Tag: AFC

Steelers Roster Cuts

by James Layton

The Steelers have officially trimmed their roster to the initial 53-players. A few notable players they released are Rodney Williams, Dex Fitzpatrick, Jonathan Ward, John Rhys Plumlee, and Thomas Graham.

The Steelers also placed five players on the Reserve Lists.

Roster Cuts

  1. TJ Luther, WR
  2. Kyler McMichael, DB
  3. Kiondre Thomas, DB
  4. Kyahva Tezino, LB
  5. Devery Hamilton, OL
  6. Tyler Beach, OL
  7. Daijun Edwards, RB
  8. Jacob Copeland, WR
  9. Matthew Wright, K
  10. Anderson Hardy, OL
  11. Kyron Johnson, LB
  12. Luquay Washington, LB
  13. Jacoby Windmon, LB
  14. Marcus Haynes, LB
  15. Zyon Gilbert, DB
  16. Thomas Graham, DB
  17. Willington Previlon, DL
  18. Jacob Slade, DL
  19. Tykeem Fisher, OL
  20. Joey Fisher, OL
  21. John Rhys Plumlee, QB/KR
  22. Aaron Shampklin, RB
  23. Jack Colletto, FB
  24. Matt Sokol, TE
  25. Rodney Williams, TE
  26. Juray Jenkins, WR
  27. Duces Watts, WR
  28. Dez Fitzpatrick, WR
  29. Quez Watkins, WR
  30. La’Mical Perine, RB
  31. Jonathan Ward, RB

Placed on IR

  1. Julius Welchsof, OLB
  2. Ryan Watts, CB

Placed on IR Designated to Return

  1. Dylan Cook, OT
  2. Jeremiah Moon, OLB

Placed on the PUP List

  1. Cole Holcomb, LB

NFL Roster Cuts Tracker

by James Layton

Teams around the NFL have begun their Roster Cuts to get down to their 53-Man Rosters.

Teams have till 4:00 o’clock Tuesday eastern time to get their initial 53-Man Roster.

Let’s get to the cuts.

49ers

  1. Matt Breida, RB
  2. Ke’Shawn Vaughn, RB
  3. Pressley Harvin III, P
  4. Lewis Kidd, OL
  5. Jontre Kirklin, WR

Bears

  1. Freddie Swain, WR
  2. Khalid Kareem, DE
  3. Ja’Tyre Carter, OL
  4. Jerome Carvin, OL
  5. Michael Dwumfor, DL
  6. Peter Leblance, WR
  7. Jaylon Hutchings, DL
  8. John Jackson, WR
  9. Quindell Johnson, DB
  10. Javin White, LB

Bengals

  1. Hakeem Butler, WR
  2. Noah Chin, RB
  3. Jackson Carman, OT
  4. Andre Carter, DE
  5. Aaron Casey, LB
  6. Michael Dowell, S
  7. Allan George, CB
  8. Kwamie Lassiter II, WR
  9. Rocky Lombardi, QB
  10. Eric Miller, G
  11. Joshua Pryor, DT
  12. Justin Blazek, DE

Bills

  1. Anthony Brown, QB
  2. Damiere Byrd, WR
  3. Kevin Jarvis, OL
  4. Rondell Bothroyd, DE
  5. Shayne Simon, LB
  6. Deion Jones, LB
  7. Kyron Brown, CB

Broncos

  1. Phillip Dorsett, WR
  2. Kaleb Hayes, CB
  3. Angelo Blackson, DL
  4. Andre Smith, LB
  5. Art Green, CB
  6. Omar Brown, S
  7. Oliver Jervis, OL
  8. Alec Mock, LB

Browns

  1. Tyler Coyle, S
  2. Wyatt Davis, G
  3. Lucas Havrisik, K
  4. Faion Hicks, CB
  5. Landen Honeycutt, LB
  6. Caleb Johnson, LB
  7. Zack Johnson, G
  8. Jeremiah Martin, DE
  9. Roy Mbaeteka, OT
  10. Marvin Moody, LB
  11. Chim Okorafor, OT
  12. Aiden Robbins, RB
  13. Jacob Saylors, RB
  14. Rex Sunahara, LS
  15. Isaiah Thomas, DE
  16. Chase Williams, S (Injured)

