The 2026 NFL season is here, and we have updated our Pre-Season Football Monitor.

As we have expanded our projects, we can’t say we've expanded the team behind the scenes!  As a result, we are a little behind on this one, and we could only post the top 50 of the Pre-Season Monitor at this time.

We will add more during the season (and yes, we know that defeats the purpose of pre-season), but thank you for your patience.

We have unveiled the Quarterbacks, Running Backs, Wide Receivers, Tight Ends, and Offensive Linemen.  Now we have Defensive Linemen/Linebackers/Pass Rushers/EDGE.

Note that we will separate this group next year into pure pass rushers and disruptors. We hoped to do that this year, but our work on the United States Athletic Hall of Fame took over our time!

As you will see, the 12 in this category should be split into two groups in the future.

They are:

#1 DL/LB/EDGE, #1 Overall: Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams, Not Ranked Last Year.

#2 DL/LB/EDGE, #7 Overall: Myles Garrett, Los Angeles Rams, #9 Overall Last Year.

#3 DL/LB/EDGE, #9 Overall: Von Miller, Dallas Cowboys, #6 Overall Last Year.

#4 DL/LB/EDGE, #10 Overall: T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers, #7 Overall Last Year.

#5 DL/LB/EDGE, #13 Overall: Khalil Mack, Los Angeles Chargers, #8 Overall Last Year.

#6 DL/LB/EDGE, #14 Overall: Calais Campbell, Baltimore Ravens, #12 Overall Last Year.

#7 DL/LB/EDGE, #15 Overall: Cameron Jordan, New Orleans Saints, #14 Overall Last Year.

#8 DL/LB/EDGE, #19 Overall: Chris Jones, Kansas City Chiefs, #15 Overall Last Year.

#9 DL/LB/EDGE, #20 Overall: Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh Steelers, #19 Overall Last Year.

#10 DL/LB/EDGE, #29 Overall, Micah Parsons, Green Bay Packers, #54 Overall Last Year.

#11 DL/LB/EDGE, #36 Overall, Danielle Hunter, Houston Texans, #44 Overall Last Year.

#12 DL/LB/EDGE, #39 Overall, Nick Bosa, San Francisco 49ers, #42 Overall Last Year.

Look for more updates soon!

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we maintain and update our existing Top 50 lists annually.  As such, we are delighted to present our post-2024 revision of our top 50 Pittsburgh Steelers.

As for all of our top 50 players in football, we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Steelers had a good season, finishing 10-7, but were taken out in the opening round by the Buffalo Bills.  There were two elevations on our Top 50.

As always, we present our top five, which remain unchanged. 

1. Joe Greene
2. Jack Lambert
3. Mike Webster
4. Franco Harris
5. Jack Ham

You can find the entire list here.

Superstar T.J. Watt moved up one spot to #12.

The second elevation was Cameron Heyward, who moved to #15 from #19.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2023 revision of our top 50 Pittsburgh Steelers.

As for all of our top 50 players in football, we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Steelers made the playoffs but were eliminated in the first round.  They had no new entrants in the Top 50 but two major elevations.

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:

1. Joe Greene
2. Jack Lambert
3. Mike Webster
4. Franco Harris
5. Jack Ham

You can find the entire list here.

T.J. Watt, the Former Defensive Player of the Year, last year’s runner-up, and Sack Leader rocketed to #12 from #28.

Cameron Heyward, a six-time Pro Bowl Defensive End moved to #19 from #22.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top 50 Pittsburgh Steelers.

As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following:

1. Advanced Statistics.

2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Steelers were unable to make the playoffs, but they had two defensive players that made significant jumps on the list.

As always, we present our top five, which was not affected by the last season:

1. Joe Greene

2. Jack Lambert

3. Mike Webster

4. Franco Harris

5. Jack Ham

You can find the entire list here.

Defensive End, Cameron Hayward, advances six spots to #22. He enters 2023 on a six-year Pro Bowl streak.

Former Defensive Player of the Year, T.J. Watt, moved to #28 from #33. He added another Pro Bowl last season.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

An All-American and Rose Bowl winner at Ohio State, Cameron Heyward was taken 31^st overall in the 2011 Draft, but it has been in the last three years where he has shone and earned a spot on this list. 

2025 Pre-Season Rank #19, 2024 Pre-Season Rank #28, 2023 Pre-Season Rank #33, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #38, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #75, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #87.  Peak Period: 2017-21

In the first six seasons of Cameron Heyward's career, there was no mention of him ever sniffing the Hall of Fame. The next six years would change everything, as Heyward’s production increased, and he strung together a six-year Pro Bowl streak (2017-22) that included three First Team All-Pros.  Heyward was not just a consummate disruptor; he was an all-around role model who won the 2023 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.

In 2024, at the age of 35, Heyward added his seventh Pro Bowl, but because his role is not purely as a pass-rusher, his 92 Sacks and 142 Tackles for Loss do not jump off the page, though, of course, we suspect the Hall of Fame voters know this.   Astoundingly, closer to 40 than he is 30, Heyward appears to have so much more left to give the game.