3 Steelers undrafted free agents who could make the team in 2022

Tyree Johnson LB

The Steelers, if anything else, seem to have a knack at finding linebackers who manage to excel on a much higher level. Either in the draft itself or through free agency or picking up the kid overlooked in the draft.

Plus, any linebacker signed by the Steelers knows the fans have a love of hard-nosed and hard-hitting linebackers going back to the days of Andy Russell, Jack Ham, and Jack Lambert. So as a linebacker in Pittsburgh, you need to be at the top of your game.

So when you come in as an undrafted free agent, you will need to put up or shut up. Tyree Johnson finds himself in a similar situation. The Steelers had signed another outside linebacker never drafted but made a name for himself. Perhaps you remember him, James Harrison.

While Tyree may not be the next James Harrison, he could make a name for himself if he rises up. At 6’2” and 248, he is a nice-sized linebacker with good strength and can be an explosive pass rusher. He also has some eye-popping bend and ankle flexion at the turn. Again very similar traits to that of James Harrison. Perhaps his biggest fault is that he does not have the same aggressiveness Harrison did.

Nonetheless, he could make the final cut and stay on the active roster with the Steelers this fall with much determination.