Welcome back to Steelers snap counts. Despite a rough loss to the Indianapolis Colts, there’s still plenty to unpack from the team’s snap counts. You can view the full numbers, as well as my takeaways, below.
Snap counts via Next Gen Stats.
Steelers offensive snap counts Week 4
Player
#
POS
Offensive snap
OS%
Total snaps
Player
#
POS
Offensive snap
OS%
Total snaps
Mason McCormick
66
G
68
100%
72
Broderick Jones
77
T
68
100%
72
Dan Moore Jr.
65
T
68
100%
68
Zach Frazier
54
C
68
100%
68
Justin Fields
2
QB
68
100%
68
Spencer Anderson
74
T
63
93%
67
George Pickens
14
WR
59
87%
59
Van Jefferson
11
WR
58
85%
58
Pat Freiermuth
88
TE
52
76%
56
Najee Harris
22
RB
47
69%
47
Calvin Austin III
19
WR
39
57%
43
Darnell Washington
80
TE
38
56%
42
Connor Heyward
83
TE
17
25%
34
Aaron Shampklin
33
RB
12
18%
18
Cordarrelle Patterson
84
RB
9
13%
12
Scott Miller
13
WR
8
12%
11
James Daniels
78
G
5
7%
5
Ryan McCollum
62
C
1
1%
5
Steelers defensive snap counts
Player
#
POS
Defensive Snaps
DS%
Total snaps
Player
#
POS
Defensive Snaps
DS%
Total snaps
Joey Porter Jr.
24
CB
64
100%
71
Minkah Fitzpatrick
39
FS
64
100%
70
Patrick Queen
6
ILB
64
100%
70
Donte Jackson
26
CB
63
98%
69
T.J. Watt
90
OLB
60
94%
65
DeShon Elliott
25
FS
54
84%
60
Cameron Heyward
97
DT
47
73%
54
Nick Herbig
51
OLB
46
72%
53
Larry Ogunjobi
99
DT
45
70%
49
Beanie Bishop Jr.
31
CB
44
69%
54
Payton Wilson
41
ILB
35
55%
52
Keeanu Benton
95
DT
27
42%
31
DeMarvin Leal
98
DE
22
34%
29
Elandon Roberts
50
ILB
21
33%
27
Montravius Adams
57
NT
16
25%
18
Damontae Kazee
23
SS
11
17%
19
Terrell Edmunds
38
FS
8
13%
22
Dean Lowry
94
DE
8
13%
10
Isaiahh Loudermilk
92
DE
5
8%
13
Steelers special teams snap counts
Player
#
POS
Special Teams
ST%
Total snaps
Player
#
POS
Special Teams
ST%
Total snaps
Connor Heyward
83
TE
17
63%
34
Payton Wilson
41
ILB
17
63%
52
Miles Killebrew
28
SS
17
63%
17
Mark Robinson
93
ILB
17
63%
17
Rod Williams
87
TE
17
63%
17
Jalen Elliott
34
SS
16
59%
16
James Pierre
42
CB
15
56%
15
Terrell Edmunds
38
FS
14
52%
22
Beanie Bishop Jr.
31
CB
10
37%
54
Damontae Kazee
23
SS
8
30%
19
Isaiahh Loudermilk
92
DE
8
30%
13
Chris Boswell
9
K
8
30%
8
Joey Porter Jr.
