The 2021 NFL season officially came to a close with the Los Angeles Rams’ victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI on Sunday night.
With that, the 2022 offseason is on deck, with what is expected to be a slate full of significant changes for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers are interviewing candidates for a new general manager, have already replaced defensive coordinator Keith Butler with Teryl Austin, and will spend most of the rest of the offseason with the top priority being replacing retired quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
To start the offseason, Steelers Now is taking a look at the state of the team, from free agency, to the salary cap, to the draft, and the current status of the 90-man offseason roster.
Previous installments:
STEELERS 2022 DRAFT SELECTIONS
STEELERS 2022 SALARY CAP SITUATION
STEELERS 2022 OVERALL OFFSEASON RESOURCES
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An NFL offseason roster can have up to 90 players on, but even after the Steelers signed most of their 2021 practice squad to reserve/future contracts, and pulled players back from the injured reserve list, they’re still well short of that mark entering the 2022 offseason.
Here’s where the Steelers depth chart stands, noting projected starters, backups, and pending free agents that remain on the roster but to do not have a contact for 2022.
QUARTERBACK
2 Mason Rudolph
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3 Dwayne Haskins (RFA)
5 Joshua Dobbs (UFA)
7 Ben Roethlisberger (UFA, Retired)
RUNNING BACK
22 Najee Harris
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24 Benny Snell Jr.
26 Anthony McFarland Jr.
33 Trey Edmunds
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29 Kalen Ballage (UFA)
FULLBACK
44 Derek Watt
TIGHT ENDS
88 Pat Freiermuth
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81 Zach Gentry
87 Kevin Rader
89 Jace Sternberger
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85 Eric Ebron (UFA)
WIDE RECEIVERS
11 Chase Claypool
17 Anthony Miller
18 Diontae Johnson
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15 Cody White
80 Tyler Vaughns
82 Steven Sims
84 Rico Bussey
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13 James Washington (UFA)
14 Ray-Ray McCloud (UFA)
19 JuJu Smith-Schuster (UFA)
TACKLES
65 Dan Moore Jr.
72 Zach Banner
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71 Joe Haeg
74 Chaz Green
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76 Chukwuma Okorafor (UFA)
CENTERS, GUARDS
53 Kendrick Green
69 Kevin Dotson
77 John Leglue
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62 Nate Gilliam
64 Malcolm Pridgeon
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51 Trai Turner (UFA)
60 J.C. Hassenauer (ERFA)
67 B.J. Finney (UFA)
DEFENSIVE ENDS
91 Stephon Tuitt
97 Cameron Heyward
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61 Daniel Archibong
95 Chris Wormley
92 Isaiahh Loudermilk
99 Henry Mondeaux
DEFENSIVE TACKLES
94 Tyson Alualu
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68 Khalil Davis
73 Carlos Davis
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57 Montravius Adams (UFA)
93 Demarcus Christmas (ERFA)
OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS
56 Alex Highsmith
90 T.J. Watt
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38 John Simon
48 Derrek Tuszka
50 Delontae Scott
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98 Taco Charlton (UFA)
INSIDE LINEBACKERS
55 Devin Bush
93 Joe Schobert
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40 Tegray Scales
45 Buddy Johnson
54 Ulysees Gilbert III
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41 Robert Spillane (RFA)
27 Marcus Allen (RFA)
CORNERBACKS
20 Cameron Sutton
42 James Pierre
31 Justin Layne
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30 Isaiah Johnson
40 Linden Stephens
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23 Joe Haden (UFA)
25 Ahkello Witherspoon (UFA)
35 Arthur Maulet (UFA)
SAFETIES
39 Minkah Fitzpatrick
21 Tre Norwood
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26 Donovan Stiner
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34 Terrell Edmunds (UFA)
28 Miles Killebrew (UFA)
KICKERS
9 Chris Boswell
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4 Sam Sloman
PUNTERS
6 Pressley Harvin III
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10 Cameron Nizialek
LONG SNAPPERS
46 Christian Kuntz
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60 Rex Sunahara
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