Eli HeidenreichPittsburgh Steelers
RB/Pittsburgh Steelers

Eli Heidenreich

Age 23.3 · Rookie · 6'0", 198 lb · Navy · 2026 R7 #230
01

Overview

2026 so far2 games

Points a game
0.0
RB109 of 115
Carry share
0%
0 carries
Touches a game
0.0
0 targets
02

Week 6

Lines Oct 14
PIT
@
Sun · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM ET
Raymond James Stadium
TB
LinePIT -2.5Total39.5PIT implied21Rest7 days (TB 10)Forecast81°F, wind 21 mph
Our Week 6 projection

0 points. Our projection does not expect him to play this week.

Updated Oct 14, 2026.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense vs RBs
#5of 32 in fantasy points allowed to RBs (1 = stingiest)
StingiestSoftest
PPR a game
17.0
rush yds
60
rec
5.4
TD
0.4

Allowed to RBs per game across 5 games. Best games against them: Chase Brown (W1, 18.8 PPR, 16 car 56 ry, 5/6 22 rec); Aaron Jones (W3, 14.2 PPR, 17 car 58 ry, 5/6 34 rec); Javonte Williams (W5, 14.2 PPR, 12 car 45 ry, 2/3 17 rec).

EPA ranks entering Week 6: #11 against the pass, #2 against the run (1 = best defense).

Where TB gives up receiving fantasy points to RBs
Left
Middle
Right
Deep 20+
0.0#1
0.0#1
0.0#1
Middle 10–19
0.0#1
0.0#1
0.0#1
Short 0–9
1.0#16
1.2#26
1.5#24
Behind line
1.0#13
0.2#24
1.3#22

Runs by directionRB rushing points allowed a game

Left
Middle
Right
Rushing
1.5#1
5.2#26
1.7#2
StingySoft

Big number: receiving fantasy points TB allows a game to RBs in that zone. # = its rank of 32. Depth is air yards at the catch point; 5 games, through Week 5. Tap a zone for the detail.

Week 5: projected vs. actual
Projected
0.4
RB85
Actual
0.0
Difference
−0.4

no stats recorded

Do defensive matchups actually matter? Our study ›

03

Game log

2026 · through W5
Fantasy pointsOur projection that weekSeason average 0.0
051010.020.03—4—5—051010.020.03—4—5—051010.020.03—4—5—

Every gametap a game for the detail

W3
vs CIN W 30-27
No catch, carry or pass recorded
—
W4
@ CLE L 24-27
No catch, carry or pass recorded
—
W5
vs IND W 34-22
No catch, carry or pass recorded
—

D# = the opponent's rank against RBs entering that week (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest). Finish = his rank at RB that week.

04

Usage

Snap shareCarry shareTarget share
0%25%50%75%100%W1W20%0%

PIT backfieldshare of team carries, 2026

Share of team targets

Season to date, games each player played.

05

Team

PIT
Points a game
22.2
18th of 32
Plays a game
60.4
19th of 32
EPA per play
-0.046
21st of 32
Pass rate over exp.
+2.3%
3rd of 32
Red-zone plays a game
7.0
29th of 32
Motion rate
39%
29th of 32
Play-action rate
10%
26th of 32
No-huddle rate
8%
8th of 32

Pittsburgh Steelers offense, 2026 through Week 5. Rank 1 = most. Scheme rates from FTN charting through Week 5.

Game by gamescore, implied total, pass rate (over expected), QB

WeekScoreImpliedPass rateQB
W1vs ATL20-1323.571%+10.6Rodgers40 att
W2vs NE3-2018.566%−4.7Rodgers39 att
W3vs CIN30-2719.563%+2.3Rodgers34 att
W4vs CLE24-2720.570%+0.8Rodgers40 att
W5vs IND34-2222.362%+3.2Rodgers31 att

Depth chartRB, Oct 14

RB4
Eli Heidenreich

Scheduleeach defense's current rank vs RBs

W6
@TB
#5
W7
@NO
#32
W8
CLE
#6
W9
BYE
W10
@CIN
#8
W11
@PHI
#16
W12
DEN
#26
W13
HOU
#4
W14
@JAX
#3
W15
BAL
#10
W16
CAR
#28
W17
@TEN
#11
W18
@BAL
#10
Next 4
#13
average rank
Playoffs W15–17
#16
average rank
Bye
W9

Green = soft, red = stingy (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest), ranked on fantasy points allowed to RBs so far. Gold underline = fantasy playoffs. Does strength of schedule matter? ›

Head coach: Mike McCarthy. QB: Aaron Rodgers (most pass attempts, Week 5).

06

Career

Points a game by season
’260.0
’260.0
’260.0

Season by season

YearGRushing / receivingPts/gxFP/g
2026PIT20-0-0 rush0-0-0 rec on 0 tgt0.0RB109—

Under points a game: his rank at RB in points a game (8+ games; 2026: 2+ games). xFP = expected PPR a game from his usage; under it, the season's points over expected. Routes = share of team dropbacks he ran a route (through 2025).

07

Health

No injury designation. Not on the Sleeper injury list as of Oct 10 and not on the Week 6 practice report so far.

2026 injury reportofficial, week by week

W1
✓
W2
✓
W6
•

✓ = not listed. Letters = game status (Q, D, O) or worst practice that week (LP limited, DNP did not practice). Tap a week for the detail.

Teammates on the report

questionable

Our current notes first, then Sleeper designations. What happens when a starter is ruled out? ›

08

Value

Market Oct 10
1QB value
1,963
#290 overall · RB81 · tier 13
Superflex
1,697
#279 overall · RB76
30 days
−96
90 days +126
Peak
2,059
Sep 17, 2026 · 5% off
1QB dynasty value, last two years
2KJul ’261,9632,054

Market value on a 0–10,000 scale, through Oct 10, 2026. Faint stretches are estimates between real readings. Gold = peak.

Where his value could be in a year
613
1,732
3,413

Teal dot = today (1,963). Box = the middle half of outcomes, white line = the median, whiskers = 10th to 90th percentile. RBs about 23 valued near #290 overall: real 1-year moves since 2022, weighted by exact age and market rank (about 93 players' worth).

Redraft ADP, final preseason (Sep 12, 2026)

170.0 overall, RB80. ESPN 170.0 · Underdog 216.0

09

Profile

Draft
R7 #230
2026 · 11th RB · PIT
Age
23.3
23 at the draft
Size
6'0"
198 lb
College
Navy

Athletic profilepercentile vs RBs at the combine since 2010

Height
6'0"
82
Weight
198 lb
14
40-yard dash
4.44s
82
Vertical
35.5"
61
Broad jump
120"
55
speed
60

College production

YearGRec-Yds-TDYds shareDominator
2025Navy1246-877-555.4%52.7
2024Navy1237-649-642.8%41.4
2023Navy1219-382-430.1%35.1

Share = his share of his team's receiving yards. Dominator = average of his share of receiving yards and TDs.

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Sources: nflverse play-by-play, weekly stats, Next Gen Stats and FTN charting (free public data); official NFL injury reports; Sleeper; GWTTKB rankings, projections and market data. Built 2026-10-14. Every number on this page comes from those files; where a stat is not on file it is left blank, never zero. Nothing here is betting advice.