Chris Boswell
Boswell remains Pittsburgh's clear starting kicker for the rest of the season; the preseason no-show was standard veteran maintenance, not an injury concern, and carries no bearing on his Week 1 role.
Role
He is the unquestioned full-time kicker with no competition on the roster, handling all field-goal and extra-point duties; his volume is entirely a function of how often the Steelers' offense stalls in scoring range versus finishes drives with touchdowns.
He's a career-accurate, strong-legged kicker who just signed a four-year extension, is trusted on long attempts, and finished 2024 as a top-two fantasy kicker when the Steelers' offense generated enough scoring chances.
Coverage of the 2025 season pegs him closer to a mid-tier kicker (around No. 12) as Pittsburgh's offensive limitations have capped scoring drives overall, and analysts caution against chasing last year's elite numbers.
Where analysts split
The real debate is about the Steelers offense, not Boswell himself: some see a struggling, stalling offense as a boost to his field-goal volume, while others see it as simply fewer total scoring opportunities and thus lower fantasy output either way.
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