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By Barb Layton

Each week I will be ranking the 32 teams in how they performed that week and also by how I will they will do the next week.

So, let’s get started

1. Chiefs
2. 49ers
3. Lions
4. Ravens
5. Texans
6. Bills
7. Cowboys
8. Buccaneers
9. Eagles
10. Dolphins
11. Steelers
12. Bengals
13. Saints
14. Vikings
15. Packers
16. Chargers
17. Jets
18. Rams
19. Browns
20. Jaguars
21. Seahawks
22. Colts
23. Cardinals
24. Falcons
25. Patriots
26. Titans
27. Broncos
28. Commanders
29. Bears
30. Raiders
31. Giants
32. Panthers

It is July again. NFL Football is about to kick off with training camp. This is the beginning of the best time of year. I can hardly wait.

The Steelers training camp begins on July 25th. It will be very different having the practices in the majority mornings. There will still be Friday night lights on the 2nd of August.

I am posting my pre-training camp 53-man roster. I still believe there could be a trade for a wide receiver and I believe there could be a free agent signing. So, let’s get going.

Offense:25

Quarterbacks:
Russell Wilson
Justin Fields
Kyle Allen

Running Backs
Najee Harris
Jalen Warren
Cordarrelle Patterson

Wide Receivers
George Pickens
Van Jefferson
Trade
Calvin Austin
Roman Wilson
Quez Watkins

Tight Ends
Pat Freiermuth
Darnell Washington
Connor Heyward
MyCole Pruitt

Offensive Line
Dan Moore
Broderick Jones
Troy Fautanu
Isaac Seumalo
James Daniels
Nate Herbig
Zach Frazier
Spencer Anderson
Mason McCormick

Defense:

Defensive Line
Cam Heyward
Larry Ogunjobi
Keanu Benton
Isaiah Loudermilk
DeMarvin Leal
Montravius Adams
Dean Lowry

Linebackers
TJ Watt
Alex Highsmith
Nick Herbig
Jeremiah Moon
Patrick Queen
Elandon Roberts
Payton Wilson
Mark Robinson

Cornerbacks
Joey Porter, JR
Donte Jackson
Josiah Scott
Darius Rush
Ryan Watts
Cory Trice

Safeties
Minkah Fitzpatrick
Deshon Elliott
Damontae Kazee
Miles Killebrew

Specialists
Kicker: Chris Boswell
Long Snapper: Christian Kuntz
Punter: Cameron Johnston

PUP List
Cole Holcomb, ILB

Suspended List
Cam Sutton, CB

Practice Squad:
La’Mycal Perine, RB
Deijuan Edwards, RB
Jack Colletto, FB
Scotty Miller, WR
Rodney Williams, TE
Dylan Cook, OT
Dez Fitzpatrick, WR
Joey Fisher, OL
Logan Lee, DL
Breiden Fehoko, DL
Beanie Bishop, CB
David Pereles, LB
Kyron Johnson, LB
Grayland Arnold, CB
Anthony Averette, CB
Julius Welschof, LB

The Steelers Rookie Minicamp is underway this weekend. That means they are also hosting several players for a tryout during it. This year they have invited Twenty-one players for a tryout. Among them are veteran players RB Jonathan Ward and CB Anthony Averett.

It might be just a tryout, but that does not mean anything for the Steelers. The Steelers have signed several players that were invited for a tryout and got a shot to make their 53-man roster. In the last few years one player that went on to have a good career in the NFL was LB Terence Garvin, who was a key member of the Steelers Special Teams core.

Last year they made two signings RB Alfonzo Graham and LB Toby Ndukwe. Both players were close to making the final roster after Training Camp.

Let’s get into the tryouts.

