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Riley Nowakowski
Steelers logoPittsburgh Steelers

Riley Nowakowski

FBposition#37jersey24age6' 2"height250lbsRookieexperienceIndianacollege
At a glance

Riley Nowakowski is a fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers (No. 37). In 4 games of the 2026 season: 5 tackles, 0 sacks. Snap share in Week 8: 12% of offensive snaps.

Is Riley Nowakowski playing this week?

Riley Nowakowski is not on the current injury report. 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 Riley Nowakowski's stats this season?

In 4 games of the 2026 season, Riley Nowakowski has 5 tackles, 0 sacks.

What team does Riley Nowakowski play for?

Riley Nowakowski plays fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, wearing No. 37. Riley Nowakowski is 24 years old, 6' 2", 250 lbs. College: Indiana. Rookie season.

Cite this page

Pigskin Nightly, “Riley Nowakowski 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/riley-nowakowski (updated 2026-11-10).

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Riley NowakowskiPittsburgh Steelers · #37
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · running backs

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades running backs with at least 41 carries this season. Nowakowski has 0, 41 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Rush/gYPCEPA/carSuccessTgt/gRec/g
  • Rush/g0.0 yds/g
  • Tgt/g0.3 tgt/g
  • Rec/g0.0 yds/g
Small sample · 0 of 41 carriesMethod4 games0 carriesweeks 1–9peer group 53 qualified · min. 41 carriesnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 21 min agoGlossary →

Nowakowski is under the 41-carries minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 53 qualified running backs.

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2026 season · nflverse play-by-play model

The season in EPA

Targets: 1-1.608EPA / target · total -1.60%success2.0air yds/tgt01st downs0explosive

Snap share

Offense and special teams, by week
12%8 snapsWk 1 · ATL
3%2 snapsWk 2 · NE
6%4 snapsWk 3 · CIN
1%1 snapsWk 4 · CLE
8%5 snapsWk 5 · IND
1%1 snapsWk 6 · TB
6%4 snapsWk 7 · NO
12%7 snapsWk 8 · CLE

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Steelers · signed 2026 · 4 years, through 2029$1.2M a year
Total
$4.8M
Guaranteed
$443K
Share of cap at signing
0.4%
9% of the value guaranteed
39th paid46th in EPApercentiles among 154 TEs under contract, 2026

Game log

Receiving
WeekOpponentResultRecTgtRec ydsTDLong
1 Sep 13vs Falcons logoATLW 20-13–––––
5 Oct 11vs Colts logoINDW 34-22–––––
6 Oct 18@ Buccaneers logoTBW 26-19–––––
8 Nov 1vs Browns logoCLEW 27-601000
Season01000

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Measure him against the leader in carries at his positionNowakowskiPIT · FBVSGibbsDET · 178 carriesSide by side, stat by stat →
vsDerrick HenryBAL · 176 carriesvsJames Cook IIIBUF · 169 carriesvsBijan RobinsonATL · 169 carriesvsBucky IrvingTB · 167 carriesvsJonathan TaylorIND · 160 carriesvsKenneth Walker IIIKC · 159 carriesvsD'Andre SwiftCHI · 155 carriesvsJavonte WilliamsDAL · 154 carries
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Running backs in his range

Same position · nearest by grade · AFC North first
AFC NorthRasheen AliRavens logoBAL · RB24rush yds4.0YPC—No gradeAFC NorthKendall MiltonBengals logoCIN · RB0rush yds–YPC—No gradeAFC NorthKentrel BullockBengals logoCIN · RB0rush yds–YPC—No gradeAFCRoman HembyRaiders logoLV · RB0rush yds–YPC—No gradeAFCScott MatlockChargers logoLAC · FB0rush yds–YPC—No gradeLeagueSincere McCormick49ers logoSF · RB0rush yds–YPC—No grade

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