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Michael Pittman

Michael Pittman

WR • Pittsburgh Steelers Proj Rank 46 Actual 28 99 ADP • Trade Value
REC YDS AVG LONG TD FSP
858119.527816.57
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Michael Pittman | Fantasy Outlook

Stable Draft Value and a Proven Target-Earner Ready to Anchor Fantasy Lineups

Pittman enters the year as a starting receiver alongside DK Metcalf in a restructured passing attack led by Aaron Rodgers. Our models project a highly productive season for Pittman, forecasting 73 receptions on 100 targets for 797 yards and five touchdowns. Coming off an 85-catch, eight-touchdown campaign last year, his role remains secure.

His ADP has remained stubbornly stable around 99.00 throughout the summer. While he is currently rostered in 97% of leagues, his active start rate sits at just 31%, indicating that fantasy managers are treating him as a depth option rather than a lineup mainstay.

Given his steady volume, we view him as a draft-day value steal. He offers high-floor WR3 production with WR2 upside at a highly discounted eighth-round draft price.

Updated 20 hrs ago

Michael Pittman Fantasy

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WK OPP TARGET REC YD TD Pts Diff.
18 @HOU (32nd) 4 2 11 0 3 25
17 JAX (15th) 3 2 16 0 4 18
16 SF (15th) 5 4 32 0 7 31
15 @SEA (29th) 5 3 26 0 6 26
14 @JAX (15th) 12 9 79 0 17 21
13 HOU (30th) 4 1 13 0 2 24
12 @KC (29th) 8 5 27 1 14 20
12 @KC (29th) 8 5 27 1 14 20
10 ATL (24th) 2 2 19 0 4 17
9 @PIT (8th) 12 9 115 0 21 18
8 TEN (11th) 9 8 95 1 24 5
7 @LAC (30th) 9 7 58 1 21 11
6 ARI (23rd) 3 2 20 0 4 21
5 LV (5th) 6 5 39 1 15 14
4 @LAR (13th) 10 5 41 1 15 15
3 @TEN (6th) 6 6 73 1 19 20
2 DEN (32nd) 5 4 40 0 8 26
1 MIA (30th) 8 6 80 1 20 7
119 85 811 8 216
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RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2008 DEN 8 0 10 112 11.2 0 76 321 4.2 4
2020 IND 14 71 45 593 13.2 1 4 37 9.3 0
2021 IND 16 129 88 1082 12.3 6 5 44 8.8 0
2022 IND 16 141 99 925 9.3 4 3 30 10 0
2023 IND 16 156 109 1152 10.6 4 0 0 0 0
2024 IND 16 111 69 808 11.7 3 0 0 0 0
2025 IND 16 119 85 811 9.5 8 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 17 129 88 924 10.5 5 0 0 0 0
Totals 105 727 505 5483 10.9 26 88 432 4.9 4

Pittman Projection

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REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
4.2 45.4 0.3 10.4
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Depth Chart

Pittsburgh Steelers

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Aaron Rodgers 30% 5%
Mason Rudolph 5% 0%
NAME OWN START
Jaylen Warren 100% 65%
Rico Dowdle 100% 55%
Kaleb Johnson 13% 3%
NAME OWN START
Pat Freiermuth 3% 3%
NAME OWN START
Michael Pittman 98% 33%
DK Metcalf 85% 38%
Roman Wilson 5% 0%
NAME OWN START
Chris Boswell 70% 65%
NAME OWN START
Steelers DST 83% 63%

Team Rankings

PTS
23.4
15th
YDS
305.6
25th
Y/P
5.3
15th
TO Diff
0.7
4th
ATT
32.4
17th
CMP
21.5
10th
YDS
202.4
22nd
TD
1.5
12th
ATT
23.9
28th
YDS
103.3
26th
AVG
4.3
17th
TD
0.9
17th
SACK
2.8
6th
TA
1.6
4th
PA
22.8
17th
TeamW-LWin %PFPA
SteelersSteelers10-7-00.588397387
RavensRavens8-9-00.471424398
BengalsBengals6-11-00.353414492
BrownsBrowns5-12-00.294279379