Offense

• Aeneas Dennis, QB Benedict
• Jonathan Ward, RB Central Michigan
• Darryl Powell, WR Duquesne
• Rayjuon Pringle, WR Villanova
• Cole Drew, WR Dayton
• Johnny Lampkin, TE Louisiana-Lafayette
• Phil Jurkovec, TE Pittsburgh
• Treylen Brown, C Jacksonville-State

Defense

• Jett Stanley, DE Sacramento State
• Jacques Bristel, DT Central Michigan
• Johnny Hudson, DT Fresno State
• Jordan Domineck, LB Colorado
• Anthony Averett, CB Alabama
• Cedric Anderson, CB Grambling
• Marquis Williams, CB Pittsburgh
• Darion McKenzie, S Merrimack
• Bryce Sheppert, S Kent State

Special Teams

• Mark Jackson, K Ireland (International Pathway Program)
• Caleb Shudak, K Iowa
• Porter Wilson, P Duke
• Bradley Robinson, LS Ohio State

It’s that time of the year again. The NFL Draft is in the books and now it’s time for undrafted free agency to begin.

This will only have the players that have signed a UDFA contract not the players that have been invited to a rookie minicamp.

Cardinals (Official)

1. Xavier Weaver, WR Colorado
2. Joe Shimko, LS NC State
3. Myles Murphy, DT North Carolina

Falcons (Official)

1. Jaquae Jackson, WR Rutgers
2. Isaiah Wooden, WR Southern Utah
3. Ryan Coll, OL Richmond
4. Trey Vaval, CB Minnesota State
5. Ryan Sanborn, P Texas
6. John Paddock, QB Illinois
7. Jayden Price, CB North Dakota State
8. Nolan Potter, OL Northern Illinois
9. Anthony Sao, CB Mid America Nazarene
10. Trey Vaval, CB Minnesota State-Mankato

Ravens

1. Tayvion Robinson, WR Kentucky
2. Ja’mion Franklin, DL Duke
3. Chirs Collier, RB Lock Haven
4. Corey Bullock, OL Maryland
5. DeAngelo Hardy, WR North Carolina
6. Darrian Dalcourt, OL Alabama
7. Beau Brade, S Maryland
8. Tramel Walthour, DL Georgia

Bills

1. Frank Gore Jr, RB Southern Mississippi
2. Xavier Johnson Jr, WR Ohio State
3. Keaton Bills, IOL Utah
4. Gunner Britton, OL Auburn
5. Jack Browning, P San Diego State
6. Lawrence Keyes, WR Tulane
7. Keni-H Lovely, CB Western Michigan
8. Branson Dean, DL Miami

Panthers

1. Jack Plummer, QB Louisville
2. Jalen Coker, WR Holy Cross
3. Sam Pinckney, WR Coastal Carolina
4. Taylor Upshaw, Edge Arizona
5. Popo Aumavae, NT Oregon
6. Willie Drew, CB Virginia State
7. Derrick McLendon, LB Colorado
8. Andrew Raym, C Oklahoma
9. Deshawn Gaddie, CB Ole Miss
10. Jeremiah Crawford, OL Tennessee
11. Damani Richardson, S Texas A&M
12. Devin Carter, WR West Virginia
13. Jordan Shirden, RB Monmouth
14. Jackson Mitchell, LB UConn

Bears

1. Theo Benedet, OT British Columbia
2. Austin Reed, QB Western Kentucky
3. Brenden Bates, TE Kentucky
4. Keith Randolph, DT Illinois
5. Jamree Kromah, DE James Madison
6. Reddy Stewart, CB Troy
7. Ian Wheeler, RB Howard
8. Cal Jones, LB UCLA

Bengals

1. Justin Blazek, DE Wisconsin-Platteville
2. Maema Njongmeta, LB Wisconsin
3. Elijah Collins, RB Oklahoma State
4. Rocky Lombardi, QB Northern Illinois
5. Austin McNamara, P Texas Tech
6. PJ Jules, DB Southern Illinois
7. Aaron Casey, LB Indiana
8. Sam Wiglusz, WR Ohio

