Welcome back to the final edition of Steelers snap counts following Pittsburgh’s playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
Steelers Wild Card snap count takeaways
George Pickens, Van Jefferson, and Calvin Austin III were all within four offensive snaps of each other, all in the 70% range. Then there’s Mike Williams, who played just nine snaps (20%), and Ben Skowronek (16%). Another week of the Steelers underutilizing Williams, who once again was able to haul in a big reception in his limited target(s).
Jaylen Warren had less carries than Najee Harris but still out-snapped him, logging 53% of offensive plays to Harris’ 47%. More or less an even split. Missing out on the fun was Cordarrelle Patterson, who never even got one snap in the running back rotation. He quipped about it on social media after the game.
Offensive tackle Calvin Anderson played 64% of offensive snaps following Dan Moore Jr.’s injury.
Minkah Fitzpatrick got one offensive snap in the Steelers’ end-of-first-half “victory” formation.
A big game for DeShon Elliott with an uncharacteristically high 97% of defensive snaps. The Steelers swapped him out for Damontae Kazee (32%) less than usual due to the Ravens’ powerful rushing attack.
Patrick Queen logged all but one defensive snap despite reportedly playing the flu.
Beanie Bishop Jr. just saw one snap on Saturday. He’s all but disappeared from the defensive lineup late this season. Cam Sutton only played 24% of defensive snaps, but he still struggled.
Miles Killebrew sighting: 11% of defensive snaps (eight plays).
Elandon Roberts (63% of defensive snaps) received more playing time than the rookie Payton Wilson (38%). It’s not surprising; their usage tends to change based on offensive matchups.
The Steelers’ interior defensive line hierarchy: Cam Heyward (79% of defensive snaps), Larry Ogunjobi (74%), Isaiahh Loudermilk (43%), Keeanu Benton (42%), Montravius Adams (26%). Benton being at DL4 has some to do with positional usage, but it’s still not a great sign to see.
The Steelers’ outside linebacker rotation: Alex Highsmith (90% of defensive snaps), T.J. Watt (85%), Nick Herbig (24%), Jeremiah Moon (85).
Want to know why Jeremiah Moon keeps getting a helmet? He’s become a core special teamer, playing a whopping 87% of special teams snaps on Saturday.
The Steelers’ offensive-to-defensive plays ratio this week: 45:72.
Making the most of it award
Following an ugly Wild Card performance, there aren’t many candidates for the award this week. As a result, Mike Williams brings home the last “Making the most of it” award of the season following a big 37-yard catch despite single-digit offensive snaps.
Now, here’s a full look at the Steelers snap counts from Wild Card weekend:
Steelers Wild Card snap counts
Snap counts via Next Gen Stats.
Offense Wild Card
Player
Position
Offensive snaps
OS%
Total snaps
Player
Position
Offensive snaps
OS%
Total snaps
Spencer Anderson
T
45
100%
47
Broderick Jones
T
45
100%
47
Zach Frazier
C
45
100%
45
Isaac Seumalo
G
45
100%
45
Russell Wilson
QB
43
96%
43
George Pickens
WR
35
78%
35
Van Jefferson
WR
33
73%
33
Calvin Austin III
WR
32
71%
35
Calvin Anderson
T
29
64%
29
Pat Freiermuth
TE
26
58%
28
Jaylen Warren
RB
24
53%
29
Darnell Washington
TE
21
47%
23
Najee Harris
RB
21
47%
21
Dan Moore Jr.
T
16
36%
16
MyCole Pruitt
TE
11
24%
11
Mike Williams
WR
9
20%
9
Ben Skowronek
WR
7
16%
18
Connor Heyward
TE
5
11%
21
Justin Fields
QB
2
4%
2
Minkah Fitzpatrick
FS
1
2%
78
Defense Wild Card
Player
Position
Defensive snaps
DS%
Total snaps
Player
Position
Defensive snaps
DS%
Total snaps
Minkah Fitzpatrick
FS
72
100%
78
Patrick Queen
ILB
71
99%
76
DeShon Elliott
FS
70
97%
74
Alex Highsmith
OLB
65
90%
66
Joey Porter Jr.
CB
64
89%
69
T.J. Watt
OLB
61
85%
61
Cameron Heyward
DT
57
79%
59
Larry Ogunjobi
DT
53
74%
56
Donte Jackson
CB
51
71%
54
Elandon Roberts
ILB
45
63%
50
Isaiahh Loudermilk
DE
31
43%
38
Keeanu Benton
DT
30
42%
32
Payton Wilson
ILB
27
38%
43
Damontae Kazee
SS
23
32%
26
Montravius Adams
NT
19
26%
23
Nick Herbig
OLB
17
24%
36
Cameron Sutton
CB
17
24%
20
Miles Killebrew
SS
8
11%
24
Jeremiah Moon
OLB
6
8%
26
Mark Robinson
ILB
3
4%
19
James Pierre
CB
1
1%
19
Beanie Bishop Jr.
CB
1
1%
9
Special Teams Wild Card
Player
Position
Special teams
ST%
Total snaps
Player
Position
Special teams
ST%
Total snaps
Jeremiah Moon
OLB
20
87%
26
Nick Herbig
OLB
19
83%
36
James Pierre
CB
18
78%
19
Payton Wilson
ILB
16
70%
43
Miles Killebrew
SS
16
70%
24
Connor Heyward
TE
16
70%
21
Mark Robinson
ILB
16
70%
19
Tyler Matakevich
MLB
16
70%
16
Ben Skowronek
WR
11
48%
18
Beanie Bishop Jr.
CB
8
35%
9
Isaiahh Loudermilk
DE
7
30%
38
Christian Kuntz
LS
7
30%
7
Corliss Waitman
P
7
30%
7
Minkah Fitzpatrick
FS
5
22%
78
Patrick Queen
ILB
5
22%
76
Joey Porter Jr.
CB
5
22%
69
Elandon Roberts
ILB
5
22%
50
Jaylen Warren
RB
5
22%
29
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
5
22%
5
Chris Boswell
K
5
22%
5
DeShon Elliott
FS
4
17%
74
Montravius Adams
NT
4
17%
23
Larry Ogunjobi
DT
3
13%
56
Donte Jackson
CB
3
13%
54
Calvin Austin III
WR
3
13%
35
Damontae Kazee
SS
3
13%
26
Cameron Sutton
CB
3
13%
20
Cameron Heyward
DT
2
9%
59
Spencer Anderson
T
2
9%
47
Broderick Jones
T
2
9%
47
Keeanu Benton
DT
2
9%
32
Pat Freiermuth
TE
2
9%
28
Darnell Washington
TE
2
9%
23
Max Scharping
G
2
9%
2
Ryan McCollum
C
2
9%
2
Alex Highsmith
OLB
1
4%
66
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