Will HowardPittsburgh Steelers
QB/Pittsburgh Steelers

Will Howard

Age 25.0 · 2nd season · 6'4", 236 lb · Ohio St. · 2025 R6 #185
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Week 6

Lines Oct 14
PIT
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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
0.1pts
QB47
Bench
1pass yds0.0pass TD0.0INT0.0carries0rush yds0.00TD

Updated Oct 14, 2026, built on a PIT team total of 21.5. Rank is among every QB we project this week.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense vs QBs
#9of 32 in fantasy points allowed to QBs (1 = stingiest)
StingiestSoftest
PPR a game
14.0
pass yds
235
pass TD
1.40
rush yds
10

Allowed to QBs per game across 5 games. Best games against them: Deshaun Watson (W2, 19.72 PPR, 238 py, 2 TD); Joe Burrow (W1, 14.16 PPR, 254 py, 1 TD); Jordan Love (W4, 13.08 PPR, 197 py, 2 TD).

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

Where TB gives up QB passing points to QBs
Left
Middle
Right
Deep 20+
1.6#25
0.7#18
0.2#6
Middle 10–19
1.2#20
1.4#21
0.7#10
Short 0–9
3.7#27
0.1#2
2.7#19
Behind line
0.5#19
-0.2#2
0.5#18
StingySoft

Big number: QB passing points TB allows a game to QBs 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
0.1
QB54
Actual
0.0
Difference
−0.1

no stats recorded

Do defensive matchups actually matter? Our study ›

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Game log

2026 · through W5

No catch, carry or pass recorded in 2026 yet.

Pittsburgh Steelers have played 5 games.

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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 chartQB, Oct 14

Scheduleeach defense's current rank vs QBs

W6
@TB
#9
W7
@NO
#18
W8
CLE
#17
W9
BYE
W10
@CIN
#16
W11
@PHI
#22
W12
DEN
#13
W13
HOU
#15
W14
@JAX
#8
W15
BAL
#14
W16
CAR
#25
W17
@TEN
#12
W18
@BAL
#14
Next 4
#15
average rank
Playoffs W15–17
#17
average rank
Bye
W9

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

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

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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

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.

Historyofficial injury reports since 2020

YearWeeks listedRuled outListed for
202530Hand (3)

How long do players take to recover? ›

Teammates on the report

questionable

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

05

Value

Market Oct 10
1QB value
1,515
#351 overall · QB44 · tier 13
Superflex
1,679
#282 overall · QB48
30 days
−57
90 days −69 · 1 year +272
Peak
1,611
Aug 28, 2026 · 6% off
1QB dynasty value, last two years
1K1.5KJul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’261,5151,609

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
510
1,272
2,841

Teal dot = today (1,515). Box = the middle half of outcomes, white line = the median, whiskers = 10th to 90th percentile. QBs about 25 valued near #351 overall: real 1-year moves since 2022, weighted by exact age and market rank (about 41 players' worth).

Redraft ADP, final preseason (Sep 12, 2026)

169.9 overall, QB36. ESPN 169.9

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Profile

Draft
R6 #185
2025 · 8th QB · PIT
Age
25.0
23 at the draft
Size
6'4"
236 lb
College
Ohio St.

Athletic profilepercentile vs QBs at the combine since 2010

Height
6'4"
76
Weight
236 lb
92
Vertical
31.5"
51
Broad jump
112"
43
3-cone
7.13s
45
Shuttle
4.33s
51

College production

YearGPass ydsPass TDRush yds
2024Ohio State122,86027131
2023Kansas State122,64324364
2022Kansas State61,4231545
2021Kansas State53321184
2020Kansas State91,1788364

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.