The Pittsburgh Steelers off day Monday allowed us time to calculate the crew’s coaching camp stats by the primary 4 practices. I do know it’s a controversial matter that many aren’t followers of. My apologies to J.J. Watt. However we’ve been monitoring every little thing in camp for years and use it as one software in our analysis course of. It’s not the end-all and context issues however it’s essential to place knowledge to the attention check to assist us higher perceive developments and performances.
Have in mind these stats are solely tabulated from the 11 on 11 crew intervals. Not the 7 on 7 classes.
There’s nonetheless 12 practices left and the crew places on the pads as we speak, which means there’s loads of time to judge. I’m not making any conclusions from these numbers. Nor ought to anybody else.
We’ll replace these stats all through camp, hopefully in every week following the Steelers’ subsequent off day.
Coaching Camp Stats (No. 1-4)
Quarterbacks
Aaron Rodgers: 23/40 (57.5-percent) 129 yards, 6 TDs 2 INTs – 3.2 YPA, 5.6 YPC
Mason Rudolph: 20/33 (60.6-percent) 193 yards, 1 TD 1 INT – 5.8 YPA, 9.7 YPC
Will Howard: 9/16 (56.3-percent) 65 yards, 3 TDs 0 INTs – 4.1 YPA, 7.2 YPC
Skylar Thompson: 8/13 (61.5-percent) 60 yards, 0 TDs 0 INTs – 4.6 YPA, 7.5 YPC
Numbers aren’t nice throughout the board, although perceive they have a tendency to perk up all through camp. A lot of the passing recreation early on has been the short-passing selection, boots and rollouts off the crew’s inside/exterior zone run scheme. The seven photographs rep from the 2-yard-line additionally retains the yardage down, one other issue that must be thought of for the low YPA/YPC.
We’ll have a greater gauge of issues after this upcoming set of six practices. Rudolph, although, has been probably the most aggressive downfield. Actually the one man testing issues. Rodgers had one or two deeper throws however that’s been about it.
Quarterback Reps
Aaron Rodgers: 56 (12-16-8-12)
Mason Rudolph: 41 (7-14-8-12)
Will Howard: 28 (11-7-5-5)
Skylar Thompson: 19 (6-6-3-4)
Maybe a wider disparity than regular. Partially as a result of shortened observe nature attributable to climate that impacted the second and fourth classes. Rodgers has gotten a pair additional reps as a result of he’s are available as for the tiebreaking seven photographs reps the final three days the place the coaches carry the starters again in after they’d in any other case be sidelined for the seventh rep. Thompson has been the odd-man-out in seven photographs however has break up time with Howard in any other case, getting extra snaps than a typical No. 4.
Working Backs
Kaleb Johnson: 10 carries, 41 yards (4.1 YPC)
Jaylen Warren: 7 carries, 15 yards (2.1 YPC)
Evan Hull: 6 carries, 18 yards (3.0 YPC), 1 fumble
Trey Sermon: 6 carries, 12 yards (2.0 YPC)
Kenneth Gainwell: 5 carries, 8 yards (1.6 YPC)
Max Hurleman: 1 carry, 7 yards, 1 fumble
Have in mind working again numbers are usually decrease in camp than in-game situations. And yardage is fairly approximate till they begin tackling. However Johnson has proven burst and located the opening a number of occasions whereas the others haven’t had a lot daylight.
CATCHES/TARGETS/YARDS/TOUCHDOWNS – CATCH PERCENTAGE
DK Metcalf: 5/13, 12 yards 2 TDs – 38.5 %
JJ Galbreath: 6/9, 41 yards 2 TDs – 66.7 %
Lance McCutcheon: 6/7, 56 yards – 85.7 %
Kenneth Gainwell: 6/6, 33 yards – one hundred pc
Calvin Austin III: 3/6, 36 yards – 50 %
Connor Heyward: 3/5, 22 yards – 60 %
Scotty Miller: 4/4, 34 yards 1 TD – one hundred pc
Pat Freiermuth: 3/4, 11 yards 2 TDs – 75 %
Kaleb Johnson: 3/4, 26 yards – 75 %
Jonnu Smith: 2/4, 7 yards 1 TD – 50 %
Darnell Washington: 3/3, 22 yards 1 TD – one hundred pc
Ben Skowronek: 3/3, 18 yards – one hundred pc
Brandon Johnson: 2/3, 33 yards – 66.7 %
Max Hurleman: 2/3, 16 yards – 66.7 %
Roman Wilson: 1/3, 5 yards – 33.3 %
Jaylen Warren: 2/2, 27 yards – one hundred pc
DJ Thomas-Jones: 2/2, 12 yards – one hundred pc
Evan Hull: 2/2, 9 yards 1 TD – one hundred pc
Trey Sermon: 2/2, 8 yards – one hundred pc
Montana Lemonious-Craig: 1/2, 15 yards – one hundred pc
Roc Taylor: 1/2, 12 yards – 50 %
Robert Woods: 1/2, 5 yards – 50 %
Ke’Shawn Williams: 0/2, 0 yards – 0 %
Fascinating stat line for Metcalf. Nonetheless engaged on his reference to Rodgers, although the Steelers’ protection has been tight in lots of cases. He’s made performs within the pink zone, although, and his camp has been positive. Higher than the numbers recommend.
Galbreath has been energetic and productive. His manufacturing matches the attention check. McCutcheon and Johnson have made some downfield performs, too.
Quiet begin for Roman Wilson, who hasn’t acquired a number of appears and has only one catch by 4 practices. For comparability, Wilson has seven receptions for 97 yards and one landing throughout his first 4 practices final yr, earlier than getting harm early within the fifth one.
Definitely value noting, and one purpose why we observe these stats, that RB Kenneth Gainwell has extra receptions (6) than rushes (5) to this point. And he’s been actively break up out broad as a receiver. These aren’t all checkdowns. Gainwell is a flexible and achieved receiver who burned Pittsburgh within the passing recreation whereas with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2024. Steelers will preserve utilizing him as such.
Drops
Calvin Austin III: 1
Ke’Shawn Williams: 1
Kaleb Johnson: 1
Max Hurleman: 1
Interceptions
Patrick Queen: 1
Brandin Echols: 1
Jalen Ramsey: 1
For comparability, Pittsburgh had 13 interceptions throughout 16 camp practices final yr and 11 the yr earlier than. We’ll see what the 2025 group ends with however they’re off to a very good begin.
