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

Workout Report for Thursday 8/1

by James Layton

It was a slow day for workout around the NFL. Only seventeen players were brought in for a workout, but three players have been signed following their workout.

Let’s get into it.

49ers

  • Scott Quessenberry, G
  • Pat Elflein, C
  • Sean Harlow, G

Patriots

  • Kellen Deisch, OT

Giants

  • Jack Wilson, OL

Jets

  • Brevin Allen, DE
  • Robert Cooper, DT
  • Jarvis Landry, WR
  • Jeremy Lewis, LB
  • Sam Pinkney, WR
  • Isaiah Winstead, WR (Signed)

Cowboys

  • Justin Hollins, DE/LB
  • Carl Lawson, DE
  • Al-Quadin Muhammad, DE (Signed)
  • Shaka Toney, DE (Signed)

Cardinals

  • Kevin Rader, TE
  • Trevon Wesco, TE

Steelers 53 Man Roster Locks

by Barb Layton

I love training camp. It is interesting to see who are locks on the team. This year it is a little different. Our Quarterbacks room is completely new. We still would like to have one more starting wide receiver as a number 2.

I have a list of 46 on the roster as of now. So, let’s get to my list.

  1. Russell Wilson
  2. Justin Fields
  3. Kyle Allen
  4. Najee Harris
  5. Jaylon Warren
  6. Cordarrelle Patterson
  7. George Pickens
  8. Calvin Austin
  9. Roman Wilson
  10. Van Jefferson
  11. Pat Freiermuth
  12. Connor Heyward
  13. Darnell Washington
  14. Troy Fautanu
  15. James Daniels
  16. Zach Frazier
  17. Nate Herbig
  18. Mason McCormick
  19. Dan Moore
  20. Isaac Seumalo
  21. Spencer Anderson
  22. Cam Heyward
  23. Keeanu Benton
  24. DeMarvin Leal
  25. Larry Ogunjobi
  26. Montravius Adam
  27. TJ Watt
  28. Alex Highsmith
  29. Nick Herbig
  30. Jeremiah Moon
  31. Patrick Queen
  32. Elandon Roberts
  33. Payton Wilson
  34. Cole Holcomb
  35. Tyler Matakevich
  36. Deshon Elliott
  37. Minkah Fitzpatrick
  38. Donte Jackson
  39. Damontae Kazee
  40. Joey Porter, Jr.
  41. Miles Killebrew
  42. Darius Rush
  43. Cory Trice
  44. Chris Boswell
  45. Cameron Johnston
  46. Christian Kuntz

Locks To Make the Steelers 53-Man Roster

by James Layton

Steelers Training Camp is well underway. So far, they have stayed pretty healthy through the first 5 days of camp. The worst injury has been rookie WR Roman Wilson who is week to week with an Ankle injury.

With the first week of camp almost in the books. I was looking to see who I think are locks to make the 53-Man Roster. I came up with forty-six players who should be locked in.

Let’s get to it.

  1. Russell Wilson, QB
  2. Justin Fields, QB
  3. Kyle Allen, QB
  4. Najee Harris, RB
  5. Jaylen Warren, RB
  6. Cordarrelle Patterson, RB
  7. George Pickens, WR
  8. Calvin Austin III, WR
  9. Roman Wilson, WR
  10. Roman Wilson, WR
  11. Pat Freiermuth, TE
  12. Connor Heyward, TE
  13. Darnell Washington, TE
  14. Dan Moore Jr, OT
  15. Broderick Jones, OT
  16. Troy Fautanu, OT
  17. Zach Frazier, C
  18. Isaac Seumalo, G
  19. James Daniels, G
  20. Mason McCormick, G
  21. Nate Herbig, G
  22. Keeanu Benton, NT
  23. Cam Heyward, DT
  24. Montravius Adams, NT
  25. Dean Lowery, DT
  26. Larry Ogunjobi, DT
  27. Demarvin Leal, DE
  28. Patrick Queen, ILB
  29. TJ Watt, OLB
  30. Alex Highsmith, OLB
  31. Elandon Roberts, ILB
  32. Peyton Wilson, ILB
  33. Nick Herbig, OLB
  34. Cole Holcomb, ILB
  35. Jeremiah Moon, OLB
  36. Tyler Matakevich, ILB
  37. Joey Porter Jr, CB
  38. Donte Jackson, CB
  39. Darius Rush, CB
  40. Damontae Kazee, S
  41. Minkah Fitzpatrick, S
  42. Deshon Elliott, S
  43. Miles Killebrew, S
  44. Chris Boswell, K
  45. Cameron Johnston, P
  46. Christian Kuntz, LS

Steelers Roster Bubble Players

By James Layton

The Steelers are starting Training Camp two days. So, I was thinking who could be on the bubble this training camp. Some of these players have only played for them since being drafted, and made plays for the team. And contributed to wins.

