PIT · RILB · #6
Patrick Queen
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Patrick Queen is the starting RILB for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers play next in Week 6, on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Patrick Queen is listed as the starter at RILB going into that game.
At RILB for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Carson Bruener is next in line behind him.
Patrick Queen'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).
Patrick Queen wears No. 6, is 27 years old, is listed at 6' 0", 232 lbs, has 7 years of NFL experience, came out of LSU.
Is Patrick Queen playing this week?
Patrick Queen is expected to start at RILB for Pittsburgh Steelers. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
PIT RILB Depth
Pittsburgh Steelers Starting Lineup
- LDE
- NTKeeanu Benton
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- RDE
- WLB
- LILB
- RILBPatrick QueenThis player
- SLB
- LCB
- SS
- FS
- RCBJamel Dean
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- NBJalen Ramsey
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PIT | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | PIT | 17 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | PIT | 17 | 59 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | BAL | 17 | 67 | 8 | 3.5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | BAL | 17 | 66 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | BAL | 17 | 61 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | BAL | 16 | 62 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Career | 7 yrs | 106 | 379 | 48 | 15.5 | 5 | 28 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#72 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)
Patrick Queen is rated 82 (Good): production, role and draft slot rank 44th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 77% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 11Wvs INDTKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 34-22
Oct 1L@ CLETKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 24-27
Sep 27Wvs CINTKL 4
- TKL
- 4
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final W 30-27
Sep 20L@ NETKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 1
- PD
- 1
Final L 3-20
Sep 13Wvs ATLTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 20-13
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | Wvs IND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | L@ CLE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | Wvs CIN | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | L@ NE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | Wvs ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Patrick Queen's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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