The Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2025 offseason practices concluded in the midst of June and subsequent up is the group’s annual coaching camp, which is able to 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 as a part of a multi-post sequence. This Steelers roster preview, which incorporates outlooks for each participant, will likely be finished alphabetically by final title to make it straightforward to observe. This sequence figures to exceed 90 gamers this yr because the group can carry 91 gamers throughout the offseason because of the allowance of 1 worldwide participant designation.
The primary three gamers we are going to preview forward of Steelers 2025 coaching camp are Calvin Anderson, Spencer Anderson, and Calvin Austin III.
T Calvin Anderson: Initially signed by the New England Patriots in 2019 as an undrafted free agent out of Texas, Anderson was signed to the Steelers’ 53-man roster final September, a number of weeks into the common season. Whereas Anderson was energetic for 10 regular-season video games in 2024, he solely noticed motion in 4 of these.
In complete, Anderson logged 11 offensive snaps and one extra one on particular groups throughout the 2024 common season. He performed 24 extra offensive snaps within the group’s playoff sport. Anderson did miss the ultimate 4 regular-season video games with a groin harm that landed him on the Reserve/Injured checklist.
Outlook: Whereas Calvin Anderson noticed minimal taking part in time in 2024, the Steelers seemingly noticed sufficient to re-sign him to a two-year, $4 million contract this offseason. A $830,000 signing bonus was given to Anderson as a part of that deal, the one totally assured cash within the contract.
As issues stand forward of coaching camp getting underway, Anderson appears poised to be the Steelers’ prime swing sort out behind starters Broderick Jones and Troy Fautanu in 2025. He has performed each sort out spots to this point within the NFL with 14 regular-season begins over this primary 5 skilled seasons. The Steelers determine to hold at the very least 9 offensive linemen on their 53-man roster to begin the 2025 common season, and if that’s certainly finally the case, Calvin Anderson is more likely to be a kind of 9 gamers.
G Spencer Anderson: Chosen within the seventh spherical of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Maryland, the place he performed a number of positions alongside the offensive line, Spencer Anderson performed fairly extensively for the Steelers in 2024 after spending half of his rookie season on the group’s gameday inactive lists. Within the 17 regular-season video games Anderson dressed for in 2024 he logged 311 offensive snaps and 78 extra on particular groups. He began 4 regular-season video games in 2024 in addition to the group’s lone playoff sport.
Greater than 200 of Anderson’s offensive snaps (212) throughout the 2024 common season got here at left guard. He did, nonetheless, play 77 regular-season snaps at proper guard. He additionally performed proper guard within the Steelers’ lone playoff sport. Moreover, Anderson performed 11 offensive snaps in 2024 at proper sort out. In keeping with Professional Soccer Focus, Anderson allowed one sack and 11 complete pressures in 2024.
Outlook: Spencer Anderson appears poised to be the Steelers’ prime swing guard in 2025 and thus behind starters Isaac Seumalo and Mason McCormick. In any case, Anderson has performed each guard spots to this point in his NFL profession and his play at each positions has been at the very least common to good.
Anderson may play proper sort out in a pinch and middle as properly ought to an emergency strike, and that’s additionally a plus. Because of his expertise and positional flexibility, the Steelers might do rather a lot worse with regards to Spencer Anderson being one among their reserve offensive linemen in 2025. He would probably have to be crushed out by a rookie or first-year inside participant to not make the 53-man roster come Week 1.
WR Calvin Austin III – The 2024 season was a very spectacular one for Austin. The group’s fourth-round choice within the 2022 NFL Draft out of Memphis registered 36 receptions for 548 yards and 4 touchdowns on 58 complete targets throughout the common season. Ten of these 36 receptions resulted in explosive-play positive aspects of 20 yards or longer as properly. Austin chipped in one other reception for 25 yards within the Steelers’ lone playoff sport final season. Austin was additionally the Steelers’ prime punt returner in 2024 on his strategy to registering 289 yards and a landing on 28 complete returns throughout the common season.
All advised, Austin logged 593 regular-season offensive snaps in 2024 with 68 extra approaching particular groups. Thirty-three extra offensive snaps and three extra on particular groups got here within the group’s lone playoff sport. So far as Austin’s offensive alignment in 2024, he noticed 357 snaps within the slot, in response to Professional Soccer Focus, with 270 others coming from a wide-alignment place.
Outlook: As issues stand now, Austin is probably going slated to be the group’s No. 2 extensive receiver for the 2025 season. That would clearly change ought to the Steelers add one other extra skilled extensive receiver to their roster previous to Week 1. On the very least, Austin ought to see loads of offensive snaps in 2025 and maybe even greater than he performed in 2024. Austin might additionally see a rise in complete targets and receptions in 2025, particularly if he’s the No. 2 extensive receiver. Along with his offensive taking part in time in 2025, it’s affordable to anticipate Austin to stay the group’s main punt returner this season.
When the mud lastly settles from the 2025 season, it’s affordable to anticipate Austin to have had a profession yr. Even so, it’s arduous to actually visualize him topping 55 receptions in complete. Austin did make strides as a route runner and move catcher in 2024. Even so, he’s undersized, and he’s simpler when allowed to catch the soccer in house as he’s not an enormous sort out breaker general. The place he can actually assist the offense in 2025 is within the explosive-play class, identical to he did throughout his school profession. It’s affordable to anticipate Austin to register one explosive play per each 4 receptions in 2025. Even one each three receptions is believable.
On the time of this publish, the Steelers haven’t signed Austin to a contract extension. Ought to that stay the case, Austin will develop into an unrestricted free agent in March. That may be nice timing for him, particularly if it comes on the heels of a profession statistical season.
