90 In 30: Steelers 2025 Coaching Camp Preview Sequence — Scotty Miller, Jeremiah Moon, Doug Nester

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The Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2025 offseason practices concluded in the course of June, and subsequent up is coaching camp, which can get underway within the latter a part of July at Saint Vincent Faculty in Latrobe. Forward of that, we are going to preview the group’s offseason roster, three gamers at a time. This Steelers roster preview, which incorporates an outlook for each participant, will likely be completed alphabetically by final title to make it simple to observe. This collection figures to exceed 90 gamers because the group can carry 91 gamers throughout the offseason because of the allowance of 1 worldwide participant designation.

The subsequent three gamers we are going to preview forward of the Steelers’ 2025 coaching camp are Scotty Miller, Jeremiah Moon, and Doug Nester.

WR Scotty Miller: The Steelers initially signed Miller to a one-year veteran profit contract final Could and primarily resulting from his temporary historical past with then-new OC Arthur Smith. Miller went on to make the Steelers’ 53-man roster final season and he remained on the energetic squad till waived from it in January. Following his waiving, Miller was signed again to the Steelers’ apply squad after which was launched from that unit in late January. The Steelers re-signed Miller to a different one-year veteran profit contract in March.

For the 2024 common season, Miller performed in 13 video games with one official begin, and he was inactive for 4 different contests. He logged 210 offensive snaps in 2024 and 10 extra on particular groups on his option to registering 5 receptions for 69 yards on 9 targets. Twenty-one of these 69 receiving yards got here on one in all his 5 catches.

Most of Miller’s offensive snaps in 2024 got here with him lined up outdoors. Moreover, Miller was requested to carry on one area aim try in 2024 resulting from P Cameron Johnston taking place within the group’s Week 1 contest with a critical knee damage.

Outlook: Regardless that Miller has a robust hyperlink to Smith, there isn’t a assure that he’ll make the group’s 53-man roster this yr.

Miller has caught simply 16 passes for 230 yards during the last two seasons regardless of taking part in 477 offensive snaps. That’s not nice manufacturing primarily based on taking part in time and routes ran. Additionally, Miller has extraordinarily restricted particular groups talents and that may probably be one other strike towards him this summer season.

At most, the Steelers will preserve six huge receivers on their preliminary 53-man roster for the season. Realistically, that quantity will likely be 5 in complete. With Miller not possessing very a lot particular groups worth, he would possibly want a number of accidents to the huge receiver room to keep away from being minimize.

Assuming Miller doesn’t finally make the Steelers’ 53-man roster after the 2025 preseason ends, he would develop into an ideal candidate to be signed to the group’s apply squad as one in all that unit’s veteran members.

OLB Jeremiah Moon: The 2024 common season bought off to a tough begin for Moon as an ankle damage landed him on the group’s Reserve/Injured record as a designated-to-return participant after the preseason ended. Moon finally labored by way of his ankle damage and ultimately was activated to the group’s 53-man roster in October.

Moon performed in 13 regular-season video games for the Steelers in 2024 and he additionally was energetic for the group’s lone playoff sport. He logged 111 snaps on protection in 2024 regular-season motion and 222 extra on particular groups.

Moon completed the common season with 9 complete tackles, seven of which got here on particular groups. He was additionally credited with one punt block in 2024. Within the Steelers’ lone playoff sport final season, Moon didn’t register any stats on the six snaps he performed on protection and 20 he logged on particular groups.

Most of Moon’s defensive snaps in 2024 got here on the suitable aspect of the protection. An unique rights free agent this previous offseason, Moon re-signed with the Steelers in late March on a one-year contract for the minimal.

Outlook: The Steelers added OLB Jack Sawyer through the 2025 NFL Draft and he’s anticipated to make the group’s 53-man roster as a backup behind T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith, and Nick Herbig. Moon will probably have to hope that the Steelers finally preserve 5 outdoors linebackers to begin the 2025 common season if he’s to make the preliminary 53-man roster out of the preseason.

Moon does have particular groups worth so that might improve his total 53-man roster possibilities this summer season. He’s a greater particular groups participant than he’s an outdoor linebacker, nonetheless.

Barring accidents on the outdoors linebacker place this summer season, Moon will definitely have his work minimize out for him. He ought to, nonetheless, have an amazing shot at making the Steelers’ preliminary apply squad come the beginning of the common season ought to his bid to make the group’s Week 1 53-man roster come up quick.

OT Doug Nester: Initially signed in 2024 by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent out of West Virginia, Nester was signed to the Steelers’ apply squad simply forward of the beginning of the 2024 common season. Nester, to his credit score, spent all the 2024 season on the apply squad and the group re-signed him to a Reserve/Future contract in January.

All through his faculty profession, Nester primarily performed proper sort out and proper guard. He did, nonetheless, log a number of snaps at each left sort out and heart. Through the 2024 pre-draft course of, Nester measured in at 6066, 308-pounds with 33-inch arms and 10-inch palms. He did 19 reps on the bench at his professional day and ran his 40-yard-dash in 5.35 seconds. He posted a vertical leap of 28 inches, a broad leap of 8’9″ and a short-shuttle time of 4.91 seconds to associate with a three-cone time of 8.12 seconds.

Nester noticed motion in 56 video games between West Virgia and Virginia Tech throughout his faculty profession, making 52 begins over a span of 5 seasons.

Outlook: The truth that Nester lasted the 2024 season on the Steelers’ apply squad is price noting. The group presently has him listed as a sort out, however he clearly has some place flexibility as properly. That’s additionally a plus for him as he enters his first coaching camp as a member of the Steelers.

Whereas with the Vikings final summer season, Nester logged all of his preseason snaps at proper sort out, 69 in complete.

Wanting ahead to coaching camp and the preseason, we may probably see Nester initially log snaps at proper sort out. It will likely be fascinating to see if he logs proper guard snaps, too. Nester was a teammate of C Zach Frazier at West Virginia in order that’s one other fascinating aspect story.

On the floor, Nester seems to have a tricky path forward of him this summer season on the subject of making the Week 1 53-man roster and particularly if the group solely conserving 9 offensive linemen in complete. Nester, nonetheless, may very properly wind up again on the apply squad once more after the preseason ends, particularly if he has a robust exhibiting this summer season on the suitable aspect of the offensive line.

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