{"id":181944,"date":"2025-07-04T22:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T22:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/181944\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T22:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T22:46:11","slug":"ben-skowronek-one-of-the-more-undervalued-steelers-players-reporter-believes-team-should-use-him-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/181944\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Skowronek ‘One Of The More Undervalued’ Steelers’ Players, Reporter Believes Team ‘Should Use Him More’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pittsburgh Steelers have some concerns with depth at wide receiver<\/a>, but they might just have the answer on the roster \u2014 should they utilize him. That would be veteran receiver Ben Skowronek, a special teams ace for the Steelers, who emerged down the stretch last season as a valuable piece on the roster. The Steelers liked him so much they re-signed him to two-year deal this offseason, likely ensuring he sticks around moving forward.<\/p>\n

The former Notre Dame product is working out in Malibu this week with new quarterback Aaron Rodgers, along with a contingent of Steelers pass catchers. While he\u2019s not thought of as a legitimate answer at receiver for the Steelers, the Post-Gazette\u2019s Ray Fittipaldo believes he could be.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat guy is one of the more undervalued players on this roster,\u201d Fittipaldo said of Skowronek, according to audio via 93.7 The Fan.<\/a> \u201cGreat special teams player and just watching that team last year, I know he was hurt, he is in and outta the lineup because of injuries last year. He was really effective when they used him as a receiver, too. So, I\u2019m a big fan. I think they should use him more. Wherever he\u2019s been, whether it\u2019s been with the Rams or the Steelers, he seems to get pigeonholed into that special teams guy.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I think that guy\u2019s a terrific athlete and I think he can be a bigger part of this offensive. If they allow it.\u201d<\/p>\n

A seventh-round pick in 2021, Skowronek developed into a key special teams piece with the Los Angeles Rams, working his way into becoming a captain of the team. While he held down a key special teams role, he also started to become a bigger piece offensively under Sean McVay.<\/p>\n

Career snaps at fullback, in-line tight end, outside receiver and slot receiver showed off his versatility, and when he was on the field offensively he produced. A career-best 39 receptions for 376 yards and one rushing touchdown in 2022 put him on the map as an offensive weapon.<\/p>\n

After being released following the 2023 season, Skowronek spent some time with the Houston Texans last summer before landing with the Steelers<\/a>, going from practice squad to valuable piece. Now, entering 2025 he has a chance to carve out a bigger role offensively for the Black and Gold.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s shown in the past he can be a downfield threat in the passing game. Last season with Pittsburgh he took on a versatile role under Arthur Smith, playing 102 offensive snaps, according to Pro Football Focus.\u00a0 <\/a>Of those snaps, 53 came in the slot, 21 were out wide, 26 were as an in-line tight end and one snap came at fullback.<\/p>\n

Skowronek has embraced the role of being an enforcer<\/a> in the receiver room as a physical, tough blocker. That should get him on the field more this season.<\/p>\n

If it does, hopefully more opportunities go his way. He has a history of producing and being a valuable piece. And he could offset some of the depth concerns at receiver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pittsburgh Steelers have some concerns with depth at wide receiver, but they might just have the answer…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":181945,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2055],"tags":[8740,1586,4829,5429,7,6,520,57,2360,7827,426],"class_list":{"0":"post-181944","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh-steelers","8":"tag-93-7-the-fan","9":"tag-aaron-rodgers","10":"tag-arthur-smith","11":"tag-ben-skowronek","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-nfl","14":"tag-pittsburgh","15":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","16":"tag-pittsburghsteelers","17":"tag-ray-fittipaldo","18":"tag-steelers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114797398516286075","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181944\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}