Let’s get into the bubble.

Dez Fitzpatrick, WR
Cap Savings: $985,000
Dead Money: $0

Rodney Williams, TE
Cap Savings: $915,000
Dead Money: $0

Joey Fisher, OT
Cap Savings: $795,000
Dead Money: $0

Ryan McCollum, C
Cap Savings: $915,000
Dead Money: $0

Isaiahh Loudermilk, DT
Cap Savings: $1,055,000
Dead Money: $80,072

Breiden Fehoko, NT
Cap Savings: $1,055,000
Dead Money: $0

Mark Robinson, ILB
Cap Savings: $956,911
Dead Money: $56,178

David Perales, OLB
Cap Savings: 795,000
Dead Money: $0

Kyron Johnson, ILB
Cap Savings: $985,000
Dead Money: $0

Darius Rush, CB
Cap Savings: $915,000
Dead Money: $0

Cory Trice, CB
Cap Savings: $752,782
Dead Money: $63,327

Nate Meadors, S
Cap Savings: 915,000
Dead Money: $0

Steelers 53-Man Roster Projection: Pre-Training Camp

by James Layton

It’s that time of the year again. Training Camp is about to kick in to full swing. Then it’s go time for Football to officially be back with the start of the pre-season.

The Steelers are scheduled to start training camp in ten days on July 25th. This year is going to be different since most of the practices are to take place in the morning, instead of the afternoon. They only have five days where practice is scheduled for an afternoon or evening.

This is my first projection for the 53-Man Roster or the season. I’ll be posting a second one after the first week of training camp.

Let’s get into it.

Offense (25)

Quarterback (3)

  • Russell Wilson
  • Justin Fields
  • Kyle Allen

Running Backs (4)

  • Najee Harris
  • Jaylen Warren
  • Cordarrelle Patterson
  • Jack Colletto, FB

Wide Receivers (5)

  • George Pickens
  • Roman Wilson
  • Calvin Austin III
  • Van Jefferson
  • Scotty Miller

Tight Ends (4)

  • Pat Freiermuth
  • Darnell Washington
  • Mycole Pruitt
  • Connor Heyward

Offensive Linemen (9)

  • Dan Moore Jr, OT
  • Broderick Jones, OT
  • Troy Fautanu, OT
  • Dylan Cook, OT
  • Isaac Seumalo, G
  • James Daniels, G
  • Nate Herbig, G
  • Mason McCormick, G/C
  • Zach Frazier, C

Defense (25)

Defensive Line (6)

  • Keeanu Benton, NT
  • Cam Heyward, DT
  • Larry Ogunjobi, DT
  • Dean Lowry, DT
  • DeMarvin Leal, DE
  • Isaiahh Loudermilk, DT

Linebackers (9)

  • TJ Watt, OLB
  • Alex Highsmith, OLB
  • Nick Herbig, OLB
  • Jeremiah Moon, OLB
  • Patrick Queen, ILB
  • Elandon Roberts, ILB
  • Payton Wilson, ILB
  • Mark Robinson, ILB
  • Kyron Johnson, ILB

Cornerbacks (5)

  • Joey Porter Jr
  • Donte Jackson
  • Josiah Scott
  • Darius Rush
  • Anthony Averett

Safeties (5)

  • Minkah Fitzpatrick
  • Deshon Elliott
  • Damontae Kazee
  • Miles Killebrew
  • Ryan Watts, S/CB

Special Teams (3)

  • Chris Boswell, K
  • Cameron Johnston, P
  • Christian Kuntz, LS

PUP List

  • Cole Holcomb, ILB
  • Cory Trice, CB

Suspended List

  • Cam Sutton, CB 8-Games

Practice Squad (17)

  1. John Rhys Plumlee, QB/WR
  2. Daijun Edwards, RB
  3. Jonathan Word, RB
  4. Jacob Copeland, WR
  5. Quez Watkins, WR
  6. Dez Fitzpatrick, WR
  7. Rodney Williams, TE
  8. Spencer Anderson, C/G
  9. Tyler Beach, OT
  10. Logan Lee, DT
  11. Jonathan Marshall, DT
  12. Tyler Murray, ILB
  13. David Perales, OLB
  14. Julius Welschof, OLB (International player)
  15. Beanie Bishop, CB
  16. Thomas Graham Jr, CB
  17. Jalen Elliott, S

UFL to NFL Tracker

by James Layton

With the UFL Season over their players are starting to get signed to NFL rosters for a chance to make a 53-Man Roster during Training Camp.

