The Pittsburgh Steelers featured three starting quarterbacks during the 2023 season. QB Kenny Pickett came into the season as the unquestioned starter, but got injured in Week 13 against the Arizona Cardinals. Initially that made way for QB Mitch Trubisky to fill in for three games as the primary backup before a losing streak and poor play by Trubisky forced Mike Tomlin to turn to Mason Rudolph to end the season. In a 2023 season QB index ranking all 66 quarterbacks who started a game posted by Nick Shook on NFL.com, Rudolph—not Pickett—was the highest ranked QB on the Steelers.
NFL.com 2023 QB Rankings Place Mason Rudolph Above Kenny Pickett
