2 Steelers Named NFL All-Pros, 1 Gets Second Team All-Pro Honor

PITTSBURGH, PA — Two Steelers earned one of the NFL's highest honors Friday when they were selected to the Associated Press All-Pro team, while a third was named second-team All-Pro.

Earning first-team honors were kicker Chris Boswell and defensive tackle Cam Heyward. Linebacker T.J. Watt was named second-team All-Pro.

Heyward, who also was selected to the Pro Bowl Games, made the AP All-Pro team for the fifth time in his career, including first-team a total of four times and second-team once. According to the Steelers, he joins Hall of Famer Joe Greene as the only interior defensive linemen in Steelers history to be voted First-Team AP All-Pro four times.

Heyward ranked first among defensive tackles in the NFL in passes defensed (11), tied for second in tackles for a loss (12) and quarterback hits (19) and third in tackles (70) and sacks (8), the only defensive tackle in the NFL to rank in the top three in each category.

Boswell was voted to the AP All-Pro team for the first time in his career.

He connected on an NFL high 41 of 44 field goal attempts this season (93.2%). He was also perfect on 35 extra point attempts. He made 13 field goals of 50 or more yards. He also led the NFL in points by a kicker (158) and field goal percentage (93.2, min. 35 FGA), and ranked second in field goals attempted (44) in 2024.

Watt, who was voted the Steelers Most Valuable Player for a record fifth time this year, was selected AP All-Pro for the fifth time in his career, four times first-team and this year second-team.

He finished with 61 tackles, 40 of themsolo stops. He had 11.5 sacks, 19 tackles for a loss, 27 quarterback hits, six forced fumbles, four passes defensed, three strip sacks, and two fumble recoveries.