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• Out ESPN NFL Injury Report PIT Eli HeidenreichRB 2d
  Eli Heidenreich: Out

  Est. return: Nov 8

  Why it's #1 Out

• INJ Nick Farabaugh (X) PIT Ben SkowronekWR Brandin EcholsDB Doneiko SlaughterDB Drew AllarQB Eli HeidenreichRB Will HowardQB +3 more 2d upd
  Steelers inactives: WR Ben Skowronek (calf) QB Drew Allar QB Will Howard (3rd QB) CB Brandin Echols (hamstring) RB Eli Heidenreich CB Doneiko Slaughter (hamstring)

  Why it's #2 Out

  1 more updatefrom 1 source

  • 2d Alan Saunders (X) #Steelers Inactives vs. #Browns CB Doneiko Slaughter (hamstring) CB Brandin Echols (hamstring) WR Ben Skowronek (calf) RB Eli Heidenreich QB Drew Allar Will Howard is the emergency QB.+1
• INJ Nick Farabaugh (X) PIT WAS Ben SkowronekWR Brandin EcholsDB Drew AllarQB Eli HeidenreichRB Terell SmithDB Will HowardQB +3 more Oct 25 upd
  Steelers inactives: WR Ben Skowronek QB Drew Allar QB Will Howard (3rd QB) CB Brandin Echols RB Eli Heidenreich CB Terell Smith

  Why it's #3 Out · 5 reports

  4 more updatesfrom 1 source

  • Oct 25 Alan Saunders (X) #Steelers Inactives vs. #Saints: CB Brandin Echols (hamstring) WR Ben Skowronek (calf) QB Drew Allar RB Eli Heidenreich CB Terrell Smith Will Howard is the emergency QB.+2
  • Oct 25 Alan Saunders (X) RB Rico Dowdle, who was questionable to play with a knee injury, is dressed, as is rookie DT Kevin Jobity, who will be making his NFL debut. · Quoting Alan Saunders: #Steelers Inactives vs. #Saints: CB Brandin Echols (hamstring) WR Ben Skowronek (calf) QB Drew Allar RB Eli Heidenreich CB Terrell Smith Will Howard is the emergency QB.+1
• Out ESPN NFL Injury Report PIT Eli HeidenreichRB Oct 25
  Eli Heidenreich: Out

  Est. return: Nov 1

• INJ Nick Farabaugh (X) PIT TB WAS Ben SkowronekWR Drew AllarQB Eli HeidenreichRB Kevin Jobity Jr.DL Sean Murphy-BuntingDB Terell SmithDB Will HowardQB +4 more Oct 18 upd
  Steelers inactives: WR Ben Skowronek QB Drew Allar QB Will Howard (3rd QB) CB Sean Murphy-Bunting RB Eli Heidenreich CB Terell Smith DT Kevin Jobity Jr.
  5 more updatesfrom 2 sources

  • Oct 18 Alan Saunders (X) The five #Steelers listed as questionable to play against the #Buccaneers will all dress: TE Pat Freiermuth (calf) CB Jalen Ramsey (wrist) CB Jamel Dean (ankle) DT Keeanu Benton (ankle) RB Rico Dowdle (toe) · Quoting Alan Saunders: #Steelers Inactive vs. #Buccaneers: WR Ben Skowronek (calf) QB Drew Allar RB Eli Heidenreich DT Kevin Jobity Jr. CB Sean Murphy-Bunting CB Terrell Smith Will Howard is the emergency QB.+1
  • Oct 18 Alan Saunders (X) #Steelers Inactive vs. #Buccaneers: WR Ben Skowronek (calf) QB Drew Allar RB Eli Heidenreich DT Kevin Jobity Jr. CB Sean Murphy-Bunting CB Terrell Smith Will Howard is the emergency QB.+1
  • Oct 18 Nick Farabaugh (X) Rico Dowdle, Jamel Dean, Keeanu Benton, Pat Freiermuth, and Jalen Ramsey, who were all listed as questionable, ARE ACTIVE. · Quoting Nick Farabaugh: Steelers inactives: WR Ben Skowronek QB Drew Allar QB Will Howard (3rd QB) CB Sean Murphy-Bunting RB Eli Heidenreich CB Terell Smith DT Kevin Jobity Jr.
  • Oct 18 Nick Farabaugh (X) Steelers inactives: WR Ben Skowronek QB Drew Allar QB Will Howard (3rd QB) CB Sean Murphy-Bunting RB Eli Heidenreich CB Terell Smith DT Kevin Jobity Jr.
• Out ESPN NFL Injury Report PIT Eli HeidenreichRB Oct 18
  Eli Heidenreich: Out

  Oct 18: Heidenreich (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers.