Buccaneers

  1. Zach Trainer, LS
  2. Sterling Shepard, WR

Cardinals

  1. Daylen Baldwin, WR
  2. Chris Garrett, LB
  3. Delonte Hood, CB
  4. Verone McKinley III, S
  5. Michael Ojemudia, CB
  6. Austin Pleasants, OL

Chargers

Chiefs

  1. Ian Book, QB
  2. Miles Battle, CB
  3. Ekow Boye-Doe, CB
  4. Phillip Brooks, WR
  5. Owen Carney, DE
  6. Alex Gubner, DT
  7. Kelvin Joseph, CB
  8. Griffin McDowell, G
  9. Randen Plattner, LS
  10. Kyle Sheets, WR
  11. Geor’quarius Spivey, TE
  12. Nick Torres, G

Colts

  1. Tyrie Cleveland, WR
  2. Ronnie Harrison Jr, S
  3. Derek Rivers, DE
  4. Greg Ward, WR
  5. Clay Fields III, CB
  6. Kedon Slovis, QB
  7. Spencer Shrader, K
  8. Derek Slywka, WR
  9. Mike Smith Jr, LB

Commanders

Cowboys

  1. Deontay Burnett, WR
  2. Cohl Cabral, C
  3. Josh Deberry, DB
  4. Willie Harvey, LB
  5. Alec Holler, TE
  6. Cam Johnson, WR
  7. Jason Johnson, LB
  8. Natheniel Peat, RB
  9. Eric Scott, DB
  10. Albert Huggins, DT
  11. Tyron Johnson, WR
  12. Damien Wilson, LB
  13. Daivd Durden, WR (Injured)
  14. Villiami Fehoko, DE (Injured)
  15. Durrell Johnson, DE (Injured)

Dolphins

  1. Mike White, QB
  2. Jody Forston, TE

Eagles

  1. Will Grier, QB
  2. Parry Nickerson, DB
  3. Julian Okwara, OLB
  4. Max Scharpings, OL

Falcons

  1. Josh Ali, WR
  2. Zach Bailey, G
  3. Lukas Denis, DB
  4. William Hooper, DB
  5. Storey Jackson, LB
  6. Jaryd Jones-Smith, OT
  7. John Leglue, OT
  8. Donovan Mutin, LB
  9. John Paddock, QB
  10. Austin Stogner, TE
  11. Trey Vava, DB
  12. Bradley Anae, DE
  13. Jordan Thomas, TE

Giants

  1. Joshua Kelley, RB
  2. Lorenzo Lingard, RB
  3. John Jiles, WR
  4. Ayir Asante, WR
  5. Marcus McKethan, OL
  6. Kyler Baugh, DL
  7. Trey Kiser, LB
  8. Breon Borders, CB
  9. Christian Holmes, CB
  10. Clayton Isbell, S
  11. Timmy Horne, DT
  12. Jonathan Sutherland, DB
  13. Matt Nelson, OT

Jaguars

  1. Raymond Johnson, DE
  2. Jonthan Marshall, DT
  3. Andrew Parker Jr, LB
  4. Joseph Scates, WR
  5. Breeland Speaks, DE
  6. Seth Williams, WR
  7. Tevaughn Campbell, CB
  8. Denzel Mims, WR
  9. Chris Myarick, TE
  10. Keaton Sutherland, OL

Jets

Lions

  1. Donovan Peoples-Jones, WR
  2. Zonovan Knight, RB
  3. Shane Zylstra, TE
  4. Rachad Wildgoose, CB

Packers

Panthers

Patriots

  1. Tucker Addington, LS
  2. Kawaan Bakker, WR
  3. William Bradley-King, DE
  4. Josiah Bronson, DT
  5. Steele Chambers, LB
  6. Deshaun Fenwick, RB
  7. Azizi Hearn, CB
  8. Zuri Henry, OT
  9. Christian McCarroll, DE
  10. La’Michael Pettway, TE
  11. Sam Roberts, DT
  12. Charles, Turner, C
  13. Mikey Victor, CB
  14. Jacob Warren, TE

