2026 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 2026 season will be the Pittsburgh Steelers' 94th in the National Football League (NFL), their 26th playing their home games at Acrisure Stadium, their fifth under general manager Omar Khan, and their first under new head coach Mike McCarthy. This will be their first season since (/wiki/2006PittsburghSteelersseason) without longtime head coach Mike Tomlin, as he stepped down on January 13, 2026, following their defeat in the Wild Card round of the 2025 season the night before. The Steelers will attempt to improve on their 10–7 record of the past three seasons and will attempt to end their seven-game playoff game losing streak dating back to the 2016 season. This season will begin with only the team's fourth head coach in 58 seasons.
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2026 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 2026 season will be the Pittsburgh Steelers' 94th in the National Football League (NFL), their 26th playing their home games at Acrisure Stadium, their fifth under general manager Omar Khan, and their first under new head coach Mike McCarthy. This will be their first season since (/wiki/2006PittsburghSteelersseason) without longtime head coach Mike Tomlin, as he stepped down on January 13, 2026, following their defeat in the Wild Card round of the 2025 season the night before. The Steelers will attempt to improve on their 10–7 record of the past three seasons and will attempt to end their seven-game playoff game losing streak dating back to the 2016 season. This season will begin with only the team's fourth head coach in 58 seasons.
Draft
2026 Pittsburgh Steelers season
<table><thead><tr><th>Round</th><th>Selection</th><th>Player</th><th>Position</th><th>College</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>21</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>53</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>76</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From Cowboys</td></tr><tr><td>85</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>99</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Compensatory selection</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>121</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>135</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Compensatory selection</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>161</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>202</td><td>Traded to the New England Patriots</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>214</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Compensatory selection</td></tr><tr><td>216</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Compensatory selection</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>224</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From Saints via Patriots</td></tr><tr><td>237</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
• The Steelers traded a 2027 sixth-round selection and WR George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a third-round selection and a 2027 fifth-round selection. • The Steelers traded a sixth-round selection to the New England Patriots in exchange for a seventh-round selection and S Kyle Dugger.
Preseason
2026 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The Steelers' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.
Regular season
2026 opponents
Listed below are the Steelers' opponents for (/wiki/2026NFLseason). Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.
<table><thead><tr><th>Category</th><th>Home</th><th>Away</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Division opponents (AFC North)</td><td>Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns</td></tr><tr><td>Conference opponents (AFC South)</td><td>Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts</td><td>Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans</td></tr><tr><td>Conference opponents (based on 2025 division placement)</td><td>Denver Broncos</td><td>New England Patriots</td></tr><tr><td>Interconference opponents (NFC South)</td><td>Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers</td><td>New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers</td></tr><tr><td>Interconference opponent (based on and 2025 division placement)</td><td>No game</td><td>Philadelphia Eagles</td></tr></tbody></table>