The Steelers have had an excellent offseason so far, adding depth and new starters. Although they could add another player or two for added positional battles.
A few places that could use another player are Running Back, Interior Offensive Line, and Inside Linebacker. They have made big strides in filling these positions so far, but it can never hurt to a little extra depth.
This is a big season for the Pittsburgh Steelers, after a 9-8 season in 2022 with rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett becoming the clear-cut starter. And losing star OLB TJ Watt for a good part of the season. It got me thinking about who the important players are for the 2023 season.
I kept going back and forth between TJ Watt and Kenny Pickett, but after seeing what having TJ Watt on the field means, and how it impacts if it’s going to be a win or loss. TJ Watt has to be the most important player on this team.
With the Steelers starting Training Camp in eighteen days, I thought it would be a good time to look at the players that are more in likely going to be on the roster bubble.
This year with how deep the defensive side of the ball is. It’s no doubt that there are going to be more from that side on the bubble, especially with the defensive backs.
Let’s get into the players.
Offense
Mason Rudolph, QB Cap Savings: $940,000 Dead Money: $0
Anthony McFarland Jr, RB Cap Savings: $940,000 Dead Money: $0
Myles Boykin, WR Cap Savings: $940,000 Dead Money: $0
Cody White, WR Cap Savings: $870,000 Dead Money: $0
Kendrick Green, G Cap Savings: $876,750 Dead Money: $453, 004
William Dunkle, G/T Cap Savings: $750,000 Dead Money: $0
Defense
Jonathan Marshall, DT Cap Savings: $940,000 Dead Money: $0
Isaiahh Loudermilk, DE Cap Savings: $859,928 Dead Money: $160,144
Montravius Adams, NT Cap Savings: $2,500,000 Dead Money: $732,500
Quincy Roche, OLB Cap Savings: $940,000 Dead Money: $0
Duke Dawson, CB Cap Savings: $940,000 Dead Money: $0
Chris Wilcox, CB Cap Savings: $750,000 Dead Money: $0
Tre Norwood, FS Cap Savings: $916,390 Dead Money: $47,220
Elijah Riley, SS Cap Savings: $1,010,000 Dead Money: $0
Kenny Robinson, SS Cap Savings: $940,000 Dead Money: $0
Special Teams
Pressley Harvin III, P Cap Savings: $919,817 Dead Money: $40,366
As you know fantasy football season is once again upon us. This week we have discussed Quarterbacks, Running Backs, Wide Receivers, and Tight Ends. So now we are going to list Kickers.
It is fantasy football season. This year it would be good to get a top tight ends. They are playing a larger role in fantasy football and are very important in scoring.
So, it is fantasy football season once again. Today we are going to look at the top 50 wide receivers. I love this position for they come in all shapes and sizes. They fit a need for your particular scheme.
It is fantasy football season. So today we are going to look at running backs. For several years, running backs were held in high regard. This year is different. Tight ends are the most important element to a successful fantasy team.
It is getting to be fantasy football season. I really enjoy this time of year. It can be such a good experience if you have some idea of what you are doing. So, I am going to try and help you out this week.
Today, we are going to start with the QB room. I know there are a lot of ways we can do this, but this is how I feel they will fall.
The Steelers announced their undrafted free agent signings. They had a very strong draft class and are continuing that with adding the last of their needs with these signings.
Among these signings are QB Tanner Morgan (Minnesota) and C Trevor Downing (Iowa State).
Each year we kind of get a clue of what position the Steelers are leaning to and what players they would like to draft based on the interviews at the combine.
Here is the list of the players they interviewed them this year:
Quarterbacks Clayton Tune, Houston (informal)
Running Backs (all informal) Chase Brown, Illinois Travis Dye, USC Tank Bigsby, Auburn Keeton Mitchell, East Carolina Cam Peoples, Appalachian State Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State Kendre Miller, TCU Chris Rodriquez, Kentucky Roschon Johnson, Texas
Wide Receivers Jaxon Smith-Ngiba, Ohio State Zay Flowers, Boston College (informal) Jordan Addison, USC Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee Parker Washington, Penn State
Tight Ends Michael Mayer, Notre Dame Sam Laporta, Iowa Brenton Strange, Penn State (met with TE coach Alfredo Roberts) Zach Kuntz, Old Dominion Blake Whitehouse, Wake Forest
Offensive Line Andrew Vorhees, USC (informal) Dalton Wagner, Arkansas (informal) Carter Warren, Pittsburgh (informal) Tyler Steen, Alabama (informal) Joe Tippmann, Wisconsin Peter Skoronski, Northwestern Waya Morris, Oklahoma (informal) Jordan McFadden, Clemson (informal) Olu Oluwatimi, Michigan (informal) Brett Laing, Minnesota-Duluth (informal) Ricky Stormberg, Arkansas Broderick Jones, Georgia Paris Johnson, Ohio State Henry Bainivalu, Washington (informal) TJ Bass, Oregon (informal) Ryan Hayes, Michigan (informal) Anton Harrison, Oklahoma (informal) Jake Andrews, Troy (informal) Nick Broker, Ole Miss (informal) John Oluhwu, Boise State (informal) Blake Freeland, BYU (informal)
Defensive Line Mike Morris, Michigan (informal) Bryan Bresee, Clemson Byron Young, Alabama Gervon Dexter, Florida Keondre Coburn, Texas Cameron Young, Mississippi State
Edge Rushers Nick Herbig, Wisconsin Lukas Van Ness, Iowa Lonnie Phelps, Kansas Derick Hall, Auburn (informal) Nolan Smith, Georgia Dylan Horton, TCU (informal) Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State Tyrus Wheaton, Mississippi State
Off-Ball Linebackers Noah Sewell, Oregon Shaka Heyward, Duke DeMarvion Overshown, Texas Henry To’o-To’o, Alabama Ivan Pace, Cincinnati Drew Sanders, Arkansas Trenton Simpson, Clemson
Cornerbacks Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State Clark Phillips, Utah Jaylon Jones, Texas A&M Joey Porter, Jr., Penn State Cam Smith, South Carolina Eli Ricks, Alabama (informal) Garrett Williams, Syracuse (informal) Kalee Ringo, Georgia Brian Branch, Alabama Darius Rush, South Carolina (informal) Deonte Banks, Maryland
Safeties JL Skinner, Boise State (informal) Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M (informal) Ji’Ayir Brown, Penn State Jordan Battle, Alabama Jammie Robinson, Florida State Troy Dean, Florida (informal) Brandon Joseph, Notre Dame, (informal)