Raiders

Rams

  1. Boston Scott, RB
  2. Matt Kaskey, OT
  3. Carlos Watkins, DE
  4. Olakunle Fatukasi, LB
  5. J.J. Laap, WR
  6. Blake Larson, OT
  7. Alec Lindstrom, C
  8. Ochaun Mathis, LB
  9. Cameron McCutcheon, DB
  10. Grant Miller, G
  11. Dresser Winn, QB
  12. SaRodorick Thompson, RB

Ravens

  1. Russell Gage, WR
  2. Jack Browning, P
  3. Mike Rigerman, TE
  4. Sean Ryan, WR
  5. Riley Sharp, TE
  6. Darrel Simpson, OT
  7. Tramel Walthour, DE

Saints

Seahawks

  1. Willie Roberts, DB

Steelers

  1. TJ Luther, WR
  2. Kyler McMichael, CB
  3. Kiondre Thomas, DB
  4. Kyahva Tezino, LB
  5. Devery Hamilton, OT
  6. Tyler Beach, OL
  7. Daijun Edwards, RB
  8. Jacob Copeland, WR
  9. Matthew Wright, K
  10. Anderson Hardy, OL

Texans

  1. McTelvin Agim, DT

Titans

  1. Jojo Domann, LB (Injured)
  2. Brian Dooley, OT
  3. Tay Gowan, DB
  4. Tre’Shaun Harrison, WR
  5. Mikel Jones, LB
  6. Thomas Rush, LB
  7. Sam Schnee, RB
  8. Steven Stilianos, TE
  9. Ty Zentner, P

Vikings

  1. Matt Corral, QB
  2. DeWayne McBride, RB
  3. Sammis Rayes, TE
  4. Mo Ibrahim, RB
  5. Jaylin Williams, CB
  6. Neal Johnson, TE
  7. Justin Hall, WR
  8. Owen Porter, OLB
  9. Chuck Filiaga, OL
  10. Doug Nester, OL
  11. Matt Cindric, OL
  12. Spencer Rolland, OL
  13. Tyler Manoa, DL
  14. AJ Green III, CB

2024 NFL Draft: Round One Recap

by James Layton

The first night of the 2024 NFL Draft is in the books. It was a very exciting and historical night.

This draft set and tied several records in the common draft era that started in 1967. It set the record for the most offensive players drafted in the first round. It tied the record for the most quarterbacks drafted in the first round since 1983. But it set the record for six quarterbacks drafted in the first twelve picks.

It also set the record for have the first defensive player being draft at the 15th spot by the Colts, which is the latest by far for a defensive player.

There were also five trades made during the first round. The Minnesota Vikings traded up twice in the first round and the Buffalo Bills traded down twice in the first round.

Let’s get to the recap.

  1. Bears: Caleb Williams, QB USC
  2. Commanders: Jayden Daniels, QB LSU
  3. Patriots: Drake Maye, QB North Carolina
  4. Cardinals: Marvin Harrison Jr, WR Ohio State
  5. Chargers: Joe Alt, OT Notre Dame
  6. Giants: Malik Nabers, WR LSU
  7. Titans: JC Latham, OT Alabama
  8. Falcons: Michael Penix Jr, QB Washington
  9. Bears: Rome Odunze, WR Washington
  10. Vikings: JJ McCarthy, QB Michigan
  11. Jets: Olu Fashanu, OT Penn State
  12. Broncos: Bo Nix, QB Oregon
  13. Raiders: Brock Bowers, TE Georgia
  14. Saints: Taliese Fuaga, OT Oregon State
  15. Colts: Laiatu Latu, DE UCLA
  16. Seahawks: Byron Murphy II, DT Texas
  17. Vikings: Dallas Turner, DE Alabama
  18. Bengals: Amarius Mims, OT Georgia
  19. Rams: Jared Verse, DE Florida State
  20. Steelers: Troy Fautanu, OT Washington
  21. Dolphins: Chop Robinson, DE Penn State
  22. Eagles: Quinyon Mitchell, CB Toledo
  23. Jaguars: Brian Thomas Jr, WR LSU
  24. Lions: Terrion Arnold, CB Alabama
  25. Packers: Jordan Morgan, OT Arizona
  26. Buccaneers: Graham Barton, C Duke
  27. Cardinals: Darius Robinson, DL Missouri
  28. Chiefs: Xavier Worthy, WR Texas
  29. Cowboys: Tyler Guyton, OT Oklahoma
  30. Ravens: Nate Wiggins, CB Clemson
  31. 49ers: Ricky Pearsall, WR Florida
  32. Panthers: Xavier Legette, WR South Carolina

Steelers 2024 NFL Draft 7-Round Mock Draft

by James Layton

The Steelers have had a very busy couple of weeks rebuilding for the 2024 season. They have fixed a couple of positions of need adding Russell Wilson, Justin Fields, Patrick Queen, Donte Jackson, DeShon Elliott, and Cameron Johnstone.

