Pittsburgh Steelers Chasing Records in 2025

The Pittsburgh Steelers enter the 2025 season with more than just playoff hopes—they have multiple high-profile players chasing history for a team looking to win big this season. Let’s look at several Steelers leaders looking to earn some personal milestones along the way.

Note: Sack totals below are measured against Pro Football Reference’s “Unofficial” Sack Leaderboard, which tracks sacks back to 1960. Officially, sacks weren’t counted as a stat until 1980)

Aaron Rodgers

Now 41 and donning black and gold for his final NFL chapter, Aaron Rodgers could etch his name deeper into the record books. Ironically, the player Rodgers is most closely chasing in a couple different categories is Big Ben Roethlisberger. With just 72 completions needed to pass Ben’s mark of 5,440, Rodgers is poised to surpass the Steelers’ legend by Week 4.

When it comes to all-time yardage leaders, Rodgers needs just 1,138 more yards to pass Roethlisberger in that category as well, which would move him into 5th place all-time behind (more irony) Brett Favre. Also, with just 6 more TD passes this season, Rodgers would actually pass Favre in that category to sit 4th all-time behind Tom Brady, Drew Brees, and Peyton Manning.

T.J. Watt

Watt’s brilliance on the edge has become a constant in Pittsburgh. Already the franchise’s all-time sack leader with 108.0, he’s eyeing a place among the NFL’s elite. If Watt hits his average sack output from healthy seasons (14.5) he would tie with former San Diego Charger great Leslie O’Neal for 20th on the (unofficial) all-time sack list. But Watt isn’t just piling up numbers—he’s hunting records.

No player has ever led the league in sacks four times, but Watt could become the first. With title wins in 2020, 2021, and 2023, another dominant campaign would set him apart from legends like Reggie White and DeMarcus Ware.

Cam Heyward

At 36, Cam Heyward continues to defy expectations. With 88.5 career sacks, he’s already surpassed James Harrison and has his sights on more. A strong 2025 could push Heyward into the top 25 in sacks all-time among defensive linemen, and a 10-sack season would give Cam 98.5 total in his career, giving him a half-sack more than former Steeler great (and newly announced inductee into the Steelers Hall of Honor) Joey Porter, who had 98.0 career sacks.

Another intriguing Heyward stat: add another All-Pro selection and Heyward will match Hall of Fame legends like Warren Sapp and John Randle for that honor.

Alex Highsmith

Highsmith is looking to climb up the Steelers all-time sacks leaderboard in 2025. with 35.5 career sacks, the 6th-year vet could leap into 12th place in Steelers’ history and move ahead of Bud Dupree (39.5) and Aaron Smith (44.0).

Kaleb Johnson

The Rookie 3rd Round RB is poised for a large chunk of the Steelers rushing workload in 2025, with the departure of Najee Harris. In 2021, Harris became the Steelers all-time rookie rushing leader with 1,200 yards. The catch? It took Harris a whopping 307 rushing attempts at a measly 3.9yds/carry to reach that milestone.

If Kaleb Johnson can simply be more efficient on a similar carry count as Harris was given the last couple seasons (259 avg. between 2023-2024) as Jalen Warren earned a larger share of the workload, Johnson has a chance to take the Steelers rookie rushing record for his own.

Mike Tomlin

Last, but not least, the Steelers Head Coach is on the precipice of Steelers lore in his quest to be the winningest Head Coach in team history. A 2024-matching 10-win season would land Tomlin in a tie with the legendary Chuch Noll at the top of the team leaderboard with 193 wins, and an 11-win season would earn him the outright career lead.

Despite recent postseason failures, Tomlin continues to cement himself as one of the best BFL Coaches of all time.

The Steelers have a lot at stake in 2025. So do some of these players as they either continue or begin to make their mark on this team in a pivotal year for many in the Franchise