Browns

1. Javion Cohen, IOL Miami
2. Aidan Robbins, RB BYU
3. Ahmarean Brown, WR South Carolina
4. Treyton Welch, TE Wyoming
5. Lorenzo Thompson, OL Rhode Island
6. Jalen Sundell, OL North Dakota State
7. Winston Reid, LB Weber State
8. Chris Edmonds, DB Arizona State
9. Dyshawn Gales, DB San Diego State

Cowboys

1. Brevyn Spann-Ford, TE Minnesota
2. Cam Johnson, WR Northwestern
3. Brock Morganson, LB South Dakota
4. Jason Johnson, LB Central Florida
5. Denzel Daxon, DT Illinois
6. Solo Turner, DB Illinois
7. Byron Vaughns, Edge Baylor
8. Corey Crooms, WR Minnesota
9. Alec Holler, TE Central Florida

Broncos

1. Jaylon Allen, DL Memphis
2. Blake Watson, RB Memphis
3. Omar Brown, DB Nebraska
4. Lincoln Victor, WR Washington State
5. Alec Mock, LB Air Force
6. Brandon Mattesron, DL UTSA
7. Dylan Leonard, TE Georgia Tech
8. Jordan Miller, DT SMU
9. Levelle Bailey, LB Fresno State
10. Thomas Yassmin, TE Utah
11. Frank Crum, OT Wyoming

Lions

1. Bryan Hudson, C Louisville
2. Duke Clemens, OL UCLA
3. Isaiah Williams, WR Illinois
4. Jalon Calhoun, WR Duke
5. Isaac Rex, TE BYU
6. Isaac Ukwu, Edge Ole Miss
7. Nate Lynn, Edge William & Mary
8. Steele Chambers, LB Ohio State
9. DaRon Gilbert, LB Northern Illinois
10. Chelen Garnes, DB Wake Forest
11. Hogan Hatten, LS Idaho

Packers

1. Trente Jones, G Michigan
2. Donovan Jennings, G South Florida
3. James Ester, DT Nothern Illinois
4. Messiah Swinson, TE Arizona State
5. Rodney Matthews, DL Ohio
6. Peter Bowden, LS Wisconsin
7. Jarveon Howard, RB Alcorn State
8. Ralen Goford, LB Washington
9. Julian Hicks, WR Albany

Texans

1. Jadon Janke, WR South Dakota State
2. Jaxon Janke, WR South Dakota State
3. Pheldarius Payne, DT Virginia Tech

Colts

1. Kedon Slovis, QB BYU
2. Jason Bean, QB Kansas
3. Isaiah Coe, DT Oklahoma
4. Trent Pennix, TE NC State
5. Spencer Shrader, K Notre Dame
6. Dalton Tucker, OL Marshall
7. Craig Young, LB Kansas
8. Xavier White, WR Texas Tech

Jaguars (Official)

1. Brevin Easton, WR Albany
2. Andrew Parker, LB Appalachian State
3. Lorenzo Lingard, RB Akron
4. Josh Proctor, DB Ohio State
5. Steven Jones, OL Oregon
6. Joshua Cephus, WR UTSA
7. Shaun Bowman, TE Rutgers
8. Andre Carter, DE Indiana
9. Trey Kiser, LB South Alabama
10. Wayne Ruby, WR Mount Union
11. Joseph Scates, WR Memphis
12. David White Jr, WR Western Michigan

Chiefs

1. Emani Bailey, RB TCU
2. Carson Steele, RB UCLA
3. Christian Rolland-Wallace, USC
4. Ryan Rehkow, P BYU
5. Nick Torres, OT Villanova
6. Reggie Brown, WR James Maddison
7. Fabien Lovett, DT Florida State
8. Curtis Jacobs, LB Penn State
9. Ethan Driskell, OL Marshall

