Bringing again an train I did forward of the 2024 Pittsburgh Steelers season. With the crew one month away from reporting to coaching camp, it’s price taking stock of the Steelers’ 91-man roster (the crew is carrying an additional participant due to EDGE Julius Welschof’s worldwide exemption) and providing a framework of the chances that every participant makes the 53-man roster.
As our earlier workout routines outlined, there are a couple of caveats.
– This share solely refers back to the odds the participant makes the Steelers’ preliminary 53-man roster. It doesn’t think about their observe squad odds. With a 16-man taxi squad (17 with the exemption), many gamers who don’t have a lot probability to make the 53 will find yourself there. Hold that in thoughts when inspecting these percentages.
– It doesn’t think about or account for inevitable accidents. That can change the panorama of the Steelers’ roster, however these are unpredictable and received’t be factored in. What will be thought of are potential trades and different roster strikes to reshape the roster previous to Week 1.
– Those that are listed with an identical percentages are ranked in alphabetical order.
PLAYERS OUTSIDE-LOOKING-IN (11%-40% CHANCE OF MAKING ROSTER)
FB DJ Thomas-Jones: 33%
DL Logan Lee: 33%
P Corliss Waitman: 25%
DB Sebastian Castro: 20%
CB Donte Kent: 20%
OT Dylan Prepare dinner: 20%
RB Cordarrelle Patterson: 20%
EDGE Jeremiah Moon: 15%
OL Max Scharping: 15%
OL Aiden Williams: 15%
A smaller group right here than the longshots, however that’s typical of those lists. FB DJ Thomas-Jones is an intriguing undrafted free agent who may fill the crew’s emptiness at fullback, a place usually in Arthur Smith’s offense however lacking final season. If he can reduce his tooth on particular groups and present himself to be a strong lead blocker, he’ll have an actual probability to stay. DL Logan Lee had his rookie 12 months worn out by a minor harm and resides close to the again of a deep and aggressive line of defense room. Hopefully, he performs extra defensive finish as a substitute of being miscast as a nostril sort out like he was final summer time, changing an injured Breiden Fehoko.
P Corliss Waitman enters camp because the underdog to P Cameron Johnston, however shouldn’t be discounted totally. Waitman punted nicely final season, and Johnston has to show his well being coming off his 2024 knee harm.
DB Sebastian Castro is a flexible and productive school UDFA. An absence of measurement and athleticism brought about him to fall out of the draft, but it surely wouldn’t be shocking if he made noise this summer time. He may see time at slot nook and security. Seventh-round DB Donte Kent has an identical odds, a slot nook who must impress on particular groups.
RB Cordarrelle Patterson may have even decrease odds, and his roster possibilities have taken a giant hit after RB Kenneth Gainwell was signed in free company and RB Kaleb Johnson was scooped up within the draft. Nonetheless, OC Arthur Smith’s roster constructions can get funky, and Patterson is flexible. He additionally performed nicely the primary month of final season earlier than struggling an ankle sprain that probably lingered all 12 months. He’s made it this far into the offseason and maybe has an actual however slim path to stay.
EDGE Jeremiah Moon is a succesful ‘teamer however doesn’t possess a ton of defensive worth. Drafting Jack Sawyer within the fourth spherical actually dinged Moon’s odds of creating the preliminary 53 with out harm.
Offensive linemen spherical out the checklist. Max Scharping is a veteran with inside versatility however shouldn’t be counted on to play any stage of significant snaps. He’s a journeyman. Aiden Williams has a giant soar to make coming from D-II Minnesota-Duluth, however he provides some measurement and will probably play sort out and guard in coaching camp. Considering getting eyes on him. The ninth offensive lineman spot is up for grabs.
