2026 Pittsburgh Steelers season

2026 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Owner	The Rooney Family
General manager	Omar Khan
Head coach	TBD
Home stadium	Acrisure Stadium
Results
Record	0–0
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The 2026 season will be the Pittsburgh Steelers' 94th in the National Football League (NFL), their 26th playing their home games at Acrisure Stadium, their fifth under general manager Omar Khan, and their first under a new head coach. This will be their first season since 2006 without longtime head coach Mike Tomlin, as he stepped down on January 13, 2026, following their defeat in the Wild Card round of the 2025 season the night before. ^[1] The Steelers will attempt to improve on their 10–7 record of the past three seasons and will attempt to end their seven-game playoff game losing streak dating back to the 2016 season. This season will begin with only the team's fourth head coach in 58 seasons.

Draft

Main article: 2026 NFL draft

2026 Pittsburgh Steelers draft selections

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	21
2	53
3	76				From Cowboys
3	85
4	TBD
5	TBD
6	TBD	Traded to the New England Patriots
7	TBD
7	TBD				From Patriots via Saints

Draft trades

• The Steelers traded WR George Pickens and a 2027 sixth round selection to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for their 2026 third round selection and a 2027 fifth round selection.
• The Steelers traded their sixth round selection to the New England Patriots in exchange for S Kyle Dugger and their 2026 seventh round selection previously acquired from the Saints.

Notes

• Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.

Staff

Pittsburgh Steelers staff

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	Front office Owner/president – Art Rooney II Vice president – Art Rooney Jr. Vice president of player personnel – Dan Rooney Jr. General manager – Omar Khan Assistant general manager – Andy Weidl Director of player scouting – Mark Sadowski Assistant director of player scouting – Max Gruder Director of college scouting – Dan Colbert Director of pro scouting – Sheldon White Director of football administration – Cole Marcoux Director of player development – Darrel Young Head coaches Head coach – Vacant Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Arthur Smith Quarterbacks – Tom Arth Running backs – Eddie Faulkner Wide receivers – Zach Azzanni Tight ends – Alfredo Roberts Offensive line – Pat Meyer Assistant offensive line – Isaac Williams Offensive assistant – Matt Baker Offensive assistant – Mateo Kambui			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Teryl Austin Defensive line – Karl Dunbar Outside linebackers – Denzel Martin Inside linebackers – Scott McCurley Defensive backs – Gerald Alexander Assistant secondary – Anthony Midget Defensive quality control – Jason Brooks Quality control – Luke Smith Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Danny Smith Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Phil Matusz Assistant strength and conditioning – Justus Galac Senior conditioning coordinator – Garrett Giemont Sports science coordinator – Roderick Moore → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Pittsburgh Steelers roster

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Quarterbacks (QB) 18 Will Howard  2 Mason Rudolph Running backs (RB) 20 Kaleb Johnson 30 Jaylen Warren Wide receivers (WR)  4 DK Metcalf 15 Ben Skowronek 10 Roman Wilson Tight ends (TE) 88 Pat Freiermuth 81 Jonnu Smith 80 Darnell Washington

Offensive linemen (OL) 67 Calvin Anderson LT 74 Spencer Anderson LG 60 Dylan Cook LT 76 Troy Fautanu RT 54 Zach Frazier C 77 Broderick Jones LT 66 Mason McCormick RG Defensive linemen (DL) 95 Keeanu Benton NT 94 Yahya Black DE 99 Derrick Harmon DE 97 Cameron Heyward DT 91 Logan Lee NT

Linebackers (LB) 44 Carson Bruener ILB 50 Malik Harrison ILB 51 Nick Herbig OLB 56 Alex Highsmith OLB  6 Patrick Queen ILB 33 Jack Sawyer OLB 90 T. J. Watt OLB 41 Payton Wilson ILB Defensive backs (DB) 49 Sebastian Castro FS 26 Brandin Echols CB 25 DeShon Elliott SS 34 Donte Kent CB 24 Joey Porter Jr. CB  5 Jalen Ramsey FS 27 Cory Trice CB Special teams (ST)  9 Chris Boswell K 46 Christian Kuntz LS

Reserve 48 Cal Adomitis LS(Futures) 65 Kyler Baugh DE(Futures) -- Cole Burgess WR(Futures) 72 Anthony Goodlow DE(Futures) 31 Daequan Hardy CB(Futures) -- Jack Henderson S(Futures) -- KJ Henry OLB(Futures) 84 Max Hurleman WR(Futures) 79 Steven Jones LT(Futures) 35 Lew Nichols III RB(Futures) 82 John Rhys Plumlee WR(Futures) 45 Julius Welschof OLB(Futures) -- Aiden Williams G(Futures) Impending free agents (FA) 19 Calvin Austin 21 Chuck Clark SS 68 Jack Driscoll RT 29 Kyle Dugger SS 96 Daniel Ekuale NT 14 Kenneth Gainwell RB 83 Connor Heyward FB 55 Cole Holcomb ILB 28 Miles Killebrew FS 92 Isaiahh Loudermilk DT 94 Dean Lowry DT 13 Scotty Miller 89 Donald Parham TE 71 Andrus Peat LT 40 Jabrill Peppers SS 42 James Pierre CB  8 Aaron Rodgers 22 Asante Samuel Jr. CB 64 Max Scharping RG 73 Isaac Seumalo LG 16 Adam Thielen WR 17 Skylar Thompson QB 11 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR Restricted free agents (RFA) 62 Ryan McCollum C 53 Jeremiah Moon OLB 93 Esezi Otomewo DT  3 Corliss Waitman P Exclusive-rights free agents (ERFA) 79 Jacob Slade DT 39 active, 28 free agent(s), 13 reserve As of January 15, 2026. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

The Steelers' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2026 opponents

Listed below are the Steelers' opponents for 2026. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring. ^[2]

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (AFC North)	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns
Conference opponents (AFC South)	Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts	Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans
Conference opponents (based on 2025 division placement)	Denver Broncos	New England Patriots
Interconference opponents (NFC South)	Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers	New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Interconference opponent (based on 2025 division placement)	—N/a	Philadelphia Eagles

References

1. Pryor, Brooke (January 13, 2026). "Tomlin ends 19-year run as Steelers head coach". ESPN . Retrieved January 13, 2026.
2. "2026 Opponents Determined". NFL. January 5, 2026. Retrieved January 5, 2026.

External links

• Official website