They still have a few needs like Center, Wide Receiver, and Defensive Line as of now. It’s not a deep class at the Center position, but there are a few you can find later in the draft that would be good players in the AFC North.

They still have time to add another Wide Receive either in free agency or a trade. There are still several Defensive Linemen they can add with free agency.

Let’s get into the Draft.

Round 1
Pick 26 (from Buccaneers): Cooper DeJean, CB Iowa

Round 2
Pick 51: Adisa Isaac, Edge Penn State

Round 3
Pick 89 (from Buccaneers): Jeremiah Trotter Jr, LB Clemson
Pick 98: Blake Corum, RB Michigan

Round 4
Pick 102 (from Seahawks): Jaden Hicks, S Washington State
Pick 118 (from Seahawks): Tanor Bortolini, C Wisconsin
Pick 119: Tyler Davis, DL Clemson

Round 6
Pick 178: Carter Bradley, QB South Alabama
Pick 195: Ryan Flournoy, WR SE Missouri State
Pick 220 (from Buccaneers): Frank Crum, OT Wyoming

Steelers 2024 Pre-Draft Visit Tacker

by James Layton

It’s that time of the year again. Teams are busy going to Pro Days, signing free agents, and hosting prospects for pre-draft visits. The 2024 NFL Draft is only 33 days away.

The Steelers have been especially busy in free agency and the trade market. But they have been even more busy in the scouting department. They already have 9 players scheduled for a pre-draft visit. With some big-name prospects among them.

Let’s get into the visits.

Updated: 4/12/24

Pre-Draft Visits

Offense

  1. Michael Penix Jr, QB Washington
  2. Dillon Johnson, RB Washington
  3. Ricky Pearsall, WR Florida
  4. Malachi Corley, WR Western Kentucky
  5. Xavier Legette, WR South Carolina
  6. Tahj Washington, WR USC
  7. Luke McCaffrey, WR Rice
  8. Ladd McConkey, WR Georgia
  9. AD Mitchell, WR Texas
  10. Taliese Fuaga, OT Oregon State
  11. Travis Glover, OT Georgia State
  12. Amarius Mims, OT Georgia
  13. Blake Fisher, OT Notre Dame
  14. Tyler Guyton, OT Oklahoma
  15. Steven Jones, OL Oregon
  16. Jackson Powers-Johnson, C Oregon

Defense

  1. Braden Fiske, DL Florida State
  2. Kristian Boyd, DT Northern Iowa
  3. Darius Robinson, DL Missouri
  4. Maason Smith, DL LSU
  5. Logan Lee, DL Iowa
  6. Jaden Crumedy, DL Mississippi State
  7. Andru Phillips, CB Kentucky
  8. Nate Wiggins, CB Clemson
  9. Max Melton, CB Rutgers
  10. Shon Stephens, CB Ferris State
  11. Cooper DeJean, CB Iowa

Local Pre-Draft Visits

  1. Matt Goncalves, OT Pittsburgh
  2. Zach Frazier, C West Virginia
  3. MJ Devonshire, CB Pittsburgh
  4. Daequan Hardy, CB Penn State
  5. Beanie Bishop, CB WVU

Pro Day Dinners

Alabama

  • Dallas Turner, Edge
  • Terrion Arnold, CB
  • Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB

Clemson

  • Will Shipley, RB
  • Will Putnam, C
  • Jeremiah Trotter Jr, LB
  • Nate Wiggins, CB

2024 NFL Draft: Complete 1st Round Draft Order

by James Layton

The Kansas City Chiefs have won the Super Bowl in overtime. Now we finally have the complete draft order for the first round. As of right now, the Bears and Cardinals are the only two team to have two picks in the first round.