• INJ Brooke Pryor (X) NE PIT WAS Drew AllarQB Eli HeidenreichRB Jalen RamseyDB Jamel DeanDB Kevin Jobity Jr.DL Rico DowdleRB Terell SmithDB Will HowardQB +5 more Oct 11 upd
  Steelers RB Rico Dowdle is inactive once again as he works his way back from dislocating his toe twice vs. New England. Jalen Ramsey (wrist), however, is active. Steelers inactives: QB Drew Allar, QB Will Howard (3rd QB), RB Eli Heidenreich, CB Jamel Dean, CB Terell Smith and DL Kevin Jobity Jr. Show all
  7 more updatesfrom 3 sources

  • Oct 11 Alan Saunders (X) #Steelers inactives vs #Colts: RB Rico Dowdle (toe) CB Jamel Dean (ankle) QB Drew Allar RB Eli Heidenreich DT Kevin Jobity Jr. CB Terrell Smith Will Howard is the emergency QB.+2
  • Oct 11 Nick Farabaugh (X) Steelers' new CB Sean Murphy-Bunting, who they signed off the Buccaneers practice squad earlier this week, will be active today. · Quoting Nick Farabaugh: Steelers inactives: RB Rico Dowdle QB Drew Allar QB Will Howard (3rd QB) RB Eli Heidenreich CB Jamel Dean CB Terell Smith DT Kevin Jobity Jr.
  • Oct 11 Nick Farabaugh (X) Steelers rookie DL Gabriel Rubio is set to make his NFL debut today. With Dean out, rookie CB Daylen Everette is set to make his first career start. You should probably expect the same for rookie S Robert Spears-Jennings. Steelers' rookies will have a chicane to make their impact felt on this game. · Quoting Nick Farabaugh: Steelers inactives: RB Rico Dowdle QB Drew Allar QB Will Howard (3rd QB) RB Eli Heidenreich CB Jamel Dean CB Terell Smith DT Kevin Jobity Jr.
  • Oct 11 Brooke Pryor (X) Steelers RB Rico Dowdle is inactive once again as he works his way back from dislocating his toe twice vs. New England. Jalen Ramsey (wrist), however, is active. Steelers inactives: QB Drew Allar, QB Will Howard (3rd QB), RB Eli Heidenreich, CB Jamel Dean, CB Terell Smith and DL Kevin Jobity Jr.
  • Oct 11 Alan Saunders (X) #Colts WR Keenan Allen and CB Charvarius Ward, both questionable, are dressed vs. #Steelers. · Quoting Alan Saunders: #Steelers inactives vs #Colts: RB Rico Dowdle (toe) CB Jamel Dean (ankle) QB Drew Allar RB Eli Heidenreich DT Kevin Jobity Jr. CB Terrell Smith Will Howard is the emergency QB.
  • Oct 11 Nick Farabaugh (X) Steelers inactives: RB Rico Dowdle QB Drew Allar QB Will Howard (3rd QB) RB Eli Heidenreich CB Jamel Dean CB Terell Smith DT Kevin Jobity Jr.
• Out ESPN NFL Injury Report PIT Eli HeidenreichRB Oct 11
  Eli Heidenreich: Out

  Oct 11: Heidenreich (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Colts.

• Out ESPN NFL Injury Report PIT Eli HeidenreichRB Oct 4
  Eli Heidenreich: Out

  Est. return: Oct 11

• Questionable Alan Saunders (X) CLE PIT Drew AllarQB Eli HeidenreichRB Kevin Jobity Jr.DL Rico DowdleRB Will HowardQB Yahya BlackDL +3 more Oct 1 upd
  #Steelers DT Yahya Black, who was a late add to the injury report with a questionable designation for personal reasons, is dressed. · Quoting Alan Saunders: #Steelers Inactives for TNF vs. #Browns RB Rico Dowdle (toe) QB Drew Allar RB Eli Heidenreich DT Kevin Jobity Jr. DT Gabriel Rubio Will Howard is the emergency quarterback. Show all
  2 more updatesfrom 2 sources

