Despite being tied for the third-most sacks in the NFL, the Steelers only have one player in PFF’s pass rusher rankings.
Ahead of Week 5, PFF released its NFL pass-rusher rankings. Surprisingly, neither of the team’s top two leaders in sacks made the list. Those being Nick Herbig and T.J. Watt. Instead, Cameron Heyward checked in as the 29th-best pass rusher in the league with a grade of 78.0.
While it’s nice to see Heyward getting love, it is curious that Watt, currently with three sacks this year and tied for the 12th-most in the NFL, is omitted.