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Pittsburgh Steelers who are making a strong push for the 53-man roster

By Noah Strackbein

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - AUGUST 11: Cobi Hamilton #83 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates his second quarter touchdown catch with teammate Keavon Milton #76 against the New York Giants during an NFL preseason game at MetLife Stadium on August 11, 2017 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Steelers defeated the Giants 20-12. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - AUGUST 11: Cobi Hamilton #83 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates his second quarter touchdown catch with teammate Keavon Milton #76 against the New York Giants during an NFL preseason game at MetLife Stadium on August 11, 2017 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Steelers defeated the Giants 20-12. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /
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OXFORD, MS – OCTOBER 24: Mike Hilton #38 of the Mississippi Rebels encourages the crowd during the fourth quarter of a game against the Texas A&M Aggies at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on October 24, 2015 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
OXFORD, MS – OCTOBER 24: Mike Hilton #38 of the Mississippi Rebels encourages the crowd during the fourth quarter of a game against the Texas A&M Aggies at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on October 24, 2015 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

Mike Hilton

Mike Hilton was literally everywhere. On every play he was in, you never saw him away from the ball. Even on short yardage plays, it seems that if he wasn’t the one making the tackle, he was the one finishing it.

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As someone who’s new to this team, Hilton shined. With little depth in the defensive backfield, he was already a strong candidate to make the roster, but after game one, he looks like to a lock. Add Daimion Stafford retiring, and it looks pretty clear that Hilton will be on the field for Pittsburgh in 2017.

Hilton is exciting to watch. With no real backup safety, he could very easily earn some serious playing time behind Sean Davis and Mike Mitchell. With three more strong preseason games, he could be someone to work his way into the No. 2 spot on the depth chart.

Hilton is someone to keep an eye out for during the rest of the preseason. His role on this team is still unknown, and he may need to fight throw people to earn a spot anywhere else but safety. Looking at his reaction time, though, he’d be a valuable asset to have supporting this secondary.

This guy is going to turn heads this season. Not only in the offseason but once the real Week 1 rolls around, Mike Hilton is going to cause problems for opposing teams.

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