2025 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The 2025 season will be the Pittsburgh Steelers' 93rd in the National Football League (NFL), their fourth under general manager Omar Khan, their 25th playing their home games at Acrisure Stadium and their 19th under head coach Mike Tomlin. They will attempt to improve on their 10–7 records from both 2023 and 2024, make the playoffs for the third consecutive season, and end their four-year AFC North title drought.

2025 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Owner	The Rooney Family
General manager	Omar Khan
Head coach	Mike Tomlin
Offensive coordinator	Arthur Smith
Defensive coordinator	Teryl Austin
Home stadium	Acrisure Stadium
Uniform
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This will be the Steelers' fifth consecutive season with a new quarterback starting on opening week, as Justin Fields signed with the New York Jets, the team the Steelers will face to open the season. This will also be the first season since 2018 that Minkah Fitzpatrick will not be on the team's roster, as he was traded back to the Miami Dolphins.

Draft

Main article: 2025 NFL draft

2025 Pittsburgh Steelers draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 21 Derrick Harmon DT Oregon 2 52 Traded to the Seattle Seahawks[A] 3 83 Kaleb Johnson RB Iowa 4 123 Jack Sawyer DE Ohio State 5 156 Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs[B] 162 Traded to the New York Jets[C] From Rams[D] 164 Yahya Black DT Iowa From Lions via Chiefs via Eagles via Browns[B] 6 185 Will Howard QB Ohio State From Bears via Seahawks[A] 195 Traded to the Los Angeles Rams[D] 202 Traded to the Chicago Bears[E] From Texans[F] 7 223 Traded to the Seattle Seahawks[A] From Saints via Eagles[G] 226 Carson Bruener LB Washington From Panthers via Chiefs[B] 229 Donte Kent CB Central Michigan From Falcons via Eagles[G] 237 Traded to the Green Bay Packers[H]

2025 Pittsburgh Steelers undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Sebastian Castro S Iowa [8] J. J. Galbreath TE South Dakota Ben Sauls K Pittsburgh Roc Taylor WR Memphis DJ Thomas-Jones FB South Alabama Aiden Williams OG Minnesota Duluth Ke'Shawn Williams WR Indiana Montana Lemonious-Craig WR Arizona [9]

Draft trades

1. The Steelers traded their second round selection (52nd overall) and their seventh round selection (223rd overall) to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for WR DK Metcalf and the Chicago Bears' sixth round selection (185th overall) which the Seahawks had previously acquired from the Bears in exchange for LB Darrell Taylor.^[1]
2. The Steelers traded their fifth round selection (156th overall) to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for the Lions' fifth round selection (164th overall) and the Panthers' seventh round selection (226th overall), which the Chiefs had acquired in previous trades.
3. The Steelers traded a fifth-round selection (162nd overall) to the New York Jets in exchange for WR Mike Williams.^[2]
4. The Steelers traded a sixth-round selection, a 2024 fifth-round selection and G Kevin Dotson to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a fifth-round selection and a 2024 fourth-round selection.^[3]
5. The Steelers traded a conditional sixth-round selection (202nd overall) to the Chicago Bears in exchange for QB Justin Fields. The condition – which would have converted the selection to a fourth-round selection if Fields played in 51% of the Steelers' snaps in 2024 – was not met.^[4]
6. The Steelers traded G Kendrick Green to the Houston Texans in exchange for a sixth-round selection.^[5]
7. The Steelers traded a 2024 fourth-round selection and QB Kenny Pickett to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for two seventh-round selections (223rd and 229th overall) and a 2024 third-round selection.^[6]
8. The Steelers traded a seventh-round selection (237th overall) to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for LB Preston Smith.^[7]

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 – Mike Tomlin 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 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  8 Aaron Rodgers  2 Mason Rudolph 17 Skylar Thompson  6 Logan Woodside Running backs (RB) 14 Kenneth Gainwell KR 38 Evan Hull 20 Kaleb Johnson 35 Lew Nichols III 27 Trey Sermon 30 Jaylen Warren Wide receivers (WR) 19 Calvin Austin PR 34 Max Hurleman RB 11 Brandon Johnson 82 Lance McCutcheon  4 DK Metcalf 13 Scotty Miller 15 Ben Skowronek 85 Ke'Shawn Williams 10 Roman Wilson 16 Robert Woods Tight ends (TE) 84 Kevin Foelsch 88 Pat Freiermuth 87 JJ Galbreath 83 Connor Heyward FB 81 Jonnu Smith 80 Darnell Washington

