NFL Football is back, and the Pittsburgh Steelers are ready to kick off the season against the New York Jets in Week 1. Pittsburgh made a few interesting additions this season that have a chance to majorly impact the season. Nothing is guaranteed in sports betting, but these Steelers player props have life in 2025.
Jaylen Warren is finally the number one running back in Pittsburgh to start the season. Reaching 600 rushing yards should be easy for him. Last season, he posted 511 rushing yards on 120 rushing attempts. His attempts are guaranteed to see an increase now that Najee Harris is out of town. Kaleb Johnson will get carries, but he won’t eat all of Harris’s 200+ touches. It’s a contract year for Warren, and he will have no problem exceeding 600 yards on the ground.
People will tell you that Aaron Rodgers had a bad season in 2024. He still threw 28 touchdown passes for the New York Jets. His line is at 23.5 in 2025, and he shouldn’t have a problem hitting it. Rodgers has never thrown fewer than 24 touchdowns in a healthy season. The Steelers haven’t had a quarterback throw more than 23 touchdown passes since Ben Roethlisberger threw 33 in 2020. Russell Wilson threw 16 in 11 games last year. Rodgers can top that.
Warren will be in a prime position to score five rushing touchdowns in 2025, thanks to his increase in volume. In 2023, Warren scored four touchdowns on a career high in touches. He will touch the ball even more this year. Pittsburgh always leans on running the ball. The opportunities will present themselves to Warren.
D.K. Metcalf has eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards in three of his six NFL seasons. He got close in 2021 with 967 yards, and last season he posted 992 yards in 15 games. If he stays healthy, 1,000 yards shouldn’t be a problem. Rodgers is going to feed his new WR1. He has to average 58.8 yards per game to reach 1,000. The last Steelers receiver to hit 1,000 yards was George Pickens in 2023, when he caught 63 passes for 1,140 yards.
This is the largest long shot of the group. T.J. Watt has surpassed 15 sacks three times in his career, and he can do it again. On paper, Pittsburgh should be able to cover, leaving more time for Watt and Highsmith to get home. That will create more opportunities for Watt to smack quarterbacks. Last time he signed a big contract, he won the Defensive Player of the Year award and tied the sack record. Only a handful of players can get 15 sacks, and Watt is one of them.
The Steelers are going all in on the 2025 season. The addition of Metcalf and Rodgers gives the offense a much-needed boost. Expect that connection to be lethal. The defense has no excuse for not finishing at the top of the league. If everything goes according to schedule, Pittsburgh could win people money in 2025.
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