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Mason Rudolph

Mason Rudolph is a quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Depth chart: QB2.

Scouting report

Mason Rudolph: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated September 24, 2026

Mason Rudolph at a glance

Mason Rudolph is a 31-year-old quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, listed at 6'5" and 235 pounds. The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Rudolph 76th overall in the third round in 2018, out of Oklahoma State; this is year nine in the league.

2026 projection

Our season projection has Rudolph at 31.7 PPR points for 2026, which ranks QB40 at the position and works out to 2.5 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 1 game of 2026, Rudolph has scored 0.3 PPR points, or 0.3 per game. That is 0.9% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Rudolph would finish with about 5 points, behind the 31.7 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 0.3 points in Week 2 against NE, the QB35 finish that week. Rudolph has cleared the 18-point mark we count as a usable QB start in 0 of 1 game, a 0% consistency rate.

Career track record

By season-long PPR scoring, Rudolph has finished as QB30 in 2019, QB50 in 2020, QB52 in 2021, QB47 in 2023, QB37 in 2024 and QB54 in 2025. The high-water mark is 108.8 PPR points in 2019. Across 34 regular-season games on record, the totals read 4,925 passing yards, 30 passing touchdowns, 212 rushing yards and 1 rushing touchdowns.

Mason Rudolph by the numbers

Rudolph has finished in the top twelve 2 times. The career high is 20.0 PPR points, set in Week 16 of 2023 against CIN. The game log also shows 1 300-yard passing game. In all, Rudolph has reached 20 points in 1 game, 3% of career appearances.

Contract

Rudolph is playing on a two-year, $7.5 million contract signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2025, an average of $3.8 million per year with $3 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2026 season.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
31.7
PPR / game
2.5

Mason Rudolph fantasy outlook

Mason Rudolph enters the 2026 season with PIT and ranks QB41 and #412 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 31.7 PPR points across 12.4 games, or 2.6 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a lineup and depth tier. The preseason depth chart lists Mason Rudolph as QB2, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Mason Rudolph produced 15.0 PPR points in 5 games (3.0 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 27%, with a 0% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The main variables are role stability, team scoring volume, and normal efficiency variance.

Week 2 projection

Mason Rudolph is projected for 0.7 PPR points on the road at NE in week 2, with a likely range of 0.0 to 6.0.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 2.6 since the previous model run (stable).

Redraft
3.7
Dynasty
9.0
Superflex redraft
6.0
Superflex dynasty
14.7
TE premium dynasty
5.4

Compare Mason Rudolph on the trade value chart

Career stats

SeasonTeamGCmpAttPass ydsPass TDIntRush ydsRush TDPPR
2026PIT101000300.3
2025PIT53852310226015.0
2024TEN81462281,53099106195.8
2023PIT45574719308039.6
2021PIT235582771153018.4
2020PIT4254332421-6018.4
2019PIT101762831,765139420108.8

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