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Riley Nowakowski — Pittsburgh Steelers TE

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Pittsburgh Steelers

Reserve25
Roster Value28/100Developmental / Fringemedium confidenceProjection-led score with role, draft capital, and neutral rookie durability.
Experience
0
Expected Games
2/17
Prime
50
Draft Pedigree
29
This Year
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Per Game
—
DraftPIT
Projected Role
Practice Squad
Roster Status
Active
Age
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Height
—
Weight
250 lb
College
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Roster Value components

Player Roster Value is a roster-asset estimate, not a performance grade. Each input is a transparent 1–100 read; a dash means we don't have a confident read yet.

Role25
Experience0
Durability50
Continuity0
Prime50
Draft pedigree29
Contract Fit31

Where Riley Nowakowski fits · Tight Ends

PIT tight ends, last season vs this season — Riley Nowakowski is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Tight Ends Coach: Robert Kugler
92Pat Freiermuth9016/178598949672$6.9M27.86'5"258
82Darnell Washington8417/177197979660$3.5M24.96'7"265
45Lake McReeNEW435/17005050—$1.0M——243
45Robert TonyanNEW5514/177708279—$1.1M32.26'5"237
45JJ GalbreathNEW385/17005096—$885K25.06'4"240
25Riley NowakowskiNEW282/1700505029$1.2M——250
20Jaheim Bell3515/1718088965$1.0M25.16'2"239
Last season · 2025Tight Ends Coach: Robert Kugler
92Pat Freiermuth9016/178598949672$6.9M27.86'5"258
82Darnell Washington8417/177197979660$3.5M24.96'7"265
72Jonnu SmithLEFT7816/179658978657—30.96'3"248
72Donald ParhamLEFT6012/1764070960—28.96'8"237
45Matt SokolLEFT303/1713017870—30.76'5"260
25Connor HeywardLEFT4617/175701009614$1.7M27.56'0"230
20Jaheim Bell3515/1718088965$1.0M25.16'2"239

Contract

This season—
Total deal$4.8M

Roster move

Reserve25
TERiley NowakowskiRoster value28/100
Exp0
Exp gms2/17
Prime50
Draft9
Drafted
#169PIT
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—This yr
$4.8MTotal
—Per gm

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