2025 Pittsburgh Steelers season
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| 2025 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | The Rooney Family |
| General manager | Omar Khan |
| Head coach | Mike Tomlin |
| Home stadium | Acrisure Stadium |
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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.
Draft
[edit ]Main article: 2025 NFL draft
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | ||||
| 2 | 52 | Traded to the Seattle Seahawks [A] | |||
| 3 | 83 | ||||
| 4 | 123 | ||||
| 5 | 156 | ||||
| 162 | Traded to the New York Jets [B] | From Rams [C] | |||
| 6 | 195 | Traded to the Los Angeles Rams [C] | |||
| 202 | Traded to the Chicago Bears [D] | From Texans [E] | |||
| 7 | 223 | From Saints via Eagles [F] | |||
| 229 | From Falcons via Eagles [F] | ||||
| 237 | Traded to the Green Bay Packers [G] | ||||
| TBD | Traded to the Minnesota Vikings [H] | ||||
Draft trades
- ^ The Steelers traded theirr second round selection (52nd overall) to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for WR DK Metcalf.[1]
- ^ The Steelers traded a fifth-round selection (162nd overall) to the New York Jets in exchange for WR Mike Williams.[2]
- ^ a b 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ The Steelers traded G Kendrick Green to the Houston Texans in exchange for a sixth-round selection.[5]
- ^ a b 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]
- ^ The Steelers traded a seventh-round selection (237th overall) to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for LB Preston Smith.[7]
- ^ The Steelers traded a conditional seventh-round selection to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for G Jesse Davis.[8]
Staff
[edit ]- 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
- Senior offensive assistant – Mike Sullivan
- 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
Current roster
[edit ] Quarterbacks (QB)
Running backs (RB)
- -- Kenneth Gainwell
- -- Evan Hull
- 84 Cordarrelle Patterson
- 33 Aaron Shampklin
- 35 Jonathan Ward
Wide receivers (WR)
- 19 Calvin Austin
- 89 Brandon Johnson
- 82 Lance McCutcheon
- 4 DK Metcalf
- 13 Scotty Miller
- 14 George Pickens
- 15 Ben Skowronek
- 10 Roman Wilson
Tight ends (TE)
- 88 Pat Freiermuth
- 83 Connor Heyward
- -- Donald Parham
- 80 Darnell Washington
- 74 Spencer Anderson G
- 60 Dylan Cook T
- 76 Troy Fautanu RT
- 54 Zach Frazier C
- 77 Broderick Jones LT
- -- Steven Jones G
- 62 Ryan McCollum C
- 66 Mason McCormick RG
- 72 Doug Nester G
- 73 Isaac Seumalo LG
- -- Lecitus Smith G
Defensive linemen (DL)
- 57 Montravius Adams DT
- 95 Keeanu Benton DT
- -- Domenique Davis DT
- -- Daniel Ekuale DT
- 97 Cameron Heyward DT
- 98 DeMarvin Leal DE
- 61 Logan Lee DT
- 92 Isaiahh Loudermilk DT
- 94 Dean Lowry DT
- -- Esezi Otomewo DE
- 79 Jacob Slade DT
- 40 Devin Harper ILB
- -- Malik Harrison ILB
- 51 Nick Herbig OLB
- 56 Alex Highsmith OLB
- 55 Cole Holcomb ILB
- 53 Eku Leota OLB
- 6 Patrick Queen ILB
- 93 Mark Robinson ILB
- -- Thomas Rush OLB
- 90 T. J. Watt OLB
- 45 Julius Welschof ILB
- 41 Payton Wilson ILB
Defensive backs (DB)
- 31 Beanie Bishop CB
- -- Joshuah Bledsoe S
- -- Brandin Echols CB
- 25 DeShon Elliott SS
- 39 Minkah Fitzpatrick FS
- 5 D'Shawn Jamison CB
- 28 Miles Killebrew SS
- -- Cameron McCutcheon CB
- -- Kyler McMichael CB
- 42 James Pierre CB
- 24 Joey Porter Jr. CB
- 20 Darius Slay CB
- -- Juan Thornhill FS
- 27 Cory Trice CB
- 29 Ryan Watts CB
Special teams (ST)
- 9 Chris Boswell K
- -- Cameron Johnston P
- 46 Christian Kuntz LS
- 8 Corliss Waitman P
- 30 Jaylen Warren RBAs of March 24, 2025. Rookies in italics.
71 active, 1 free agent(s)
Preseason
[edit ]The Steelers' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in May, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.
Regular season
[edit ]2025 opponents
[edit ]The Steelers will play nine games at home and eight on the road in 2025. Exact dates and times will be announced in May. In addition to home and away matchups against each of their AFC North divisional rivals, they are also scheduled to play against each of the teams in the AFC East and NFC North, as well as the teams that also finished in second place in each of the AFC South, AFC West and NFC West.[9] During the season, the Steelers will also become the first NFL team to play one of their home games at Croke Park in Dublin, as part of the NFL International Series.[10]
| Category | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Division opponents (AFC North) |
Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns | |
| Conference opponents (AFC East) |
Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins |
New England Patriots New York Jets |
| Conference opponents (based on 2024 division placement) |
Indianapolis Colts | Los Angeles Chargers |
| Interconference opponents (NFC North) |
Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings |
Chicago Bears Detroit Lions |
| Interconference opponent (based on 2024 division placement) |
Seattle Seahawks | — |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Seahawks trading star WR DK Metcalf to Steelers". espn.com. March 9, 2025. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (November 5, 2024). "Steelers acquire Williams in trade". Steelers.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (August 27, 2023). "Steelers trade Dotson to Rams". Pittsburgh Steelers. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (March 16, 2024). "Roster Move: Bears agree to trade Justin Fields to Steelers". Chicago Bears. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (August 29, 2023). "Steelers trade Green, reduce roster to 53". Pittsburgh Steelers. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (March 16, 2024). "Steelers make trade with Eagles". steelers.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Packers announce trade with Steelers". packers.com. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (August 30, 2022). "Steelers to acquire Jesse Davis from Vikings". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ "2025 Opponents Determined". NFL Football Operations. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- ^ "Steelers to play in NFL's first regular season game in Ireland in '25". Pittsburgh Steelers. February 7, 2025.