Steelers Training Camp Stats
Steelers Training Camp Stats
Back with our usual series of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp stats for the 2026 summer. This year is going to look a little different as we adjust to Mike McCarthy-led practices, but I know many of you asked about stats. I wanted to provide the best I could.
Camp stats are sneered by many and if they’re not your cup of tea, that’s fine. I use them as one tool to help better understand and confirm, or clarify, with the eye test of what we’re seeing in camp. Numbers leave out plenty of context, but if they can help us put the pieces of practice together, the better.
The numbers below come with caveats that are critical to understand. The usual stuff: I only count stats from team reps. Not 1v1, not 7v7, not skeleton 3v3 work. That’s always been true.
This year, I am not counting the first team period session, the “Two Spot” period as Mike McCarthy coins it. For two reasons. One, it’s at walkthrough speed where the defense isn’t being competitive on the football. Two, because it’s split up into two groups going through reps at the same time, it’s impossible to keep track of both. Including numbers from there would only paint a partial picture.
This also does not include the third day of camp, a “review” day that was a walkthrough, and Friday’s session that was closed to the public.
I also don’t have yards this year. Adjusting to the flow of practice made it too hard to count initially, and it’s just not worth trying to backtrack and figure out. Or have half-context. Maybe they will return next year, I’m not sure.
With all of that out of the way, here are my numbers.
Training Camp Stats (No. 1-7)
Quarterbacks
Aaron Rodgers: 50/81 (61.7 percent), 5 TDs 2 INTs
Mason Rudolph: 21/32 (65.6 percent), 1 TD 0 INTs
Will Howard: 18/25 (72 percent), 3 TDs 1 INT
Drew Allar: 13/27 (48.1 percent), 1 TD 0 INTs
– Some takeaways. Aaron Rodgers dominating the snaps with nearly as many attempts as the other three combined.
– With Seven Shots gone, quarterbacks are naturally throwing fewer touchdowns. Comparing those numbers to past years is apples and oranges.
– Drew Allar’s completion percentage is much lower than the others. That’s not due to a high number of receiver drops, either. We’ll see if that number picks up throughout, but inconsistent accuracy has been a knock on him since college. He’s struggling to complete some of the layups in the short-to-intermediate game. More positively, he’s played clean with zero interceptions.
Ditto for Mason Rudolph, who hasn’t thrown a pick. He’s been consistent.
Quarterback Reps
Aaron Rodgers: 105 (13-10-17-19-24-22)
Drew Allar: 45 (2-0-12-5-4-7-15)
Will Howard: 39 (2-5-2-16-8-6)
Mason Rudolph: 38 (9-0-2-8-4-15)
– Want to add another note here that my QB reps are a little rough. This is what I have reliably charted but I missed some reps on Days 6 and 7. Also, don’t mistake the “zero” reps on some days as them getting zero reps in team. They received reps during the walkthrough period, which as stated above, I am not charting. So these numbers are actually higher than what I have noted.
Howard and Allar are getting a fair amount of reps for being third and fourth-string. Both are receiving chances to show what they can do.
– The takeaway I have here is Rodgers is dominating the reps with the rest pretty close to even. You’d expect Rodgers to get the majority but in comparison, Ben Roethlisberger didn’t usually sit this much higher above the rest. In part because he received off days. So far, Rodgers hasn’t gotten one. Mike McCarthy is definitely getting him familiar again with his offense.
Running Backs (Carries)
Jaylen Warren: 17
Rico Dowdle: 14
Lew Nichols: 10
Kaleb Johnson: 9
Travis Homer: 8
Eli Heidenreich: 4
Kaden Wetjen: 1
Roman Wilson: 1
– Tight split between Warren and Dowdle, which reflects their committee approach. Nichols in third-place but it’s close between him, Kaleb Johnson, and Travis Homer. Heidenreich is behind which reflects his standing early in camp coupled with his recent injury.
