Player profile

Age: 24 yr
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 250 lb
NFL Experience: 0 years
Birth Date: Jun 30, 2002
College: Indiana; Wisconsin
Draft: 2026
Draft Pick: R5 · #169

Availability & contract

Expected Games: 2/17
Total Contract: $4.8M
This Year: —
Per Game: —

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against

Roster Value−19.5 vs NFL FB10th percentile

Role−16.6 vs NFL FB0th percentile

Experience−52.6 vs NFL FB0th percentile

Prime+20.5 vs NFL FB76th percentile

Durability−20.7 vs NFL FB5th percentile

Continuity−30.8 vs NFL FB0th percentile

Draft Pedigree+19.8 vs NFL FB85th percentile

Contract Fit−8.2 vs NFL FB15th percentile

Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

We do not yet have what it takes to answer this for the next game.

No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where Riley Nowakowski fits · Fullbacks

PIT fullbacks, 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 · 2026Running Backs Coach: Ramon Chinyoung Sr.

#37Riley NowakowskiDrafted, unsigned28252/1700509629—24.26'2"250

Last season · 2025Running Backs Coach: Ramon Chinyoung Sr.

Transactions

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#37Riley Nowakowski

Roster Value28

#169PIT

Pittsburgh Steelers select FB Riley Nowakowski in the NFL draft

Apr 25, 2026

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