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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, Darnell Washington at tight end, as of November 1, 2026.

Rebuilt from the source rather than pasted in during preseason, so what you see is what was published on November 1, 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
3Travis Homer
4Lew Nichols
5Eli Heidenreich

Wide receiver

Pittsburgh wide receiver depth, 2026
DepthPlayer
1DK Metcalf
2Germie Bernard
3Ben Skowronek
4Kaden Wetjen
5Brandon Smith
6Brandon Johnson
7Michael Pittman Jr.
8Roman Wilson
9Cole Burgess

Tight end

Pittsburgh tight end depth, 2026
DepthPlayer
1Darnell Washington
2Pat Freiermuth
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, Eli Heidenreich, Donte Kent
LCBAsante Samuel Jr., Sean Murphy-Bunting, Terell Smith
LDEYahya Black, Gabriel Rubio, Derrick Harmon
Left guardMason McCormick, Brock Hoffman, Gennings Dunker
LILBPayton Wilson, Cole Holcomb
Long snapperChristian Kuntz
Left tackleTroy Fautanu, Dylan Cook, Jack Driscoll
NBJalen Ramsey, Brandin Echols, Donte Kent
NTKeeanu Benton, Sebastian Joseph-Day
PunterCameron Johnston
KickerChris Boswell
Punt returnerKaden Wetjen, Roman Wilson, Donte Kent
RCBJamel Dean, Daylen Everette, Doneiko Slaughter, Daequan Hardy
RDECameron Heyward, Kevin Jobity Jr., Logan Lee
Right guardBrock Hoffman, Spencer Anderson
RILBPatrick Queen, Carson Bruener
Right tackleMax Iheanachor, Dylan Cook
SLBAlex Highsmith, Jack Sawyer
SSDeShon Elliott, Robert Spears-Jennings
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 November 1, 2026.

Who is the number one running back for Pittsburgh?

Jaylen Warren sits atop the running back group as of November 1, 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 November 1, 2026. Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0.

Source

Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. Published November 1, 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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