Raiders

1. Andrew Coker, OL TCU
2. Ramel Keyton, WR Tennessee
3. Tulu Griffin, WR Mississippi State
4. Rayshad Williams, DB Texas Tech
5. Carter Bradley, QB South Carolina
6. Ron Stone, DE Washington State
7. Clark Barrington, IOL Baylor
8. Noah Shannon, DT Iowa
9. Phalen Sanford, DB Nebraska
10. Jacob Gideon, IOL Western Michigan
11. Amari Gainer, LB North Carolina
12. Jacob Johanning, IOL Furman
13. Jeff Foreman, WR Arkansas State
14. Tamari Fox, DT North Carolina
15. TJ Franklin, DE Baylor
16. Demarcus Governor, CB Northern Iowa
17. Will Putnum, C Clemson
18. Ja’Quan Shappard, CB Maryland

Chargers

1. Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste, LB Ole Miss
2. Zach Heins, TE South Dakota State
3. Willis Patrick, IOL TCU
4. Jaelen Gill, WR Fresno State
5. Akeem Dent, DB Florida State
6. Karsen Barnhart, IOL Michigan

Rams

1. Anthony Goodlow, DE Oklahoma State
2. Blake Larson, OT Augustana University
3. Omar Speights, LB LSU
4. Tuli Letuligasenoa, DT Washington
5. David Olajiga, DT Central Missouri
6. Justin Dedich, IOL USC
7. Jaylen McCollough, DB Tennessee
8. JJ Laap, WR Suny Cortland
9. Neal Johnson, TE Louisiana
10. Kenny Logan, DB Kansas
11. Drake Stoops, WR Oklahoma
12. Josh Wallace, DB Michigan

Dolphins

1. Mark Perry, DB TCU
2. Gavin Hardison, QB UTEP
3. Storm Duck, CB Louisville
4. Andrew Meyer, C UTEP
5. Bayron Matos, OT South Florida
6. Grayson Murphy, Edge UCLA
7. Je’Quan Burton, WR Florida Atlantic
8. Isaiah Johnson, CB Syracuse
9. Matthew Jones, G/C Ohio State
10. Leonard Payne, DT Colorado

Vikings

1. Trey Knox, TE South Carolina
2. Gabriel Murphy, Edge UCLA
3. Tyler Manoa, DL Arizona
4. KC Cloud, LB Miami
5. Dwight McGlothern, CB Arkansas
6. Dallas Gant, LB Toledo
7. Taki Taimani, DL Oregon
8. Doug Nester, OL West Virginia
9. Bo Richter, LB Air Force

Patriots

1. John Morgan, Edge Arkansas
2. Charles Turner, C LSU
3. Mikey Victor, CB Alabama State
4. Dell Pettus, DB Troy
5. Zuri Henry, OT UTEP
6. Kalen Ford, CB Texas Tech

Saints

1. Matt Hayball, P Vanderbilt
2. Nouredin Nouili, OL Nebraska
3. Mason Tipton, WR Yale
4. Kyle Hergal, Boston College
5. Dallin Holker, TE Colorado State
6. Jermaine Jackson, WR Idaho
7. Nathan Latu, DE Oklahoma State
8. Millard Bradford, DB TCU
9. Sincere Haynesworth, C Tulane
10. Kyle Sheets, WR Slippery Rock
11. Kyler Baugh, DT Minnesota
12. Trajan Jeffcoat, DE Arkansas

Giants

1. Jon Jiles, WR Florida
2. Marcellus Johnson, OL Missouri
3. Alex Johnson, DB UCLA
4. Jude McAtamney, K Rutgers

Jets

1. Jarius Monroe, DB Tulane
2. Jimmy Ciaro, LB Army
3. Leonard Taylor, DL Miami
4. Tre Jenkins, S San Diego State
5. Shyheim Battle, S NC State
6. Braiden McGregor, Edge Michigan
7. Tyler Harrell, WR Miami

Eagles

1. Andre Sam, S LSU
2. Gabe Hall, DT Baylor
3. Keaton Milton, RB Georgia
4. Anim Dankwah, OT Howard
5. McCallan Castles, TE Tennessee
6. Talik Keaton, WR Marshall

