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Published September 8, 2026 02:11 PM

Mason Rudolph opened training camp as the Steelers’ No. 2 quarterback and he’s opening the regular season in the same spot.

The Steelers listed Rudolph as their primary backup to Aaron Rodgers on their Week 1 depth chart. Will Howard is No. 3 and rookie Drew Allar is No. 4 in a deep quarterback room in Pittsburgh.

Rudolph is the only quarterback other than Rodgers with regular season experience, which likely joined Howard’s sometimes sloppy preseason performance played a role in head coach Mike McCarthy’s decision.

The Steelers were less clear at one of their starting cornerback spots. They list Joey Porter Jr. or Asante Samuel Jr. as the starter alongside Jamel Dean and Jalen Ramsey after Porter missed all of training camp while on the physically unable to perform list.

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