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AFC North · 2026

Pittsburgh depth chart 2026

Pittsburgh opens the 2026 season with Aaron Rodgers at quarterback, Jaylen Warren at running back, DK Metcalf at wide receiver, Pat Freiermuth at tight end, as of September 4, 2026.

Rebuilt from the source rather than pasted in during preseason, so what you see is what was published on September 4, 2026.

Offense

The skill positions,
in order.

Quarterback

Pittsburgh quarterback depth, 2026
DepthPlayer
1Aaron Rodgers
2Mason Rudolph
3Will Howard
4Drew Allar

Running back

Pittsburgh running back depth, 2026
DepthPlayer
1Jaylen Warren
2Rico Dowdle
3Eli Heidenreich

Wide receiver

Pittsburgh wide receiver depth, 2026
DepthPlayer
1DK Metcalf
2Michael Pittman Jr.
3Roman Wilson
4Germie Bernard
5Ben Skowronek
6Kaden Wetjen
7Cole Burgess

Tight end

Pittsburgh tight end depth, 2026
DepthPlayer
1Pat Freiermuth
2Darnell Washington
3Robert Tonyan
Everyone else

The rest of
the chart.

Pittsburgh non-skill positions, 2026
PositionDepth order
CenterZach Frazier, Ryan McCollum
FBRiley Nowakowski
FSJaquan Brisker
HolderCameron Johnston
Kick returnerKaden Wetjen, Jaylen Warren, Rico Dowdle, Donte Kent
LCBJoey Porter Jr., Asante Samuel Jr.
LDEDerrick Harmon, Gabriel Rubio, Kevin Jobity Jr.
Left guardMason McCormick, Gennings Dunker
LILBPayton Wilson, Cole Holcomb
Long snapperChristian Kuntz
Left tackleTroy Fautanu, Jack Driscoll
NBJalen Ramsey, Brandin Echols, Donte Kent
NTYahya Black, Sebastian Joseph-Day
PunterCameron Johnston
KickerChris Boswell
Punt returnerKaden Wetjen, Rico Dowdle, Donte Kent
RCBJamel Dean, Daylen Everette, Daequan Hardy
RDECameron Heyward, Keeanu Benton, Logan Lee
Right guardSpencer Anderson, Brock Hoffman
RILBPatrick Queen, Carson Bruener
Right tackleDylan Cook, Max Iheanachor
SLBAlex Highsmith, Jack Sawyer
SSRayshawn Jenkins, DeShon Elliott
WLBT.J. Watt, Nick Herbig
Around the division
Asked & answered

Straight answers,
no filler.

Who starts at quarterback for Pittsburgh in 2026?

Aaron Rodgers is listed first at quarterback on the 2026 depth chart as of September 4, 2026.

Who is the number one running back for Pittsburgh?

Jaylen Warren sits atop the running back group as of September 4, 2026. Depth charts move through camp, and this page rebuilds from the source rather than holding a preseason snapshot.

How current is this depth chart?

It reflects the 2026 league year as published on September 4, 2026. Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0.

Source

Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. Published September 4, 2026. Source: nflverse-data. Licence: CC BY 4.0. gamedai is an independent analytics platform and is not affiliated with the National Football League.

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