Welcome back to Steelers snap counts following a Week 12 loss to the Cleveland Browns.
Steelers Week 12 snap count takeaways
Van Jefferson played just 25% of the offensive snaps, likely due to an injury that caused him to miss some time. It resulted in George Pickens seeing slightly more snaps than usual (90%) while Calvin Austin III jumped from 34% last week to 60% against Cleveland. Mike Williams played just 28%, even less than last week’s 31%.
Ben Skowronek was a much smaller part of the gameplan this week: just two snaps (3%) after playing 19 (26%) against the Ravens.
Even in the ugly weather, Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth, an expected “security blanket” in the passing game, only played 64% of the offensive snaps (still a slight uptick from Week 11).
For those curious, Russell Wilson played 91% of offensive snaps (61). Fields played the remaining 9% (six).
Jaylen Warren (38 snaps — 57%) out-snapped Najee Harris at running back (27 snaps — 40%).
In his first game back, tight end MyCole Pruitt logged 46% of offensive snaps.
After playing him in just 65% of defensive snaps last week, the Steelers relied heavily on Cam Heyward against Cleveland, with the veteran playing 87% of defensive snaps.
Payton Wilson (53%) played more than Elandon Roberts (44%) against the Browns after a few weeks of being the ILB3.
Keeanu Benton played just under 50% of the defensive snaps. It’s not unheard of this year, but an interesting decision given the Steelers’ struggles in the trenches against Cleveland.
Cam Sutton started but played only 16% of the snaps. Beanie Bishop Jr. only played 40% but is still clearly out-snapping the veteran.
The Steelers’ offense to defense snap ratio this week: 67:55.
Making the most of it award
There’s no clear winner this week, with Justin Fields having too many negative plays to be a true candidate. Instead, it’ll go to wide receiver Van Jefferson, who logged two catches for 39 yards on just 17 snaps. That’s solid production.
Now, here’s a full look at the Steelers snap counts from Week 12’s loss:
Steelers Week 12 snap counts
Snap counts via Next Gen Stats.
Offense Week 12
Player
Position
Offensive snaps
OS%
Total snaps
Player
Position
Offensive snaps
OS%
Total snaps
Mason McCormick
G
67
100%
71
Broderick Jones
T
67
100%
71
Dan Moore Jr.
T
67
100%
67
Zach Frazier
C
67
100%
67
Isaac Seumalo
G
67
100%
67
Russell Wilson
QB
61
91%
61
George Pickens
WR
60
90%
60
Pat Freiermuth
TE
43
64%
47
Calvin Austin III
WR
40
60%
43
Jaylen Warren
RB
38
57%
43
Darnell Washington
TE
37
55%
41
MyCole Pruitt
TE
31
46%
31
Najee Harris
RB
27
40%
27
Mike Williams
WR
19
28%
19
Van Jefferson
WR
17
25%
17
Connor Heyward
TE
13
19%
25
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
7
10%
12
Justin Fields
QB
6
9%
6
Ben Skowronek
WR
2
3%
14
Spencer Anderson
T
1
1%
5
Defense Week 12
Player
Position
Defensive snaps
DS%
Total snaps
Player
Position
Defensive snaps
DS%
Total snaps
Minkah Fitzpatrick
FS
55
100%
59
Patrick Queen
ILB
54
98%
58
Joey Porter Jr.
CB
52
95%
56
T.J. Watt
OLB
52
95%
56
Donte Jackson
CB
50
91%
54
DeShon Elliott
FS
50
91%
52
Cameron Heyward
DT
48
87%
56
Nick Herbig
OLB
42
76%
47
Larry Ogunjobi
DT
37
67%
41
Payton Wilson
ILB
29
53%
41
Keeanu Benton
DT
27
49%
30
Elandon Roberts
ILB
24
44%
28
Beanie Bishop Jr.
CB
22
40%
32
Preston Smith
DE
16
29%
16
Isaiahh Loudermilk
DE
12
22%
21
Damontae Kazee
SS
11
20%
12
Dean Lowry
DE
11
20%
12
Cameron Sutton
CB
9
16%
10
Miles Killebrew
SS
3
5%
15
Mark Robinson
ILB
1
2%
13
Special teams Week 12
Player
Position
Special teams
ST%
Total snaps
Player
Position
Special teams
ST%
Total snaps
Payton Wilson
ILB
12
60%
41
Connor Heyward
TE
12
60%
25
Miles Killebrew
SS
12
60%
15
Ben Skowronek
WR
12
60%
14
Mark Robinson
ILB
12
60%
13
Tyler Matakevich
MLB
12
60%
12
Jeremiah Moon
OLB
12
60%
12
James Pierre
CB
12
60%
12
Beanie Bishop Jr.
CB
10
50%
32
Isaiahh Loudermilk
DE
9
45%
21
Chris Boswell
K
9
45%
9
Cameron Heyward
DT
8
40%
56
Nick Herbig
OLB
5
25%
47
Jaylen Warren
RB
5
25%
43
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
5
25%
12
Christian Kuntz
LS
5
25%
5
Corliss Waitman
P
5
25%
5
Mason McCormick
G
4
20%
71
Broderick Jones
T
4
20%
71
Minkah Fitzpatrick
FS
4
20%
59
Patrick Queen
ILB
4
20%
58
Joey Porter Jr.
CB
4
20%
56
T.J. Watt
OLB
4
20%
56
Donte Jackson
CB
4
20%
54
Pat Freiermuth
TE
4
20%
47
Darnell Washington
TE
4
20%
41
Larry Ogunjobi
DT
4
20%
41
Elandon Roberts
ILB
4
20%
28
Spencer Anderson
T
4
20%
5
Ryan McCollum
C
4
20%
4
Calvin Austin III
WR
3
15%
43
Keeanu Benton
DT
3
15%
30
DeShon Elliott
FS
2
10%
52
Damontae Kazee
SS
1
5%
12
Dean Lowry
DE
1
5%
12
Cameron Sutton
CB
1
5%
10
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