Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterbacks

18 since 1999 · Last start: Aaron Rodgers

Who has started at quarterback for the Steelers?

The Pittsburgh Steelers have started 18 quarterbacks since 1999. Ben Roethlisberger made the most starts since 1999: 247 (165-81-1). In 2026 Aaron Rodgers has started all 4 games (2-2).

Year by yearMost starts

Steelers starting quarterbacks by year

Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterbacks by season: starts and record as the starter
SeasonStarters: starts (record)RecordPlayoffs
2026Aaron Rodgers 4 (2-2)2-2—
2025Aaron Rodgers 16 (10-6)Mason Rudolph 1 (0-1)10-7Aaron Rodgers 0-1
2024Justin Fields 6 (4-2)Russell Wilson 11 (6-5)10-7Russell Wilson 0-1
2023Kenny Pickett 12 (7-5)Mitchell Trubisky 2 (0-2)Mason Rudolph 3 (3-0)10-7Mason Rudolph 0-1
2022Mitch Trubisky 4 (1-3)Kenny Pickett 13 (8-5)9-8—
2021Ben Roethlisberger 16 (9-7)Mason Rudolph 1 (0-0-1)9-7-1Ben Roethlisberger 0-1
2020Ben Roethlisberger 15 (12-3)Mason Rudolph 1 (0-1)12-4Ben Roethlisberger 0-1
2019Ben Roethlisberger 2 (0-2)Mason Rudolph 8 (5-3)Devlin Hodges 6 (3-3)8-8—
2018Ben Roethlisberger 16 (9-6-1)9-6-1—
2017Ben Roethlisberger 15 (12-3)Landry Jones 1 (1-0)13-3Ben Roethlisberger 0-1
2016Ben Roethlisberger 14 (10-4)Landry Jones 2 (1-1)11-5Ben Roethlisberger 2-1
2015Ben Roethlisberger 11 (7-4)Michael Vick 3 (2-1)Landry Jones 2 (1-1)10-6Ben Roethlisberger 1-1
2014Ben Roethlisberger 16 (11-5)11-5Ben Roethlisberger 0-1
2013Ben Roethlisberger 16 (8-8)8-8—
2012Ben Roethlisberger 13 (7-6)Byron Leftwich 1 (0-1)Charlie Batch 2 (1-1)8-8—
2011Ben Roethlisberger 15 (11-4)Charlie Batch 1 (1-0)12-4Ben Roethlisberger 0-1
2010Dennis Dixon 2 (2-0)Charlie Batch 2 (1-1)Ben Roethlisberger 12 (9-3)12-4Ben Roethlisberger 2-1
2009Ben Roethlisberger 15 (9-6)Dennis Dixon 1 (0-1)9-7—
2008Ben Roethlisberger 16 (12-4)12-4Ben Roethlisberger 3-0
2007Ben Roethlisberger 15 (10-5)Charlie Batch 1 (0-1)10-6Ben Roethlisberger 0-1
2006Charlie Batch 1 (1-0)Ben Roethlisberger 15 (7-8)8-8—
2005Ben Roethlisberger 12 (9-3)Tommy Maddox 2 (0-2)Charlie Batch 2 (2-0)11-5Ben Roethlisberger 4-0
2004Tommy Maddox 3 (2-1)Ben Roethlisberger 13 (13-0)15-1Ben Roethlisberger 1-1
2003Tommy Maddox 16 (6-10)6-10—
2002Kordell Stewart 5 (3-2)Tommy Maddox 11 (7-3-1)10-5-1Tommy Maddox 1-1
2001Kordell Stewart 16 (13-3)13-3Kordell Stewart 1-1
2000Kent Graham 5 (2-3)Kordell Stewart 11 (7-4)9-7—
1999Kordell Stewart 11 (5-6)Mike Tomczak 5 (1-4)6-10—

Most starts at quarterback for the Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks by regular-season starts
QuarterbackSeasonsStartsW-L-TPctPlayoffs
Ben Roethlisberger2004–2021247165-81-1.67013-10
Kordell Stewart1999–20024328-15.6511-1
Tommy Maddox2002–20053215-16-1.4841-1
Kenny Pickett2022–20232515-10.600—
Aaron Rodgers2025–20262012-8.6000-1
Mason Rudolph2019–2025148-5-1.6070-1
Russell Wilson2024116-5.5450-1
Charlie Batch2005–201296-3.667—
Justin Fields202464-2.667—
Devlin Hodges201963-3.500—
Landry Jones2015–201753-2.600—
Kent Graham200052-3.400—
Mike Tomczak199951-4.200—
Mitch Trubisky202241-3.250—
Michael Vick201532-1.667—
Dennis Dixon2009–201032-1.667—
Mitchell Trubisky202320-2.000—
Byron Leftwich201210-1.000—

Regular season unless marked. A starter is the quarterback who took the first snap, credited with the game's result however long he played: nflverse's game file from 1999, Pro-Football-Reference's record as starter for 1950-98 (no playoff starts before 1999). A quarterback traded within a season before 1999 is left out of that season.