  • Oct 1 Alan Saunders (X) #Steelers DT Yahya Black, who was a late add to the injury report with a questionable designation for personal reasons, is dressed. · Quoting Alan Saunders: #Steelers Inactives for TNF vs. #Browns RB Rico Dowdle (toe) QB Drew Allar RB Eli Heidenreich DT Kevin Jobity Jr. DT Gabriel Rubio Will Howard is the emergency quarterback.
  • Oct 1 Alan Saunders (X) #Steelers Inactives for TNF vs. #Browns RB Rico Dowdle (toe) QB Drew Allar RB Eli Heidenreich DT Kevin Jobity Jr. DT Gabriel Rubio Will Howard is the emergency quarterback.+1
• Out ESPN NFL Injury Report PIT Eli HeidenreichRB Sep 27 upd
  Eli Heidenreich: Out

  Est. return: Sep 27

  6 more updatesfrom 4 sources

  • Sep 27 Nick Farabaugh (X) Lew Nichols is the second kick returner with Eli Heidenreich down.
  • Sep 27 Alan Saunders (X) #Steelers inactives vs. #Bengals CB Joey Porter Jr. (back) RB Rico Dowdle (toe) DT Gabriel Rubio DT Kevin Jobity QB Drew Allar RB Eli Heidenreich Will Howard is the emergency QB.
  • Sep 27 ESPN NFL Injury Report Eli Heidenreich: Out
  • Sep 27 Dwain McFarland (X) Stash RBs just to see how today goes for those of you in deep-bench SICKO formats: 1. Demond Claiborne (MIN) 2. Eli Heidenreich (PIT) 3. Nicholas Singleton (TEN)
  • Sep 27 Mark Kaboly (X) Steelers inactives: QB Will Howard (3rd QB), QB Drew Allar, RB Rico Dowdle, CB Joey Porter Jr., DT Kevin Jobity Jr., DT Gabriel Rubio, RB Eli Heidenreich+1
  • Sep 27 Nick Farabaugh (X) Joey Porter Jr. is inactive again as expected. Eli Heidenreich a surprise inactive, but the team will work more with Travis Homer and Lew Nichols alongside Jaylen Warren. Warren, Jamel Dean; and Michael Pittman Jr: are all up today after being questionable. · Quoting Nick Farabaugh: Steelers inactives: RB Rico Dowdle QB Drew Allar QB Will Howard (3rd QB) CB Joey Porter Jr. RB Eli Heidenreich DT Kevin Jobity Jr. DT Gabriel Rubio
• Out ESPN NFL Injury Report PIT Eli HeidenreichRB Sep 27
  Eli Heidenreich: Out

  Sep 27: Heidenreich (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Bengals.