So far, twelve players have been signed.

Let’s get into the signings.

Falcons
Jaryd Jones-Smith, OL

Panthers
Daewood Davis, WR

Cowboys
Willie Harvey Jr, LB
Gareon Conley, CB

Broncos
Dondrea Tillman, DL

Lions
Jake Bates, K

Patriots
Liam Foradel, OL

Giants
Jacob Saylors, RB

Jets
Kohl Levao, OL

Seahawks
Ricky Person, RB

Commanders
Ramiz Ahmad, K

Steelers Undrafted Free Agent Signings

by James Layton

The Steelers have signed five players right after the seventh round ended. They have been busy the past couple of days, with inviting players to tryout during their Rookie Minicamp. And they also made a couple of more signings today.

Something interesting they are doing this year is hosting free agent CB Anthony Averett for a tryout during their Rookie Minicamp.

Let’s get into the moves.

Undrafted Free Agent Signings

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

Rookie Minicamp Tryouts

  1. Trey Brown, C Jacksonville State
  2. Johnny Hudson, DL Fresno State
  3. Bryce Sheppert, DB Kent State
  4. Jett Stanley, DT Sacramento State
  5. Xavier Wade, WR Ferris State

2025 NFL Draft: Early Top 50 Players

by James Layton

With the 2024 NFL Draft just ending a little of three days ago. It’s never too early to start looking ahead to the future prospects for the 2025 NFL Draft.

This is a very deep class right now at Edge Rusher, Offensive Tackles, and Wide Receivers. A few of the top players to know are DL Mason Graham (Michigan), Edge James Pearce Jr (Tennessee), and CB Benjamin Morrison (Notre Dame).

Let’s get to the top fifty.

  1. Mason Graham, DL Michigan
  2. Will Campbell, OT LSU
  3. James Pearce Jr, Edge Tennessee
  4. Deone Walker, DL Kentucky
  5. Will Johnson, CB Michigan
  6. Luther Burden III, WR Missouri
  7. Kelvin Banks Jr, OT Texas
  8. Benjamin Morrison, CB Notre Dame
  9. Quinn Ewers, QB Texas
  10. Travis Hunter, WR/CB Colorado
  11. Tetaivoa McMillian, WR Arizona
  12. Nick Scourton, Edge Purdue
  13. Carson Beck, QB Georgia
  14. Colston Loveland, TE Michigan
  15. Emeke Egbuka, WR Ohio State
  16. Kevin Winston Jr, S Penn State
  17. Drew Allar, QB Penn State
  18. Jack Sawyer, Edge Ohio State
  19. Harold Perkins, Edge LSU
  20. Shedeur Sanders, QB Colorado
  21. Jabbar Muhammed, CB Washington
  22. JT Tuimoloau, Edge Ohio State
  23. Ollie Gordon II, RB Oklahoma State
  24. Isaiah Bond, WR Alabama
  25. Denzel Burke, CB Ohio State
  26. Ashton Gillotte, Edge Louisville
  27. Evan Stewart, WR Texas A&M
  28. Jonah Savailnaea, OT Arizona
  29. Princely Umanmielen, Edge Florida
  30. Howard Cross III, DL Notre Dame
  31. Tre Harris, WR Ole Miss
  32. Xavier Nwankpa, S Iowa
  33. Mitchell Evans, TE Notre Dame
  34. Tyleik Williams, DT Ohio State
  35. Xavier Watts, S Notre Dame
  36. Emery Jones, OT LSU
  37. Sebastian Castro, CB Iowa
  38. TreVeyon Henderson, RB Ohio State
  39. Deion Burks, WR Purdue
  40. Barrett Carter, LB Clemson
  41. Tate Ratledge, G Georgia
  42. Quinshon Judkins, RB Ole Miss
  43. Ajani Cornelius, OT Oregon
  44. Tez Johnson, WR Oregon
  45. Rod Moore, S Michigan
  46. Walter Nolan, DL Texas
  47. Josh Simmons, OT Ohio State
  48. Danny Stutsman, LB Oklahoma
  49. Clay Webb, G Jacksonville State
  50. Aeneas Peebles, DL Duke