Projected Steelers starter.
Pittman is a real target add. More dropbacks if Rodgers is upright.
- ADP
- 18.05 (209)
- Target
- 18.05
- Move
- 0
- As of
- 2026-08-25
What changed
8 real changes. The rest held.
Pass blocking
Was Fautanu / Frazier building blocks
Now LT Troy Fautanu, LG Mason McCormick (slid from RG), C Zach Frazier, RG Spencer Anderson (first-time starter), RT Dylan Cook (first-time starter)
Two first-time starters on the right side. Frazier is the interior lock.
Play caller
Was 2025 Steelers staff / Tomlin
Now Mike McCarthy calls; Brian Angelichio OC
McCarthy pass lean, West Coast timing, familiarity with Rodgers from Green Bay.
Head coach
Was Mike Tomlin (fired)
Now Mike McCarthy (hired 2026)
Offense-first HC replacing a defensive lifer.
Scheme & pace
Was Tomlin-era mix
Now McCarthy pass lean, push the pace
More dropbacks if Rodgers is upright.
Run blocking
Was McCormick at RG; Fautanu/Frazier
Now McCormick slides to LG; Anderson and Cook are first-time starters
Right side is new. Not a McCarthy note.
Pass catchers
Was 2025 Steelers WRs
Now Michael Pittman Jr. acquired; McCarthy historically targeted WRs with Rodgers
Pittman is a real target add.
Tight end
Was 2025 TE room
Now Angelichio is a former tight ends coach — usage should hold
Tight end usage is a staff upgrade.
Backfield
Was 2025 Steelers backs
Now Rico Dowdle signed; pass-lean McCarthy
Fewer designed runs if the script goes pass.
Continuity
Quarterback
Was Aaron Rodgers
Now Aaron Rodgers (re-signed)
Projected starter under Mike McCarthy. Age/durability is the cloud.
Team environment
Was Tomlin perennial .500+
Now McCarthy year one, AFC North slog
Competitive, not a gimme.
Vacated volume
- Targets
- —
- Carries
- —
- Red zone
- —
- Air yards
- —
No star skill departure that changes this quarterback's job.
Competition added
- Michael Pittman Jr.low
trade · trade from Indianapolis
New weapon, not competition. New WR volume next to Metcalf.
This player
- Projected role
- Projected Steelers starter.
- Usage
- More dropbacks if Rodgers is upright.
- Injury
- No Week 1 absence reported as of August 20, 2026.
- Contract
- Not flagged as a 2026 hold-in.
- Camp
- Training camp underway as of August 2026. Week 1 is September.
Upside
Pittman is a real target add. More dropbacks if Rodgers is upright. Tight end usage is a staff upgrade.
Downside
Camp could still change the job before Week 1.
Risks
- Most of this looks like last year. Watch for a quiet camp role change.low
Sources
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Notes come from the 2026 coaching and roster board (team sites, NFL.com, ESPN, The Athletic). Hold is the default when ADP already has the news.