• INJ Dwain McFarland (X) 25 teams Aaron JonesRB Adonai MitchellWR+2.1M Alec PierceWR Alex SingletonLB Andrei IosivasWR Antonio WilliamsWR Brenen ThompsonWR Brock BowersTE Caleb DouglasWR+112k Case KeenumQB Charlie KolarTE Chig OkonkwoTE Chris BellWR Cobie DurantDB Colbie YoungWR DJ MooreWR Dalton KincaidTE Dalton SchultzTE Darren WallerTE Davante AdamsWR David NjokuTE DeMarvion OvershownLB DeVonta SmithWR Deebo Samuel Sr.WR Demarcus RobinsonWR Demond ClaiborneRB Devin LloydLB Devonta SmithDB Eli HeidenreichRB Frankie LuvuLB George KittleTE Harold Fannin Jr.TE+70k J.K. DobbinsRB Jadarian PriceRB+297k Jalen CokerWR Jalen HurtsQB Jalen McMillanWR Jayden DanielsQB Jaylen WarrenRB Jonah ColemanRB+100k Josh DownsWR Justin StrnadLB Keenan AllenWR+146k Kenyon SadiqTE Keon ColemanWR Kevin Coleman Jr.WR Kyler MurrayQB Ladd McConkeyWR Malik HookerDB Malik NabersWR Marcus MariotaQB Mark AndrewsTE Mason TaylorTE Michael PittmanWR Mike EvansWR Mike GesickiTE+419k Nicholas SingletonRB Nick CrossDB Nick ScottDB Nico CollinsWR Oronde Gadsden IITE Puka NacuaWR RJ HarveyRB Rashod BatemanWR Rico DowdleRB Saquon BarkleyRB Skyler BellWR Ted Hurst IIIWR Terrance FergusonTE+121k Tony PollardRB Tre TuckerWR Tyjae SpearsRB Tyler WarrenTE Tyson BagentQB Xavier LegetteWR Zay FlowersWR +73 more Sep 26
  Week 3 projection adjustments: BUF DJ Moore (AC) is a pain-management thing ⬅️➡️ Keon Coleman is a game-time decision (GTD) 🔽 Skyler Bell is a SICKO league add 🔼 Dalton Kincaid 🔼 (small bump) CAR Jalen Coker should play ⬅️➡️ Xavier Legette GTD 🔽 Darren Waller small bump 🔼 CLE Devin Lloyd, Claudin Cerelus, Nick Scott out for Panthers --> Harold Fannin Jr. 🔼 CHI Tyson Bagent (DNP, DNP) vs Case Keenum - TBD CIN Andrei Iosivas IR. Small bump for Donte Meyers and Colbie Young. Mike Gesicki small bump, but Steelers play decent amount of man - Gesicki better vs zone🔼 BAL Malik Hooker, Cobie Durant, DeMarvion Overshown out for Cowboys + Zay Flowers (hamstring) is a GTD --> Mark Andrews 🔼🔼 Zay Flowers GTD 🔽 Rashod Bateman 🔼 DEN Jonah Coleman OUT ❌ JK Dobbins not on injury report 🔼 RJ Harvey not on injury report 🔼 HOU Nico Collins OUT ❌ Dalton Schultz 🔼🔼 Hard to pinpoint the WRs - no strong target earners IND Alec Pierce IR ❌ Josh Downs, Tyler Warren, Keenan Allen 🔼 LAR Puka Nacua… Show all
• INJ Nick Farabaugh (X) PIT WAS Aaron RodgersQB Alex HighsmithLB Asante Samuel Jr.DB Ben SkowronekWR Brandin EcholsDB Carson BruenerLB Chris BoswellK Cole HolcombLB DK MetcalfWR Darnell WashingtonTE Daylen EveretteDB Derrick HarmonDL Drew AllarQB Eli HeidenreichRB Germie BernardWR Jack SawyerLB Jalen RamseyDB Jamel DeanDB Jaquan BriskerDB Jaylen WarrenRB Joey Porter Jr.DB Kaden WetjenWR Keeanu BentonDL Kevin Jobity Jr.DL Mason RudolphQB Michael PittmanWR Nick HerbigLB Pat FreiermuthTE Patrick QueenLB Payton WilsonLB Rayshawn JenkinsDB Rico DowdleRB Riley NowakowskiTE Robert Spears-JenningsDB Robert TonyanTE Roman WilsonWR Sebastian Joseph-DayDL T.J. WattLB Will HowardQB Yahya BlackDL +37 more Aug 30 upd
  The key players who were on the bubble that made it: - They carry 3 true TEs with Nowakowski as a FB / TE with Tonyan - Eli Heidenreich appears to have won the RB3 job - 9 OL, but very interior heavy. Probably need an OT in there - 2 young DL from this class, Gabriel Rubio and Kevin Jobity Jr., find a way onto the roster - Both Jenkins and Spears-Jennings make it due to Elliott going to IR. Safety has to be a position they'll look at on the waiver / trade market potentially · Quoting Nick Farabaugh: Steelers' 53-man roster: QBs: Aaron Rodgers, Mason Rudolph, Will Howard, Drew Allar RBs: Jaylen Warren, Rico Dowdle, Eli Heidenreich WRs: DK Metcalf, Michael Pittman Jr., Roman Wilson, Germie Bernard, Kaden Wetjen, Ben Skowronek TEs/FB: Pat Freiermuth, Darnell Washington, Robert Tonyan, Riley Nowakowski OL: Troy Fautanu, Mason McCormick, Zach Frazier, Spencer Anderson, Brock Hoffman, Dylan Cook, Max Iheanachor, Ryan McCollum, Gennings Dunker DL: Cam Heyward, Derrick Harmon,… Show all
  3 more updatesfrom 2 sources