Let’s get into the first round.

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

2024 East West Shine Bowl: Steelers Meetings Tracker

by James Layton

The Steelers have been busy this week with scouts and coaches going to the Shrine Bowl and also the Senior Bowl in the same week. The team is definitely bent on winning not only a playoff game, but also adding to the Lombardi case.

Offense

  • Jalen Coker, WR Holy Cross
  • Nicke Samac, C Michigan State
  • Anim Dankwah, OT Howard
  • Matt Leo, C Miami (FL)
  • Matt Goncalves, OT Pittsburgh
  • C.J. Hanson, G Holy Cross

Defense

2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl: Steelers Meeting Tracker

by James Layton

The Steelers scouting staff and coaching staff have been pretty busy this week with meeting with potential new Steelers players at the Reese’s Senior Bowl. Head Coach Mike Tomlin has been especially busy watching players on the field during practice, and paying close attention to players that would help build this team to win a seventh super bowl.

Among the players Mike Tomlin has been watching are Oregon center Jackson Powers-Johnson and Ohio State defensive tackle Michael Hall.

Let’s get to the complete list.

Offense

  • Jacob Cowing, WR Arizona
  • Tyler Guyton, OT Oklahoma
  • Javon Foster, OT Missouri
  • Jordan Morgan, OT Arizona
  • Jackson Powers-Johnson, C Oregon
  • Taliese Fuaga, OT Oregon State
  • Patrick Paul, OT Houston
  • Andrew Raym, IOL Oklahoma
  • Tanor Bortolini, IOL Wisconsin
  • Brandon Coleman, IOL TCU
  • Beaux Limmer, IOL Arkansas

Defense

  • Braden Fiske, DL Florida State
  • Michael Hall, DL Ohio State
  • Dewayne Carter, DL Duke
  • Darius Robinson, DL Missouri
  • Cedric Gray, LB North Carolina
  • Kalen King, CB Penn State
  • Quinyon Mitchell, CB Toledo
  • Jaylin Simpson, S Auburn

Steelers Reserve Future Signings

by James Layton

The Steelers have been building their off-season roster with signing players to reserve future contracts.

Reserve future contracts are basically a camp invite that allows a player to compete for a spot during the offseason workouts and training camp.

There are a few names that have spent the whole season with the teams practice squad. A few of them even looked like they had a shot to make the 53-man roster.

Let’s get into the signings.

First Waive

  1. Luq Barcoo, CB
  2. Tyler Beach, OT
  3. Marquez Callaway, WR
  4. Jack Colletto, FB
  5. Kellen Diesch, OT
  6. Jalen Elliott, S
  7. Joey Fisher, G
  8. Dez Fitzpatrick, WR
  9. Devery Hamilton, OT
  10. Anderson Hardy, OT
  11. Keilahn Harris, WR
  12. Jonathan Marshall, DT
  13. Ryan McCollum, C
  14. Denzel Mims, WR
  15. Aaron Shampklin, RB
  16. Jacob Slade, DL
  17. Duece Watts, WR

Second Waive

  1. Kalen Barnes, CB
  2. Thomas Graham, CB
  3. Tyler Murray, LB
  4. David Perales, OLB
  5. Josiah Scott, CB

Steelers Roster Bubble Players

by James Layton

The Steelers are in a surprisingly good spot with their free agents this season. They don’t really have a key player that’s a free agent. But they do have few players that they need to make a hard decision with this offseason.

Let’s get into the roster bubble players.

Chuks Okorafor, OT Age: 27
Cap Savings: $8,750,000
Dead Money: $3,083,344

Mitch Trubiskey, QB Age: 30
Pre-June 1st Release
Cap Savings: $2,943,332
Dead Money: $4,613,334

Post-June 1st Release
Cap Savings: $5,250,000
Dead Money: $2,306,666

Isaiah Loudermilk, DE Age:27
Cap Savings: $1,055,000
Dead Money: $80,072

Allen Robinson, WR Age: 31
Cap Savings: $10,000,000
Dead Money: $1,917,500

Pressley Harvin III, P Age: 26
Cap Savings: $1,055,000
Dead Money: $20,183