The 2024 NFL draft was all about the Pittsburgh Steelers building in the trenches. But make no mistake, drafting offensive linemen did not mean the team deviated from their plan of adding as many elite athletes as possible. For the second straight draft under General Manager Omar Khan, the focus has been on athleticism to help keep pace with the rest of the league.
To help sort out who the most athletic rosters as in the NFL, we look to Relative Athletic Score. This is a metric created by Kent Lee Platte as an objective measure of athleticism and is easily the best apples-to-apples comparison of players and rosters. Here is how all 32 franchises including the Steelers stack up.
32. Los Angeles Rams: 6.66
31. Las Vegas Raiders: 6.91
30. Cincinnati Bengals: 6.94
29. Buffalo Bills: 7.04
28. Seattle Seahawks: 7.05
27. Tennessee Titans: 7.07
26. Houston Texans: 7.11
25. New England Patriots: 7.12
24. Carolina Panthers: 7.19
23. San Francisco 49ers: 7.23
22. Miami Dolphins: 7.24
21. Arizona Cardinals: 7.25
20. Washington Commanders: 7.26
19. Baltimore Ravens: 7.29
18. Minnesota Vikings: 7.3
17. Los Angeles Chargers: 7.37
16. Chicago Bears: 7.39
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 7.449
14. Denver Broncos: 7.45
13. Kansas City Chiefs: 7.497
12. Detroit Lions: 7.5
11. Dallas Cowboys: 7.52
10. Atlanta Falcons: 7.53
9. Cleveland Browns: 7.57
8. Pittsburgh Steelers: 7.63
7. Green Bay Packers: 7.69
6. New Orleans Saints: 7.72
5. New York Giants: 7.75
4. Jacksonville Jaguars: 7.8
3. New York Jets: 7.88
2. Philadelphia Eagles: 8.00
1. Indianapolis Colts: 8.39
32. Los Angeles Rams: 6.66
31. Las Vegas Raiders: 6.91
30. Cincinnati Bengals: 6.94
29. Buffalo Bills: 7.04
28. Seattle Seahawks: 7.05
27. Tennessee Titans: 7.07
26. Houston Texans: 7.11
25. New England Patriots: 7.12
24. Carolina Panthers: 7.19
23. San Francisco 49ers: 7.23
22. Miami Dolphins: 7.24
21. Arizona Cardinals: 7.25
20. Washington Commanders: 7.26
19. Baltimore Ravens: 7.29
18. Minnesota Vikings: 7.3
17. Los Angeles Chargers: 7.37
16. Chicago Bears: 7.39
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 7.449
14. Denver Broncos: 7.45
13. Kansas City Chiefs: 7.497
12. Detroit Lions: 7.5
11. Dallas Cowboys: 7.52
10. Atlanta Falcons: 7.53
9. Cleveland Browns: 7.57
8. Pittsburgh Steelers: 7.63
7. Green Bay Packers: 7.69
6. New Orleans Saints: 7.72
5. New York Giants: 7.75
4. Jacksonville Jaguars: 7.8
3. New York Jets: 7.88
2. Philadelphia Eagles: 8.00
1. Indianapolis Colts: 8.39
