Mason Rudolph

Rudolph enters 2026 having again won the Steelers' backup job, holding off both Will Howard and rookie third-round pick Drew Allar (still working back from an ankle injury) to remain the clear No. 2 behind Aaron Rodgers. That outcome affirms the staff's confidence in him as the roster's most experienced fallback arm, but it doesn't change the underlying ceiling: his snap share has swung game to game with mop-up opportunity rather than trending toward a larger role, and he carries no target or rushing volume of his own. The main path to standalone dynasty relevance is a Rodgers absence, which would immediately turn him into a low-end streaming/bye-week option given his starting experience. Longer term, the third-round investment in Allar signals the eventual succession plan, and Rudolph's leverage erodes once that rookie is fully healthy and acclimated. This is a deep-league insurance stash, not a trade target — hold only if already rostered as free injury-contingency value, otherwise sell into any spike and avoid buying in over the next season.