
| 81 |
TE |
6-4 |
243 |
R |
USC |
|||
| 82 |
WR |
6-3 |
200 |
4 |
OregonState |
|||
| 83 |
WR |
6-4 |
206 |
9 |
SouthFlorida |
|||
| 89 |
WR |
6-2 |
195 |
4 |
UCF |
^^^ |
||
| 93 |
DL |
6-5 |
282 |
4 |
Minnesota |
^ Signifies a practice squad call-up. Each player has a maximum of three per regular season. ! International player exemption.
The practice squad is at 16 players.
| 11 |
WR |
6-4 |
223 |
7 |
USC |
2028 |
Wk9 |
||
| 14 |
WR |
5-11 |
185 |
3 |
Michigan |
2027 |
Wk10 |
||
| 31 |
CB |
5-9 |
179 |
1 |
2026-E |
† |
|||
| 68 |
G/T |
6-5 |
312 |
7 |
Auburn |
2026 |
Wk5 |
||
| 69 |
DT |
6-4 |
310 |
9 |
Rutgers |
2027 |
Wk11 |
||
| 73 |
G |
6-5 |
319 |
R |
Iowa |
2029 |
|||
| 84 |
WR |
5-11 |
200 |
1 |
Notre Dame |
2026 |
Wk6# |
||
| 85 |
WR |
6-1 |
192 |
1 |
Cortland State |
2026-E |
† |
||
| 91 |
DL |
6-5 |
281 |
3 |
Iowa |
2027 |
† |
||
| 99 |
DL |
6-4 |
313 |
R |
Oregon |
2028-O |
Wk5 |
* Designated for return. The Steelers have used two of eight regular-season IR-return slots.
† Must remain on injured reserve for the entire 2026 season.
# Practice squad injured reserve
.
| 34 |
CB |
5-10 |
189 |
R |
CentralMichigan |
2028 |
Updated on Oct. 31.
Mike McCarthy
, head coach
Brian Angelichio
, offensive coordinator
Frank Cignetti Jr.
, senior offensive assistant
Tom Arth
, quarterbacks coach
James Campen
, offensive line coach
Ramon Chinyoung Sr.
, running backs coach
Adam Henry
, wide receivers coach
Robert Kugler
, tight ends coach
Jahri Evans
, assistant offensive line coach
Tim Berbenich
, game management/quarterbacks
Eric Simonelli
, offensive quality control
Patrick Graham
, defensive coordinator
Joe Whitt Jr.
, assistant head coach/secondary
Jason Simmons
, defensive pass game coordinator/defensive backs
Scott McCurley
, inside linebackers coach
C.J. Ah You
, outside linebackers coach
Domata Peko
, defensive line coach
Shawn Howe
, defensive assistant
Pat Reilly,
defensive assistant
Danny Crossman
, special teams coordinator
Darian Thompson
, special teams quality control coach
Steve Scarnecchia
, chief of staff
Mark Lovat
, head strength and conditioning coach
Grant Thorne
, director of performance integration and sports science
Justus Galac,
assistant strength and conditioning coach
Abe Munayer
, assistant strength and conditioning coach
Omar Khan
, general manager
Dan Rooney Jr., vice president of player personnel
Andy Weidl
, assistant general manager
Sheldon White
, director of pro scouting
Quentin Harris, senior personnel assistant
Mark Sadowski
, director of player scouting
Max Gruder, assistant director of player scouting
Dan Colbert, director of college scouting
Kelvin Fisher, senior scouting assistant
Mark Bruener
, college scout (northwest)
Chidi Iwuoma, college scout
Zack Crockett, college scout (southeast)
Jarrod Highberger, college scout
Jim Ward, college scout (midwest)
Jimmy Noel, college scout (east)
Dennis MacInnis, pro scout
Matt McCreight, BLESTO scout
Casey Weidl
, scouting coordinator
Cole Marcoux, director of football administration
Tosin Kazeem, football analytics coordinator
Donovan Moore, football analyst
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