The Steelers’ Mason McCormick and Yahya Black engage during practice Aug. 6, 2026, at Saint Vincent. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Here is a look at the Pittsburgh Steelers’ initial roster for the 2026 season and players who didn’t make the cut.
53-man roster
Players listed alphabetically
Offense
QB: Drew Allar, Will Howard, Aaron Rodgers, Mason Rudolph
RB: Rico Dowdle, Jaylen Warren
RB/WR: Eli Heidenreich
WR: Germie Bernard, DK Metcalf, Michael Pittman Jr., Ben Skowronek, Kaden Wetjen, Roman Wilson
TE: Pat Freiermuth, Robert Tonyan, Darnell Washington
FB: Riley Nowakowski
OL: Spencer Anderson, Dylan Cook, Gennings Dunker, Troy Fautanu, Zach Frazier, Brock Hoffman, Max Iheanachor, Ryan McCollum, Mason McCormick
Defense
DL: Keeanu Benton, Yahya Black, Derrick Harmon, Cameron Heyward, Kevin Jobity Jr., Sebastian Joseph-Day, Gabriel Rubio
LB: Carson Bruener, Nick Herbig, Alex Highsmith, Cole Holcomb, Patrick Queen, Jack Sawyer, T.J. Watt, Payton Wilson
DB: Jaquan Brisker, Jamel Dean, Brandin Echols, Daylen Everette, Rayshawn Jenkins, Joey Porter Jr., Jalen Ramsey, Asante Samuel Jr., Robert Spears-Jennings
Specialists
K: Chris Boswell
P: Cameron Johnston
LS: Christian Kuntz
Reserve/Injured (designated for return)
DB: DeShon Elliot
OL: Jack Driscoll
Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform
DB: Donte Kent
Roster cuts
Released Sunday unless otherwise noted
RB: Travis Homer, Lew Nichols, Alex Teczaˆ
WR: Max Hurleman, Jakobie Keeney-Jamesˆ, Cornell Powellˆ, Brandon Smith, Levi Wentz*, Isaiah Winsteadˆ
TE: Jaheim Bellˆ, Lance Mason, Lake McCree
OL: Gregory Crippenˆ, Steven Jones, Doug Nester
DL: Kyler Baugh, Anthony Goodlow, Dean Lowry, Esezi Otomewo
LB: Jamin Davis*, Malik Harrison, Elandon Roberts, Julius Welschof, Jacoby Windmon
DB: Devan Boykin, Sebastian Castro, Jaylon Guilbeauˆ, Jack Hendersonˆ, Brandon Hillˆ, D’Shawn Jamison, Tamon Lynumˆ, Daryl Porterˆ, Doneiko Slaughter
ˆReleased Friday
*Released Saturday