Burt Lauten reports that the Steelers have downgraded WR Michael Pittman Jr. to OUT for Sunday’s game vs. the Patriots with a foot injury. Pittman ranked No. 21 in targets last season at the WR position and was expected to be a great fit with Aaron Rodgers, but his 2026 season is off to a slow start after missing time in training camp with a hamstring injury and now this foot injury.
DK Metcalf and Pat Freiermuth should get more looks as a result of Pittman missing the game, making Freiermuth a fine streaming option. This likely moves Roman Wilson to the WR2 role and rookie Germie Bernard to the WR3 for the Week 2 tilt against the Patriots. Hopefully Pittman can recover quickly and get back on the field for Week 3’s game against the division rival Bengals.
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Roman Wilson delivered a subtle breakout performance in Week 1. He posted a 21.0 Average Target Distance (ADOT) while earning 2.9 yards of separation, matching efficiency metrics put up by Justin Jefferson and CeeDee Lamb.
The third year receiver exploited the Atlanta secondary on deep routes despite not impressing in the official box score. Wilson has established trust with Aaron Rodgers and has seized the No. 3 wide receiver job. Stashworthy in deep dynasty leagues, Wilson is the WR97 on PlayerProfiler’s dynasty rankings with room to rise based on this downfield usage.
The Steelers are keeping 42.6 year old Aaron Rodgers, 31 year old Mason Rudolph, 2025 6th round pick Will Howard, and their 2026 3rd round pick, Drew Allar, all on the active roster. NBC’s Mike Florio speculates that one of these QBs could be put on the short-term IR, or soon be traded or cut.
For the impact on fantasy gamers, well, it’s probably best to keep a safe distance from this situation. Aaron Rodgers can be added for those who are desperate in superflex leagues, but can be avoided unless desperately seeking streaming in non-superflex leagues. As for their other QBs, it may be worth a taxi-squad stash dart-throw on the youth, Drew Allar, in Dynasty formats. But unfortunately, the situation is an uninspiring stayaway for fantasy football.
-Jason Diaz
Despite early offseason chatter about a potentially wide open offense in Pittsburgh, training camp reports indicate the offense will stay run-heavy, nerfing Germie Bernard‘s rookie year upside. Regardless of the offense’s identity, Bernard has remained parked behind Metcalf, Pittman, and Roman Wilson and will struggle to post a meaningful Target Share in Year 1.
Given his camp struggles, Bernard projects to be useless in redraft. He is also a dynasty league falling knife that will continue to leak lifetime value for the foreseeable future.
Third-year wideout Roman Wilson—boasting a 40.0% College Dominator Rating with an underwhelming 22.2 Breakout Age at Michigan—is flashing speed and quickness and dominating early targets from quarterback Aaron Rodgers in Pittsburgh training camp. Wilson commanded primary WR3 reps ahead of second-round rookie Germie Bernard, operating behind veteran starters DK Metcalf and Michael Pittman Jr.
Coming off a 2025 campaign where he managed a meager 13.4% Target Rate and 33.6% Snap Share across 13 games, Wilson remains a low-volume option unlikely to command enough target share to matter in 12-team redraft or best ball fantasy leagues. However, Wilson is now an attractive back-of-the-roster stash in dynasty leagues with Pittman and Metcalf both past the age apex.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are officially on a road to nowhere after signing Aaron Rodgers to reunite with Mike McCarthy. The corporate media wants you to believe this is a monumental reunion, but the metrics do not lie: Rodgers is coming off a geriatric 14.6 Fantasy Points Per Game (#23) and an abysmal 6.7 Yards Per Attempt (#29) in 2025.
Rodgers is a washed, low-end QB2 for fantasy football. A first-round playoff exit would be considered a success, so the signing merely delays Pittsburgh’s inevitably demise. Fortunately, Rodgers and the Steelers are devoid of elite, young players to drag down in fantasy football dynasty leagues.
