Steelers Town Hall
Several Steelers Depot readers discuss the Black and Gold every Monday night on the Clubhouse app. We started discussing a collective opinion on what the Steelers initial 53-man roster might look like starting with the offense. There are already changes due to Pittsburgh’s most recent transactions, but we will adjust as we approach training camp. Next Monday, we’ll be predicting the defense and adjusting the offense.
Here is the offense we produced this past Monday:
Quarterbacks
Russell Wilson
Justin Fields
Kyle Allen
Practice Squad – John Rhys Plumlee
No surprises here. Three quarterbacks with a fourth stashed on the practice squad. We considered going with two on the 53-man roster due to the new emergency quarterback rules but kept the belt-and-suspenders approach the Steelers have used in the past.
Running Backs
Najee Harris
Jaylen Warren
Cordarrelle Patterson
Daijun Edwards
Practice Squad – La’Mical Perine and Jonathan Ward
Arthur Smith’s offense emphasizes more running back and tight end play. So, we loaded up on running backs knowing that Patterson will primarily be a kick returner.
Tight Ends
Pat Freiermuth
Darnell Washington
Rodney Williams
Connor Heyward – (TE/FB)
Practice Squad – MyCole Pruitt and FB Jack Colletto
We hope that Darnell Washington gets more targets along with Freiermuth this season. Rodney Williams kept for his special teams contributions over Pruitt. Also, we thought a nine-year veteran might make it to the practice squad. We debated whether the Steelers would keep a true fullback along with Heyward but decided that the Steelers would go with Heyward and activate Colletto from the practice squad for certain games.
Wide Receivers
George Pickens
Van Jefferson
Calvin Austin III
Roman Wilson
Dez Fitzpatrick
Denzel Mims (Steelers released Mims after we made this prediction)
Practice Squad – Quez Watkins
The first four receivers are obvious choices. But then we could not decide whether the Steelers would keep five or six receivers on the roster. We believe the Steelers may sign or trade for another receiver but will wait until that happens. A little surprised Mims was released before training camp since he stayed on the practice squad most of last season, though he was never activated.
Offensive Line
Broderick Jones
Troy Fautanu
Dan Moore
James Daniels
Isaac Seumalo
Nate Herbig
Zach Frazier
Mason McCormick
Practice Squad – Spencer Anderson and Dylan Cook
We wanted to keep one or two others on the 53-man roster but needed to save room for the defense and specialists. Versatility is a key, so Herbig stayed on to backup Frazier and the guards. Anderson can play all the offensive line positions, so a valuable practice squad addition we hope goes unnoticed.
Specialists
Chris Boswell
Cameron Johnston
Christian Kuntz
The specialists don’t have much competition. Matthew Wright is a practice squad possibility, but we already have eight of 16 slots filled.
Conclusion
We had 25 offensive players in our initial prediction, but with Mims’ release we now have 24. Next week, we’ll select the defense and make any adjustments to the offense based on new transactions. Did we miss any offensive player on the current roster we should have included? Let us know.
Your Song Selection
I always like to include a bit of music. The Steelers 2024 season seems so far away from me. But training camp is just weeks away now. Here is So Far Away performed by Dire Straits.