24
CB
7
26%
71
Cameron Heyward
97
DT
7
26%
54
Nick Herbig
51
OLB
7
26%
53
DeMarvin Leal
98
DE
7
26%
29
Christian Kuntz
46
LS
7
26%
7
Corliss Waitman
8
P
7
26%
7
Aaron Shampklin
33
RB
6
22%
18
Minkah Fitzpatrick
39
FS
6
22%
70
Patrick Queen
6
ILB
6
22%
70
Donte Jackson
26
CB
6
22%
69
DeShon Elliott
25
FS
6
22%
60
Elandon Roberts
50
ILB
6
22%
27
T.J. Watt
90
OLB
5
19%
65
Mason McCormick
66
G
4
15%
72
Broderick Jones
77
T
4
15%
72
Spencer Anderson
74
T
4
15%
67
Pat Freiermuth
88
TE
4
15%
56
Calvin Austin III
19
WR
4
15%
43
Darnell Washington
80
TE
4
15%
42
Ryan McCollum
62
C
4
15%
5
Larry Ogunjobi
99
DT
4
15%
49
Keeanu Benton
95
DT
4
15%
31
Thomas Graham Jr.
37
CB
4
15%
4
Cordarrelle Patterson
84
RB
3
11%
12
Scott Miller
13
WR
3
11%
11
Montravius Adams
57
NT
2
7%
18
Dean Lowry
94
DE
2
7%
10
The iron men
As always, we’ll start by shouting out the players who played 100% of the snaps on one side of the ball. This week on offense, it’ll once again be starting quarterback Justin Fields and the healthy offensive linemen: Broderick Jones, Mason McCormick, Zach Frazier, and Dan Moore Jr. Spencer Anderson replaced an injured James Daniels early in the game and played 93% of the snaps, while George Pickens was the Steelers’ most-played skill position player with 87% of snaps played.
On defense, it’s the same 100% trio as always: cornerback Joey Porter Jr., safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, and linebacker Patrick Queen. Cornerback Donte Jackson played the next closest, with 98% of the defensive snaps. T.J. Watt also played an impressive amount with 94%.
Biggest risers
On offense, there’s the obvious with McCormick and Anderson stepping into full-time starting roles with both James Daniels and Isaac Seumalo injured. Wide receiver George Pickens also saw a big increase for last week (74%) to this week (87%). Van Jefferson also saw more snaps than last week after hurting his eye against the Chargers. With a number of running back injuries, Najee Harris rose from 58% of offensive snaps against LA to 69% against the Colts. Sunday also served as the introduction of running back Aaron Shampklin, who debuted with 18% of the offensive snaps. Connor Heyward went from 15% to 25% of snaps as well.
Defensively, Nick Herbig was the obvious big riser due to the Alex Highsmith injury. Beanie Bishop Jr. saw another increase in snaps, from 53% last week to 69% against the Colts, likely a symptom of the Steelers’ injuries in the secondary. Another rookie, Payton Wilson, leapfrogged Elandon Roberts in the inside linebacker rotation for the first time this season, jumping from 42% of defensive snaps to 55%. DeMarvin Leal also benefited from the Steelers’ defensive injuries, going from 18% of snaps last week to 34% against Indianapolis. Defensive tackle Montravius Adams returned to higher snap counts, with 25% against the Colts after playing just 11% last week. Safety Terrell Edmunds also made his defensive debut, with 13% of the snaps.
Edmunds and Shampklin were also big additions on special teams (22% and 52% of snaps, respectively).
Biggest fallers
Wide receiver Scotty Miller dropped from 57% of snaps last week to 12% this week. Obviously, James Daniels and Cordarrelle Patterson saw drops as well following their injuries (Patterson was likely on his way to being a riser).
On defense, safety DeShon Elliott was a surprise faller, dropping from 96% of snaps last week to 84% this week. Keeanu Benton went from 58% to 42%. Linebacker Elandon Roberts dropped as well, from 47% last week to 33% this week.
Nick Herbig also saw a huge decrease in special teams snaps, going from 80% last week to just 26% this week. Not shocking given his uptick in defensive starting snaps.
Making the most of it award
Cordarrelle Patterson wins it this week. His snap counts were limited due to injury, but he made the most of his time on the field: six rushes for 42 yards and two catches for 19 yards. He was a difference-maker in the run game on Sunday.
Other insights
The Steelers’ offense to defense snap ratio was 68:64, last week it was 65:45.
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