Steelers Stats: Drafting college teammates and a plethora of 2018 data

According to Pro Football Reference, there have been 494 head coaches credited with coaching at least 1 NFL game. With 6 new head coaches for 2019, Vic Fangio is slated to be the 500th coach in NFL history when the Broncos play the Raiders in Week 1 on MNF.

— SteelersSuperFanDad (@STLRSuperFanDad) May 14, 2019

13 NFL teams drafted multiple players from the same school in 2019. The #Steelers are one of 6 teams who have drafted collegiate teammates the past 3 years, along with the Bengals, Cowboys, Rams, Ravens, and Redskins.

— SteelersSuperFanDad (@STLRSuperFanDad) May 12, 2019

The record for receiving TD’s by a #Steelers rookie was 9 by Louis Lipps in 1984.

— SteelersSuperFanDad (@STLRSuperFanDad) May 10, 2019

The top 6 QB’s drafted in 2018 are all now in the AFC East (Darnold, Allen, Rosen) and AFC North (Mayfield, Jackson, Rudolph).

— SteelersSuperFanDad (@STLRSuperFanDad) May 6, 2019

#Steelers EDGE T.J. Watt may not have made the @PFF Top 25 Under 25 list, but he just missed the cut after his strong close to the 2018 campaign.

10 players that just missed the list: https://t.co/65BdanoxUa pic.twitter.com/FDR0BMrZSm

— PFF PIT Steelers (@PFF_Steelers) May 15, 2019

Notable second-half improvements in overall grade on the #Steelers defense:

T.J. Watt
1-9: 60.8
10-17: 87.7

Javon Hargrave
1-9: 69.1
10-17: 86.2

Terrell Edmunds
1-9: 54.9
10-17: 71.6

All grades available with PFF Elite: https://t.co/l3pIHtzwv9

— PFF PIT Steelers (@PFF_Steelers) May 14, 2019

Projected starters in Pittsburgh with 80.0+ overall grades in 2018 pic.twitter.com/Iw7QYTNCqh

— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) May 14, 2019

JuJu Smith-Schuster was 2nd last season with 63 receptions from the slot pic.twitter.com/P9LhpdKiMC

— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) May 11, 2019

In the PFF College era – only Nick Bosa finished with a higher single-season grade than new Steelers edge defender Sutton Smith did in 2017 pic.twitter.com/halJKE7dyD

— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) May 10, 2019

Ben Roethlisberger was kept clean on 75.9% of his dropbacks in 2018 – the highest rate in the league pic.twitter.com/GB0pmQWBkA

— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) May 10, 2019

Since 2017 – only Devin White has a higher pressure percentage on their pass-rushes than new Steelers LB Devin Bush pic.twitter.com/HjEG3Wmlnl

— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) May 7, 2019

A force to be reckoned with. pic.twitter.com/lkDZ04CGlT

— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) May 6, 2019

Concluding our Data Dive on the Steelers, it makes even more sense now, seeing why the Steelers traded up to select Devin Bush, as they use their linebackers to blitz often, and Devin Bush had the 2nd-highest pressure rate among draft-eligible LBs pic.twitter.com/zFFc5nCsaY

— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) May 6, 2019

Among edge defenders – the Steelers' T.J. Watt recorded 131 snaps in coverage, the 2nd-most among all edge defenders pic.twitter.com/D0zfdzaAfD

— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) May 6, 2019

Diving into the data – the Pittsburgh Steelers utilized their back seven on pass-rushes the fifth-most in the league last season while they dropped their d-lineman back in coverage the third-most. pic.twitter.com/kxiUlA2DpW

— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) May 6, 2019

Steelers CB Mike Hilton and LB Vince Williams each ranked in the top 10 at their position in terms of most pass-rushing snaps. pic.twitter.com/d6TRDaOA15

— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) May 6, 2019

BIG 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣8️⃣ for @JamesConner_‼️ pic.twitter.com/FgsSwpfHEn

— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) May 5, 2019

No qualified running back had more receiving snaps run from the slot than Pittsburgh's Jaylen Samuels in 2018 pic.twitter.com/shb9EAFhfI

— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) May 5, 2019