It’s obviously way to early to know exactly how things are going to work out in regards to the pecking order of the Steelers roster. However, with a notable free agent acquisition in Steven Nelson and nine new draft choices, it’s time to take a stab at predicting the Steelers 2019 depth chart:
OFFENSE | |||
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Position | First | Second | Third |
QB | Ben Roethlisberger | Joshua Dobbs | Mason Rudolph |
RB | James Conner | Jaylen Samuels | Benny Snell Jr.* |
FB | Roosevelt Nix | ||
WR1 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | Diontae Johnson* | |
WR2 | James Washington | Donte Moncrief | Diontae Johnson* |
SWR | Eli Rogers | Ryan Switzer | Diontae Johnson* |
TE | Vance McDonald | Xavier Grimble | Zach Gentry* |
LT | Alejandro Villanueva | Chukwuma Okorafor | Jerald Hawkins |
LG | Ramon Foster | B.J. Finney | |
C | Maurkice Pouncey | B.J. Finney | |
RG | David DeCastro | B.J. Finney | |
RT | Matt Feiler | Chukwuma Okorafor | Jerald Hawkins |
DEFENSE | |||
Position | First | Second | Third |
NT | Javon Hargrave | Dan McCullers | |
LDE | Cameron Heyward | Tyson Alualu | Isaiah Buggs* |
RDE | Stephon Tuitt | Tyson Alualu | |
LOLB | T.J. Watt | Anthony Chickillo | Olasunkanmi Adeniyi |
ROLB | Bud Dupree | Anthony Chickillo | Olasunkanmi Adeniyi |
MACK | Devin Bush Jr.* | Mark Barron | Ulysees Gilbert III* |
BUCK | Vince Williams | Tyler Matakevich | Sutton Smith* |
LCB | Joe Haden | Justin Layne* | Mike Hilton |
RCB | Steven Nelson | Artie Burns | Cameron Sutton |
SLOT | Mike Hilton | Cameron Sutton | |
FS | Sean Davis | Marcus Allen | Brian Allen |
SS | Terrell Edmunds | Jordan Dangerfield | |
SPECIAL | |||
Position | First | Second | Third |
K | Chris Boswell | Matthew McCrane | |
P | Jordan Berry | ||
LS | Kameron Canaday | ||
KR | Diontae Johnson* | Ryan Switzer | Artie Burns |
PR | Ryan Switzer | Diontae Johnson* | Cameron Sutton |
Not all of the aforementioned players will be on the roster this fall. We will get a much clearer picture of how things might play out during training camp and preseason. But as for now, this might give you a vague idea of what the Steelers could potentially have in mind.