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Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Roster by Decade

NFL Dynasty rates 83 Steelers players across 6 decades of football (1970s–2020s). The highest-rated is Antonio Brown (WR, 99 overall), whose peak season with the team came in 2014: 1,698 rec yds, 13 TD, 129 rec. The best Steelers defense in the game belongs to the 1970s: 9.9 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL) in 1976.

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The strongest Steelers lineup: 2010s

Drafting the top-rated player at every position from the 2010s Steelers board gives a team rating of 88.8 — good for an expected 15-2 season in the game, eligible for a perfect 17-0 (team rating 88+). Against the 16-0 2007 Patriots in Boss mode, that five would win about 17.7% of the time. The thinnest Steelers board is the 2020s (76.0).

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Ben Roethlisberger	2014	4,952 pass yds, 32 TD, 9 INT	88
RB	Le'Veon Bell	2017	1,291 rush yds, 9 TD, 86 rec	88
WR	Antonio Brown	2014	1,698 rec yds, 13 TD, 129 rec	99
TE	Heath Miller	2012	816 rec yds, 8 TD, 71 rec	81
DEF	Steelers Defense	2011	14.2 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	87

Best Steelers player at every position

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Ben Roethlisberger	2014	4,952 pass yds, 32 TD, 9 INT	88
RB	Le'Veon Bell	2017	1,291 rush yds, 9 TD, 86 rec	88
WR	Antonio Brown	2014	1,698 rec yds, 13 TD, 129 rec	99
TE	Heath Miller	2012	816 rec yds, 8 TD, 71 rec	81
DEF	Steelers Defense	1976	9.9 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	91

Steelers boards, decade by decade

The top three players at each offensive position plus the best defense of each decade — what you can draft when the wheel lands on the Steelers. Ratings run 56–99 and are era-adjusted (how ratings work).

1970s Steelers

Not every position is covered on this board. · 11 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Terry Bradshaw	1978	2,915 pass yds, 28 TD, 20 INT	84
QB	Joe Gilliam	1974	1,274 pass yds, 4 TD, 8 INT	64
QB	Terry Hanratty	1970	842 pass yds, 5 TD, 8 INT	62
RB	Franco Harris	1975	1,246 rush yds, 10 TD, 28 rec	79
RB	Sidney Thornton	1979	585 rush yds, 6 TD, 16 rec	68
RB	Preston Pearson	1973	554 rush yds, 2 TD, 11 rec	63
WR	John Stallworth	1979	1,183 rec yds, 8 TD, 70 rec	78
WR	Lynn Swann	1978	880 rec yds, 11 TD, 61 rec	75
WR	Ron Shanklin	1973	711 rec yds, 10 TD, 30 rec	67
DEF	Steelers Defense	1976	9.9 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	91

1980s Steelers

Not every position is covered on this board. · 7 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Mark Malone	1985	1,428 pass yds, 13 TD, 7 INT	64
RB	Walter Abercrombie	1986	877 rush yds, 6 TD, 47 rec	68
RB	Earnest Jackson	1987	696 rush yds, 1 TD, 7 rec	65
RB	Rich Erenberg	1984	405 rush yds, 2 TD, 38 rec	63
WR	Louis Lipps	1985	1,134 rec yds, 12 TD, 59 rec	77
WR	Theo Bell	1980	748 rec yds, 2 TD, 29 rec	66
DEF	Steelers Defense	1982	16.2 points allowed per game (#4 in NFL)	73

1990s Steelers

Not every position is covered on this board. · 10 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Neil O'Donnell	1993	3,208 pass yds, 14 TD, 7 INT	74
QB	Mike Tomczak	1996	2,767 pass yds, 15 TD, 17 INT	72
RB	Barry Foster	1992	1,690 rush yds, 11 TD, 36 rec	82
RB	Jerome Bettis	1997	1,665 rush yds, 7 TD, 15 rec	77
RB	Leroy Thompson	1993	763 rush yds, 3 TD, 38 rec	71
WR	Yancey Thigpen	1997	1,398 rec yds, 7 TD, 79 rec	78
WR	Charles Johnson	1998	815 rec yds, 7 TD, 65 rec	69
WR	Andre Hastings	1996	739 rec yds, 6 TD, 72 rec	66
DEF	Steelers Defense	1994	14.6 points allowed per game (#2 in NFL)	79

2000s Steelers

Not every position is covered on this board. · 16 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Tommy Maddox	2003	3,414 pass yds, 18 TD, 17 INT	73
QB	Kordell Stewart	2001	3,109 pass yds, 14 TD, 11 INT, 537 rush yds	71
RB	Willie Parker	2006	1,494 rush yds, 13 TD, 31 rec	78
RB	Jerome Bettis	2004	941 rush yds, 13 TD, 6 rec	69
RB	Mewelde Moore	2008	588 rush yds, 5 TD, 40 rec	69
WR	Hines Ward	2002	1,329 rec yds, 12 TD, 112 rec	88
WR	Plaxico Burress	2002	1,325 rec yds, 7 TD, 78 rec	78
WR	Santonio Holmes	2009	1,248 rec yds, 5 TD, 79 rec	77
DEF	Steelers Defense	2008	13.9 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	87

2010s Steelers

Best possible lineup: team rating 88.8 · expected 15-2 · 23 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Ben Roethlisberger	2014	4,952 pass yds, 32 TD, 9 INT	88
QB	Mason Rudolph	2019	1,765 pass yds, 13 TD, 9 INT	64
QB	Devlin Hodges	2019	1,063 pass yds, 5 TD, 8 INT	58
RB	Le'Veon Bell	2017	1,291 rush yds, 9 TD, 86 rec	88
RB	DeAngelo Williams	2015	907 rush yds, 11 TD, 40 rec	78
RB	Rashard Mendenhall	2010	1,273 rush yds, 13 TD, 23 rec	75
WR	Antonio Brown	2014	1,698 rec yds, 13 TD, 129 rec	99
WR	JuJu Smith-Schuster	2018	1,426 rec yds, 7 TD, 111 rec	83
WR	Mike Wallace	2010	1,257 rec yds, 10 TD, 60 rec	82
TE	Heath Miller	2012	816 rec yds, 8 TD, 71 rec	81
TE	Vance McDonald	2018	610 rec yds, 4 TD, 50 rec	66
TE	Jesse James	2017	372 rec yds, 3 TD, 43 rec	62
DEF	Steelers Defense	2011	14.2 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	87

2020s Steelers

Best possible lineup: team rating 76.0 · expected 6-11 · 16 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Russell Wilson	2024	2,482 pass yds, 16 TD, 5 INT	71
QB	Justin Fields	2024	1,106 pass yds, 5 TD, 1 INT	66
QB	Mitchell Trubisky	2022	1,252 pass yds, 4 TD, 5 INT	63
RB	Najee Harris	2021	1,200 rush yds, 7 TD, 74 rec	78
RB	Jaylen Warren	2023	784 rush yds, 4 TD, 61 rec	67
RB	Benny Snell	2020	368 rush yds, 4 TD, 10 rec	58
WR	Diontae Johnson	2021	1,161 rec yds, 8 TD, 107 rec	79
WR	George Pickens	2023	1,140 rec yds, 5 TD, 63 rec	71
WR	Chase Claypool	2020	873 rec yds, 9 TD, 62 rec	69
TE	Pat Freiermuth	2024	653 rec yds, 7 TD, 65 rec	77
TE	Eric Ebron	2020	558 rec yds, 5 TD, 56 rec	72
DEF	Steelers Defense	2020	19.5 points allowed per game (#3 in NFL)	78

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