Offensive linemen (OL) 67 Calvin Anderson LT 74 Spencer Anderson LG 60 Dylan Cook RT 76 Troy Fautanu RT 54 Zach Frazier C 77 Broderick Jones LT 79 Steven Jones LT 62 Ryan McCollum C 66 Mason McCormick RG 72 Doug Nester RT 69 Julian Pearl LT 68 Andrus Peat RT 64 Max Scharping RG 73 Isaac Seumalo LG 78 Gareth Warren RT 71 Aiden Williams RG Defensive linemen (DL) 65 Kyler Baugh DE 95 Keeanu Benton NT 78 Yahya Black NT 69 Domenique Davis NT 96 Daniel Ekuale NT 99 Derrick Harmon DE 97 Cameron Heyward DT 91 Logan Lee DE 92 Isaiahh Loudermilk DT 72 Esezi Otomewo DT

Linebackers (LB) 44 Carson Bruener ILB 50 Malik Harrison ILB 51 Nick Herbig OLB 56 Alex Highsmith OLB 55 Cole Holcomb ILB 98 DeMarvin Leal OLB 53 Eku Leota OLB  6 Patrick Queen ILB 93 Mark Robinson ILB 33 Jack Sawyer OLB 90 T. J. Watt OLB 45 Julius Welschof OLB (IPP) 41 Payton Wilson ILB Defensive backs (DB) 40 Kam Alexander CB 31 Beanie Bishop CB 29 Sebastian Castro SS 21 Chuck Clark SS 26 Brandin Echols CB 25 DeShon Elliott SS 17 D'Shawn Jamison CB 35 Quindell Johnson FS 34 Donte Kent CB 28 Miles Killebrew FS 37 Kyler McMichael CB 42 James Pierre CB  5 Jalen Ramsey CB 39 Daryl Porter Jr. CB 24 Joey Porter Jr. CB 23 Darius Slay CB 22 Juan Thornhill FS 27 Cory Trice CB 38 Mikey Victor CB Special teams (ST)  9 Chris Boswell K  5 Cameron Johnston P 46 Christian Kuntz LS 48 Jake McQuaide LS 29 Ben Sauls K  3 Corliss Waitman P

Reserve 94 Dean Lowry DT (IR) 38 Cameron McCutcheon CB (IR) 89 Donald Parham TE (IR) 79 Jacob Slade DT (IR) 90 active (1 exempt), 4 reserve As of August 18, 2025. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Network	Recap
1	August 9	7:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 31–25	1–0	EverBank Stadium	KDKA	Recap
2	August 16	7:00 p.m.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 14–17	1–1	Acrisure Stadium	KDKA	Recap
3	August 21	7:00 p.m.	at Carolina Panthers			Bank of America Stadium	KDKA

Regular season

Schedule

The NFL announced the NFL International Series matchups for 2025 prior to the rest of the schedule on May 13. The Steelers will play the Minnesota Vikings during Week 4 on September 28 at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland, with the Steelers serving as the home team.^[10] The remainder of the Steelers schedule was announced on May 14, 2025.

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Network	Recap
1	September 7	1:00 p.m.	at New York Jets			MetLife Stadium	CBS
2	September 14	1:00 p.m.	Seattle Seahawks			Acrisure Stadium	Fox
3	September 21	1:00 p.m.	at New England Patriots			Gillette Stadium	CBS
4	September 28	9:30 a.m.	Minnesota Vikings			Croke Park (Dublin)	NFLN
5	Bye
6	October 12	1:00 p.m.	Cleveland Browns			Acrisure Stadium	CBS
7	October 16	8:15 p.m.	at Cincinnati Bengals			Paycor Stadium	Prime Video
8	October 26	8:20 p.m.	Green Bay Packers			Acrisure Stadium	NBC
9	November 2	1:00 p.m.	Indianapolis Colts			Acrisure Stadium	CBS
10	November 9	8:20 p.m.	at Los Angeles Chargers			SoFi Stadium	NBC
11	November 16	1:00 p.m.	Cincinnati Bengals			Acrisure Stadium	CBS
12	November 23	1:00 p.m.	at Chicago Bears			Soldier Field	CBS
13	November 30	4:25 p.m.	Buffalo Bills			Acrisure Stadium	CBS
14	December 7	1:00 p.m.	at Baltimore Ravens			M&T Bank Stadium	CBS
15	December 15	8:15 p.m.	Miami Dolphins			Acrisure Stadium	ESPN/ABC
16	December 21	4:25 p.m.	at Detroit Lions			Ford Field	CBS
17	December 28	1:00 p.m.	at Cleveland Browns			Huntington Bank Field	CBS
18	January 3/4	TBD	Baltimore Ravens			Acrisure Stadium	TBD

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times from Weeks 6–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.^[11]
• The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.^[11]