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PIT · RB · #31

Lew Nichols

No. 5 on the depth chart

Not enough snaps or games yet to rate fairly.

Is Lew Nichols starting?

Lew Nichols is listed No. 5 at RB on the Pittsburgh Steelers depth chart. Jaylen Warren is listed ahead of him at No. 1.

Pittsburgh Steelers depth chart · RB No. 5 ›
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Lew Nichols this week

The Pittsburgh Steelers play next in Week 7, against the New Orleans Saints at a neutral site on Sun, Oct 25 (NFL Net). Lew Nichols is listed No. 5 at RB going into that game.

At RB for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Travis Homer and Eli Heidenreich sit ahead of him.

Lew Nichols's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 34-22 vs IND (Oct 11); L 24-27 at CLE (Oct 1); W 30-27 vs CIN (Sep 27).

Lew Nichols wears No. 31, is 25 years old, is listed at 5' 10", 220 lbs, has 1 year of NFL experience, came out of Central Michigan.

Is Lew Nichols playing this week?

Lew Nichols is listed No. 5 at RB for Pittsburgh Steelers, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 18, ESPN).

PIT RB Depth

1Jaylen WarrenStarter
2Rico Dowdle
3Travis Homer
4Eli Heidenreich
5Lew Nichols

Pittsburgh Steelers Starting Lineup

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Age
25
Height
5' 10"
Weight
220
Experience
1 yr

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGCarRush YdsRush TDRecTgtRec YdsRec TD
    2026PIT32600000
    2025PIT10000000
    Career2 yrs42600000

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 18, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Rush Yds
    6
    +2/gm vs 2025
    Rush TD
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    Rec Yds
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    2
    Games
    4
    Rush Yds
    6

    #98 of 124 at RB in Rushing Yards (2026)

    Advanced

    SeasonRushing First DownsRushing EPAReceiving Air YardsReceiving YACReceiving First DownsTarget ShareAir Yards ShareWOPR
    20260-0.440000.0%0.0%0.00
    20250—0000.0%0.0%0.00
    Career0—000———

    Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.

    RATING

    Not enough snaps or games yet to rate fairly.

    Home / Road Split

    Home · 2 games

    Carries
    2
    Rush Yds
    6
    TD
    0
    Yds/Car
    3.0

    Road · 1 game

    Carries
    0
    Rush Yds
    0
    TD
    0
    Yds/Car
    —

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11Wvs INDYDS 6
    CAR
    1
    YDS
    6
    TD
    0

    Final W 34-22

    Oct 1L@ CLEYDS 0
    CAR
    0
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0

    Final L 24-27

    Sep 27Wvs CINYDS 0
    CAR
    1
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0

    Final W 30-27

    Lew Nichols's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Backup
    Lew Nichols plays 6% of his team's offensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 3 games).
    Snap share6%

    College

    Central Michigan

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