  • Aug 30 Mark Kaboly (X) Eli Heidenreich is listed as a running back/wide receiver on the Steelers' official roster. hmmm
  • Aug 30 Mark Kaboly (X) Still a little surprised but good for Eli. · Quoting Mark Kaboly: I do think Eli Heidenreich has an outside shot of making the 53. Still think he's destined for the practice squad but it's closer than you might think.
  • Aug 30 Nick Farabaugh (X) The key players who were on the bubble that made it: - They carry 3 true TEs with Nowakowski as a FB / TE with Tonyan - Eli Heidenreich appears to have won the RB3 job - 9 OL, but very interior heavy. Probably need an OT in there - 2 young DL from this class, Gabriel Rubio and Kevin Jobity Jr., find a way onto the roster - Both Jenkins and Spears-Jennings make it due to Elliott going to IR. Safety has to be a position they'll look at on the waiver / trade market potentially · Quoting Nick Farabaugh: Steelers' 53-man roster: QBs: Aaron Rodgers, Mason Rudolph, Will Howard, Drew Allar RBs: Jaylen Warren, Rico Dowdle, Eli Heidenreich WRs: DK Metcalf, Michael Pittman Jr., Roman Wilson, Germie Bernard, Kaden Wetjen, Ben Skowronek TEs/FB: Pat Freiermuth, Darnell Washington, Robert Tonyan, Riley Nowakowski OL: Troy Fautanu, Mason McCormick, Zach Frazier, Spencer Anderson, Brock Hoffman, Dylan Cook, Max Iheanachor, Ryan McCollum, Gennings Dunker DL: Cam Heyward, Derrick Harmon,…
  • Aug 30 Nick Farabaugh (X) Steelers' 53-man roster: QBs: Aaron Rodgers, Mason Rudolph, Will Howard, Drew Allar RBs: Jaylen Warren, Rico Dowdle, Eli Heidenreich WRs: DK Metcalf, Michael Pittman Jr., Roman Wilson, Germie Bernard, Kaden Wetjen, Ben Skowronek TEs/FB: Pat Freiermuth, Darnell Washington, Robert Tonyan, Riley Nowakowski OL: Troy Fautanu, Mason McCormick, Zach Frazier, Spencer Anderson, Brock Hoffman, Dylan Cook, Max Iheanachor, Ryan McCollum, Gennings Dunker DL: Cam Heyward, Derrick Harmon, Keeanu Benton, Yahya Black, Gabriel Rubio, Sebastian Joseph-Day, Kevin Jobity Jr. OLB: T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith, Nick Herbig, Jack Sawyer ILB: Patrick Queen, Payton Wilson, Carson Bruener, Cole Holcomb CBs: Joey Porter Jr., Jalen Ramsey, Jamel Dean, Asante Samuel Jr, Daylen Everette, Brandin Echols S: Jaquan Brisker, Rayshawn Jenkins, Robert Spears-Jennings STs: Cam Johnston, Chris Boswell, Christian Kuntz
• PRAC Mark Kaboly (X) PIT Eli HeidenreichRB Aug 28
  I do think Eli Heidenreich has an outside shot of making the 53. Still think he's destined for the practice squad but it's closer than you might think.

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• Beat writer Nick Farabaugh (X) PIT Eli HeidenreichRB Jaylen WarrenRB Rico DowdleRB Travis HomerRB Sep 20
  Rico Dowdle went off on a cart to the locker room after exiting the game. Jaylen Warren now left as the lead RB, Eli Heidenreich and Travis Homer the depth options.
• Beat writer Mark Kaboly (X) PIT Eli HeidenreichRB Sep 10
  From the 'Heinz Field' seats to the field in a matter of months for Eli Heidenreich -- the storybook year continues for the Lebo guy
• Beat writer Mark Kaboly (X) PIT Eli HeidenreichRB Sep 10
  Steelers' Eli Heidenreich doing a little bit of everything. (I missed the special teams drills)
• Beat writer Nick Farabaugh (X) PIT Eli HeidenreichRB Aug 31
  Omar Khan says Eli Heidenreich 'earned it' to make the 53-man roster. "There's some versatility, playmaking there." When asked if Heidenreich's role will be more of a RB or a WR, Khan says "both." Heidenreich has played RB in the preseason.
• Beat writer Nick Farabaugh (X) ARI GB NYG PIT Eli HeidenreichRB James ConnerRB Jaylen WarrenRB Kaleb JohnsonRB Najee HarrisRB +2 more Aug 30
  Since drafting James Conner in 2017, here's the list of RBs the Steelers have selected since: R5: Jaylen Samuels (2018) R4: Benny Snell (2019) R4: Anthony McFarland (2020) R1: Najee Harris (2021) R3: Kaleb Johnson (2025) R7: Eli Heidenreich (2026) They found Jaylen Warren through the UDFA pool in 2022. Show all

  Next in line: Jeremiyah Love 60% of carries · Tyler Allgeier 38% · Bam Knight 24%

• Beat writer Mike DeFabo (Bluesky) PIT Eli HeidenreichRB Will HowardQB Aug 27
  Will Howard, Eli Heidenreich and the other Steelers on the fringe with the most to prove in the final preseason game.