CATCHES/TARGETS/TOUCHDOWNS – CATCH PERCENTAGE
WR DK Metcalf: 21 receptions, 29 targets 2 TDs – 72.4 percent
WR Roman Wilson: 9 receptions, 19 targets 2 TDs – 47.4 percent
TE Pat Freiermuth: 11 receptions, 13 targets 1 TD – 84.6 percent
TE Robert Tonyan: 11 receptions, 12 targets 1 TD – 91.7 percent
WR Brandon Smith: 10 receptions, 12 targets 1 TD – 83.3 percent
WR Germie Bernard: 5 receptions, 9 targets – 55.6 percent
RB Rico Dowdle: 6 receptions, 8 targets – 75 percent
WR A.T. Perry: 5 receptions, 8 targets – 62.5 percent
WR Max Hurleman: 4 receptions, 6 targets 1 TD – 66.7 percent
WR Michael Pittman Jr.: 4 receptions, 6 targets – 66.7 percent
WR Kaden Wetjen: 4 receptions, 6 targets – 66.7 percent
RB Jaylen Warren: 3 receptions, 5 targets – 60 percent
WR Cole Burgess: 1 reception, 5 targets – 20 percent
TE Jaheim Bell: 3 receptions, 3 targets – 100 percent
WR Ben Skowronek: 3 receptions, 3 targets 1 TD – 100 percent
TE Darnell Washington: 3 receptions, 3 targets 1 TD – 100 percent
RB Kaleb Johnson: 1 reception, 3 targets – 33.3 percent
RB Lew Nichols: 1 reception, 2 targets – 50 percent
WR Levi Wentz: 1 reception, 2 targets – 50 percent
FB Riley Nowakowski: 1 reception, 1 target – 100 percent
RB Eli Heidenreich: 1 reception, 1 target – 100 percent
RB Travis Homer: 1 reception, 1 target – 100 percent
TE Lake McRee: 0 receptions, 1 target – 0 percent
WR Joaquin Davis: 0 targets
WR Jakobie Keeney-James: 0 targets
TE JJ Galbreath: 0 targets
– Like last camp, Metcalf dominating the stats. Leader in receptions by nearly double, the next-closest in targets is 10 behind, and he’s tied for the lead in touchdowns.
– Roman Wilson has caught less than half his targets, but his play picked up in recent days. Tuesday was a great day with Rodgers, scoring twice.
– Pat Freiermuth’s heavily involved in the passing game. He’s tied second in receptions and third in targets. Robert Tonyan is right behind, which shows his involvement as a security blanket. Darnell Washington’s felt quiet in the passing game this camp, and with three catches, the stats agree. We’ll see how much that carries over into the regular season.
– Germie Bernard and Michael Pittman Jr. have had quiet starts. That’s been my impression and the numbers back that up.
– Reserve WR Brandon Smith cooled off a bit after a hot start, but his numbers are still strong.
Interceptions
S Sebastian Castro:1CB Brandin Echols: 1
LB Patrick Queen: 1
Pass Breakups
CB Jamel Dean: 3
S Jaquan Brisker: 2
DL Esezi Otomewo: 2
LB Patrick Queen: 2
CB Brandin Echols: 1
CB Daylen Everette: 1
CB D’Shawn Jamison: 1
DL Sebastian Joseph-Day: 1
CB Tamon Lynum: 1
CB Daryl Porter: 1
CB Asante Samuel Jr.: 1
S Darnell Savage: 1
EDGE T.J. Watt: 1
– I know you’re going to ask how Asante Samuel Jr. only has one breakup after we sang his praises the first several days. These numbers don’t reflect the plays he made in other sessions: 7 on 7, 3 on 3, or the walkthrough period. Nor does it consider good coverage that didn’t technically result in him getting his hand on the football and registering a breakup.
– Jamel Dean’s camp has been uneven but his three pass breakups show he’s made more plays than many are crediting him for.
– Esezi Otomewo, Sebastian Joseph-Day, and T.J. Watt’s breakups were batdowns/breakups at the line of scrimmage. Otomewo broke up one screen pass and batted down another throw.
– I didn’t chart breakups in the past but wanted to add something new to this year’s stats. They should provide better info for the defense.
WR Roman Wilson: 1
WR Germie Bernard: 1
RB Kaleb Johnson: 1
TE Lake McRee: 1
– Overall, not many drops this camp for the skill guys. That’s a positive.