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Michael Pittman Jr.
Steelers logoPittsburgh Steelers

Michael Pittman Jr.

WRposition#11jersey29age6' 4"height223lbs7 yrsexperienceUSCcollege

Injured Reserve · Foot · Pittman (foot) said Monday that he resumed running last week as part of a program to return, but the wideout acknowledged that he's without a clear timeline to be activated from injured reserve, Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

At a glance

Michael Pittman Jr. is a wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers (No. 11). In 3 games of the 2026 season: 7 catches on 12 targets for 89 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns; 1 tackle, 0 sacks. By the nflverse play-by-play model, Michael Pittman Jr. has produced +0.20 EPA per target on 12 targets. Snap share in Week 4: 72% of offensive snaps. Latest injury report: Injured Reserve (foot).

Is Michael Pittman Jr. playing this week?

Michael Pittman Jr. is listed as injured reserve with a foot injury on the latest injury report: Pittman (foot) said Monday that he resumed running last week as part of a program to return, but the wideout acknowledged that he's without a clear timeline to be activated from injured reserve, Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. The Pittsburgh Steelers play next on the road at the Cincinnati Bengals on Sun, Nov 15, 8:20 PM ET (Week 10), on NBC.

What are Michael Pittman Jr.'s stats this season?

In 3 games of the 2026 season, Michael Pittman Jr. has 7 catches on 12 targets for 89 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns; 1 tackle, 0 sacks.

What is Michael Pittman Jr.'s EPA per play?

+0.199 EPA per target on 12 targets (total +2.4), from the open nflverse expected points model. Above zero means the plays added scoring expectancy for the offense.

What team does Michael Pittman Jr. play for?

Michael Pittman Jr. plays wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, wearing No. 11. Michael Pittman Jr. is 29 years old, 6' 4", 223 lbs. College: USC. League experience: 7 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Michael Pittman Jr. 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/michael-pittman-jr (updated 2026-11-10).

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Michael Pittman Jr.Pittsburgh Steelers · #11
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · wide receivers

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades wide receivers with at least 23 targets this season. Jr. has 12, 11 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Tgt/gYds/gYds/tgtCatch %EPA/tgtTD
  • Tgt/g4.0 tgt/g
  • Yds/g29.7 yds/g
  • Yds/tgt7.4
  • Catch %58%
  • EPA/tgt+0.20
  • TD0 TD
Small sample · 12 of 23 targetsMethod3 games12 targetsweeks 1–9peer group 89 qualified · min. 23 targetsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 15 min agoGlossary →

Jr. is under the 23-targets minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 89 qualified wide receivers.

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Receptions492 / 500
8to 500

About 4 games at 2.3 a game

#97 since 1999 · #25 among active · 2 to pass Doug Baldwin

Receiving yards5,343 / 7,500
2,157to 7,500

About 73 games at 30 a game · next season

#118 since 1999 · #31 among active · 34 to pass Jaylen Waddle

2026 season · nflverse play-by-play model

The season in EPA

Targets: 12+0.199EPA / target · total +2.450%success9.4air yds/tgt4.3YAC41st downs2explosive

Total EPA by week

+3.4Wk 1
-0.8Wk 3
-0.3Wk 4

Snap share

Offense and special teams, by week
88%59 snapsWk 1 · ATL
73%45 snapsWk 3 · CIN
72%52 snapsWk 4 · CLE

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Steelers · signed 2026 · 2 years, through 2027$17.5M a year
Total
$35.0M
Guaranteed
$24.0M
Share of cap at signing
5.8%
69% of the value guaranteed
90th paid63rd in EPApercentiles among 259 WRs under contract, 2026
  1. 2026Steelers · Extension2 yrs · $35.0M · $17.5M/yrActive
  2. 2024Colts · Franchise1 yrs · $21.8M · $21.8M/yrRenegotiated
  3. 2024Colts · Franchise3 yrs · $70.0M · $23.3M/yrTraded
  4. 2024Steelers · Franchise3 yrs · $70.0M · $23.3M/yrExtended
  5. 2020Colts · Drafted4 yrs · $8.6M · $2.2M/yrExpired

Game log

Receiving
WeekOpponentResultRecTgtRec ydsTDLong
1 Sep 13vs Falcons logoATLW 20-133358028
3 Sep 27vs Bengals logoCINW 30-27251608
4 Oct 1@ Browns logoCLEL 24-27241509
Season71289028

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