Redzone Stats

PlayerTOTAL LOOKSRUSH ATTTGTRECO/S
Jaylen Warren484354  
Kenneth Gainwell43251815  
Kaleb Johnson4400  
PlayerTOTAL LOOKSTGTRECRUSH ATTO/S
DK Metcalf151382  
Marquez Valdes-Scantling5520  
Calvin Austin4430  
Scotty Miller2210  
Calvin Austin2220  
Ben Skowronek1100  
Roman Wilson1100  
PlayerTOTAL LOOKSTGTRECRUSH ATTO/S
Jonnu Smith11863  
Pat Freiermuth9960  
Darnell Washington8860  
Connor Heyward8216  

Team Stats

PlayerGPCMPATTYDSTDINTRATERUSH YDSRUSH TDO/S
A.Rodgers16327498332224794.8611  
M.Rudolph538523102284.660  
S.Thompson0000000.000  
W.Howard0000000.000  
PlayerGPATTYDSAVGTDTGTRECREC YDSSNAPSO/S
J.Warren162119584.564540333489  
K.Gainwell171145374.758573486517  
K.Johnson1028692.5021951  
T.Sermon4000.000001  
L.Nichols1000.000000  
PlayerGPTGTRECYDSAVGTDLONGSNAPSO/S
D.Metcalf15995985014.4680776  
C.Austin III14553137212.0331446  
A.Thielen1635191869.8028387  
R.Wilson13211216613.8245253  
M.Valdes-Scantling1029141208.6119339  
B.Skowronek17646917.2122159  
S.Miller13149626.9015158  
PlayerGPTGTRECYDSAVGTDLONGSNAPSO/S
P.Freiermuth17544148611.9468522  
D.Washington16433136411.7136546  
J.Smith1754382225.8221536  
C.Heyward1743217.011290  
PlayerGPFGMFGAXPMXPAPTSO/S
C.Boswell1727324243141  
PlayerGPTKLSACKTFLINTPDFFFRO/S
P.Queen171201.050411  
P.Wilson171092.041201  
J.Ramsey17883.041800  
C.Heyward17783.590610  
K.Dugger16561.022500  
T.Watt14557.092832  
J.Porter Jr.14521.0011400  
K.Benton17515.550110  
A.Highsmith13509.5150310  
B.Echols16461.032611  
C.Clark15450.020310  
D.Elliott5381.001210  
M.Harrison11370.020000  
D.Slay10360.010301  
N.Herbig15307.5121331  
J.Pierre14290.0111101  
C.Holcomb14280.000010  
Y.Black17280.000121  
D.Harmon12273.010101  
J.Sawyer17201.032400  
J.Peppers14110.000001  
A.Samuel Jr.6100.001100  
E.Otomewo1291.010000  
D.Ekuale760.000100  
D.Leal420.000000  
L.Lee720.000200  
J.Moon310.000000  
S.Castro900.000000  
C.Bruener1700.000000  
M.Robinson800.000000  
M.Killebrew500.000000  
D.Jamison300.000000  
I.Loudermilk200.000000  
T.Flowers300.000000  
D.Porter100.000000  

Owned Breakdown

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Schedule

WEEK OPP SCORE
1PIT vs ATL
2PIT @NE
3PIT vs CIN
4PIT @CLE
5PIT vs IND
6PIT @TB
7PIT @NO
8PIT vs CLE
9PIT vs BYE
10PIT @CIN
11PIT @PHI
12PIT vs DEN
13PIT vs HOU
14PIT @JAC
15PIT vs BAL
16PIT vs CAR
17PIT @TEN
18PIT @BAL

Player Timeline

Jul 8th

Michael Pittman Jr. Catches Massive Tuna on July 4th Fishing Trip

May 19th

Steelers WR Michael Pittman Jr. and Wife Baptized, Publicly Commit to ...

Mar 13th

Breaking: Team Acquires WR Michael Pittman Jr. from Colts, Signs Him ...

Mar 10th

Breaking: Steelers Acquire WR Michael Pittman Jr. in Trade From Colts

Mar 9th

Breaking: Steelers Acquire WR Michael Pittman Jr. in Trade (per Pelissero) ...

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