by J.T. Toth
Photo courtesy of Behind the Steel Curtain.
The Steelers on Tuesday sent former 2021 third-round pick offensive lineman Kendrick Green to Houston in exchange for a 2025 6th-round pick. Drafted as a guard and moved to center, Green has never fulfilled what the Steelers drafted him to do. He was not physical enough to handle the blitzes of stronger opponents and was even moved to fullback in training camp to see if that was an option. He is the second Steelers lineman to be traded in the past few days, as OG Kevin Dotson was dealt to the Rams on Monday.
Pittsburgh had a 4:00pm EST deadline to submit their 53-man roster, and there were some surprises, including two punters making the team.
Here is a look at the Pittsburgh Steelers' 53-man roster after final cuts:
Quarterbacks (3)
Kenny Pickett
Mason Rudolph
Mitch Trubisky
Running Backs (3)
Najee Harris
Anthony McFarland Jr.
Jaylen Warren
Offensive Line (9)
Spencer Anderson
Mason Cole
Dylan Cook
James Daniels
Nate Herbig
Broderick Jones
Dan Moore Jr.
Chukwuma Okorafor
Isaac Seumalo
Tight Ends(2)
Pat Freiermuth
Darnell Washington
Fullback/Tight End (1)
Connor Heyward
Wide Receivers (6)
Calvin Austin III
Miles Boykin
Diontae Johnson
Gunner Olszewski
George Pickens
Allen Robinson II
Defensive Line (7)
Montravius Adams
Keeanu Benton
Cameron Heyward
DeMarvin Leal
Isaiahh Loudermilk
Larry Ogunjobi
Armon Watts
Linebackers (8)
Kwon Alexander
Markus Golden
Nick Herbig
Alex Highsmith
Cole Holcomb
Elandon Roberts
Mark Robinson
T.J. Watt
Defensive Backs (10)
Minkah Fitzpatrick
Damontae Kazee
Miles Killebrew
Keanu Neal
Patrick Peterson
James Pierre
Joey Porter Jr.
Elijah Riley
Chandon Sullivan
Levi Wallace
Kickers (1)
Chris Boswell
Punters (2)
Pressley Harvin III
Braden Mann
Long Snapper (1)
Christian Kuntz
Draft 412 Analysis
There weren’t many surprises in the final roster, save for the Steelers choosing to keep two punters and retaining only three running backs. There is little doubt that the Steelers may move one of the punters via trade but the running back could become an issue if the injury bug raises its ugly head.
Draft 412 was surprised by the release of defensive lineman Breiden Fehoko, whom they’d signed this off-season from the Los Angeles Chargers. Fehoko had a strong camp but lost his spot to Armon Watts.
Draft 412 correctly predicted the Zach Gentry (TE) release, as the addition of rookie 3rd round draft pick Darnell Washington and the emergence of utility player Connor Heyward left Gentry as the odd man out.