Welcome back to Steelers snap counts following a Week 14 win over the Cleveland Browns.
Steelers Week 14 snap count takeaways
Russell Wilson was back to playing 100% of the offensive snaps on Sunday; no Justin Fields in Week 14.
Your weekly Mike Williams snap count report: 27% of offensive plays. He was the Steelers’ WR5 in Week 15, behind the likes of Scotty Miller and Ben Skowronek in offensive playing time.
The Steelers like to ride the hot hand at running back, as they should. This week the top running back was Jaylen Warren, who played 52% of offensive snaps, ahead of Najee Harris (42%) and Cordarrelle Patterson (13%).
Calvin Austin III played just 35% of the offensive snaps despite George Pickens’ injury. There’s a chance he was still a little banged up from last week against the Bengals. Instead, Scotty Miller, a usual gameday inactive, operated as the Steelers’ de facto WR2, playing 55% of offensive snaps.
Minkah Fitzpatrick pops up in the offensive snap counts yet again as the Steelers’ victory formation safety.
Week 14 marked a massive boost in playing time for rookie slot cornerback Beanie Bishop Jr.: 80% of defensive snaps after playing just 11% last week. As a result, Cam Sutton’s snaps dropped from 72% last week to 17% against the Browns.
Following a Larry Ogunjobi injury, Isaiahh Loudermilk
played 51% of defensive snaps. Keeanu Benton also saw a boost, playing 71% after hovering in the 50% range for most of the year.
Week 14 was the first time this season that the Steelers have had T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith, Nick Herbig, and Preston Smith all active on gameday. Here’s how the defensive snaps were divvied up: Watt (88%), Highsmith (57%), Herbig (43%), Smith (28%). It’s clear the Steelers want to see all four see significant playing time, although I’d expect Highsmith’s numbers to increase as he settles in more post-injury.
Damontae Kazee has been one of the least talked about Steelers this season, but he’s carved out a consistent role for himself on defense. This week he played 19% of defensive snaps.
This week’s inside linebacker rotation: Patrick Queen played his usual 100% of defensive snaps. Payton Wilson logged 48% while Elandon Roberts wasn’t far behind with 41%.
Something interesting I’ve only just now noticed this season: Unlike the rest of the Steelers’ tight end room, MyCole Pruitt doesn’t play any special teams. He did log over 30% of offensive snaps yet again in Week 14.
The Steelers’ offensive-to-defensive plays ratio this week: 62:69. It’s the first time in a while that they’ve played more defense than offense this season.
Making the most of it award
There are two very strong candidates this week in cornerback James Pierre and wide receiver Mike Williams. We’ll give the edge to the player who hasn’t won the award yet this season: James Pierre. He had an interception that nearly sealed the game despite playing just 23% of defensive snaps on Sunday.
Now, here’s a full look at the Steelers snap counts from Week 14’s win:
Steelers Week 14 snap counts
Snap counts via Next Gen Stats.
Offense Week 14
Player
Position
Offensive snaps
OS%
Total snaps
Player
Position
Offensive snaps
OS%
Total snaps
Mason McCormick
G
62
100%
67
Broderick Jones
T
62
100%
67
Russell Wilson
QB
62
100%
62
Dan Moore Jr.
T
62
100%
62
Zach Frazier
C
62
100%
62
Isaac Seumalo
G
62
100%
62
Van Jefferson
WR
45
73%
45
Pat Freiermuth
TE
38
61%
43
Darnell Washington
TE
37
60%
43
Scott Miller
WR
34
55%
34
Jaylen Warren
RB
32
52%
35
Najee Harris
RB
26
42%
26
Calvin Austin III
WR
22
35%
27
Ben Skowronek
WR
20
32%
39
MyCole Pruitt
TE
19
31%
19
Mike Williams
WR
17
27%
17
Connor Heyward
TE
10
16%
29
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
8
13%
11
Minkah Fitzpatrick
FS
2
3%
76
Defense Week 14
Player
Position
Defensive snaps
DS%
Total snaps
Player
Position
Defensive snaps
DS%
Total snaps
Minkah Fitzpatrick
FS
69
100%
76
Joey Porter Jr.
CB
69
100%
74
Patrick Queen
ILB
69
100%
73
DeShon Elliott
FS
61
88%
65
T.J. Watt
OLB
61
88%
63
Beanie Bishop Jr.
CB
55
80%
64
Donte Jackson
CB
51
74%
55
Keeanu Benton
DT
49
71%
54
Cameron Heyward
DT
41
59%
51
Alex Highsmith
OLB
39
57%
42
Isaiahh Loudermilk
DE
35
51%
51
Payton Wilson
ILB
33
48%
52
Nick Herbig
OLB
30
43%
40
Elandon Roberts
ILB
28
41%
33
Preston Smith
DE
19
28%
20
James Pierre
CB
16
23%
36
Damontae Kazee
SS
13
19%
17
Cameron Sutton
CB
12
17%
16
Larry Ogunjobi
DT
9
13%
10
Special teams Week 14
Player
Position
Special Teams
ST%
Total snaps
Player
Position
Special Teams
ST%
Total snaps
James Pierre
CB
20
69%
36
Payton Wilson
ILB
19
66%
52
Ben Skowronek
WR
19
66%
39
Connor Heyward
TE
19
66%
29
Miles Killebrew
SS
19
66%
19
Mark Robinson
ILB
19
66%
19
Jeremiah Moon
OLB
19
66%
19
Tyler Matakevich
MLB
18
62%
18
Isaiahh Loudermilk
DE
16
55%
51
Christian Kuntz
LS
11
38%
11
Chris Boswell
K
11
38%
11
Corliss Waitman
P
11
38%
11
Cameron Heyward
DT
10
34%
51
Nick Herbig
OLB
10
34%
40
Beanie Bishop Jr.
CB
9
31%
64
Darnell Washington
TE
6
21%
43
Minkah Fitzpatrick
FS
5
17%
76
Joey Porter Jr.
CB
5
17%
74
Mason McCormick
G
5
17%
67
Broderick Jones
T
5
17%
67
Keeanu Benton
DT
5
17%
54
Pat Freiermuth
TE
5
17%
43
Elandon Roberts
ILB
5
17%
33
Calvin Austin III
WR
5
17%
27
Spencer Anderson
T
5
17%
5
Ryan McCollum
C
5
17%
5
Patrick Queen
ILB
4
14%
73
DeShon Elliott
FS
4
14%
65
Donte Jackson
CB
4
14%
55
Damontae Kazee
SS
4
14%
17
Cameron Sutton
CB
4
14%
16
Alex Highsmith
OLB
3
10%
42
Jaylen Warren
RB
3
10%
35
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
3
10%
11
T.J. Watt
OLB
2
7%
63
Preston Smith
DE
1
3%
20
Larry Ogunjobi
DT
1
3%
10
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