Steelers

1. John Rhys Plumlee, QB Central Florida
2. Beanie Bishop, CB West Virginia
3. Julius Welschof, OLB Charlotte
4. Daijun Edwards, RB Georgia
5. Jacoby Windmon, LB Michigan State

49ers

1. Cody Schrader, RB Missouri
2. Drake Nugent, IOL Michigan
3. Terique Owens, WR Missouri State
4. Jaylen Mahoney, DB Vanderbilt
5. Tanner Mordecai, QB Wisconsin
6. Evan Anderson, DT Florida Atlantic
7. Mason Pline, TE Furman
8. Briason Mays, OL Southern Mississippi

Seahawks

1. Nelson Ceaser, DL Houston
2. Jack Westover, TE Washington
3. George Holani, RB Boise State
4. Garrett Greenfield, OT South Dakota State
5. Mike Novitsky, IOL Kansas
6. Easton Gibbs, LB Wyoming
7. Ro Torrence, CB Arizona State

Buccaneers

1. Marcus Banks, DB Mississippi State
2. Tyreek Funderburk, DB Appalachian State
3. Judge Culpepper, DT Toledo
4. Zack Annexstad, QB Illinois State
5. Avery Jones, IOL Auburn
6. Antonio Greri, LB Arkansas
7. Chris McDonald, CB Toledo
8. Nolan Potter, OL Northern Illinois
9. Xavier Delgado, IOL Missouri
10. Rashad Wisdom, DB UTSA
11. John Dietl, TE Shorter University
12. Daniel Grzesiak, Edge Cincinnati
13. Kalen De Loach, LB Florida State

Titans

1. Robert Javier, DB Towson
2. Dillon Johnson, RB Washington
3. Khalil Duke, DE Kansas State
4. Rod Gattison, CB Western Carolina
5. Isaiah Iton, DT Rutgers
6. Steven Stilianos, TE Iowa
7. X’Zauvea Gadlin, OL Liberty
8. Cole Spencer, G Texas Tech
9. Keaton Ellis, DB Penn State
10. Brian Dooley, OL Eastern Michigan
11. David Martin-Robinson, TE Temple
12. Jabari Small, RB Tennessee
13. Gabe Jevdy-Lally, CB Tennessee

Commanders

1. Sam Hartman, QB Notre Dame
2. Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint, WR Georgia
3. Austin Jones, RB USC
4. AJ Woods, CB Pittsburgh
5. Norell Pollard, DT Virginia State
6. Tyler Owens, DB Texas Tech
7. Chig Anusiem, CB Colorado State
8. Michael Wiley, RB Arizona
9. Bo Bauer, LB Notre Dame
10. Ben Nikkel, S Iowa State
11. David Nwaogwugwu, OT Toledo

The Steelers announced Tuesday a few practice squad moves. They signed OL Tyler Beach and OLB David Perales to the squad. They also released QB Trace McSorley and DB Nate Meadors from the unit.

Here is the updated squad.

1. Jonathan Marshall, DT
2. Kellen Diesch, OT
3. Ryan McCollum, C
4. Luq Barcoo, CB
5. Duece Watts, WR
6. Denzel Mims, WR
7. Dez Fitzpatrick, WR
8. Jack Colletto, FB
9. Breiden Fehoko, NT
10. Myles Jack, LB
11. Eric Rowe, S
12. Jalen Elliott, S
13. Anthony McFarland, RB
14. Jaylon Smith, LB
15. David Perales, OLB
16. Tyler Beach, OL

The Texans are coming into this game more beat up than the Steelers, but Pittsburgh has more key injuries. The Texans are missing a great player in OT Laremy Tunsil.

Let’s get into the injury report.

Steelers

• James Daniels, G (Groin) OUT
• Pressley Harvin III, P (Hamstring) OUT

Texans

• Josh Jones, OT (Hand) OUT
• Denzel Perryman, LB (Hand/Wrist) OUT
• Tavierre Thomas, CB (Hand) OUT
• Laremy Tunsil, OT (Knee) OUT
• Michael Deiter, C (Chest) QUESTIONABLE