The Pittsburgh Steelers will hold their annual rookie minicamp this weekend and on Thursday the team announced the current roster of players who are scheduled to participate in it.
As you would expect, the Steelers minicamp roster this year includes all eight of the team’s 2017 draft picks in addition to the nine undrafted free agents that they signed. Also participating are a slew of players who are being given tryouts over the weekend in addition to players already under contract who are deemed first-year players.
Several of the tryout players we were able to identify prior to Thursday, however, several more are new names to us.
2017 Rookie Minicamp Roster
| # | PLAYER | POS | HGT | WGT | YEAR | COLLEGE | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-O | Marcel Newson | WR | 5-10 | 199 | R | Mississipi College | Tryout |
| 2-D | A.J. Hughes | P | 6-0 | 200 | 1 | Virginia Tech | First-Year |
| 3 | Aaron Terry | S | 6-0 | 202 | R | California (PA) | Tryout |
| 4-O | Rokeem Williams | WR | 6-0 | 200 | R | Miami (OH) | Tryout |
| 4-D | Reggie Mitchell | S | 5-11 | 188 | R | Pittsburgh | Tryout |
| 5 | Joshua Dobbs | QB | 6-3 | 216 | R | Tennessee | Draft Pick |
| 6 | Dillon Buechel | QB | 6-3 | 211 | R | Duquesne | Tryout |
| 8 | Nick Schuessler | QB | 6-3 | 196 | R | Clemson | UDFA |
| 13 | Corey Jones | WR | 5-8 | 165 | R | Toledo | Tryout |
| 16 | Marcus Tucker | WR | 5-10 | 190 | 1 | Northern Michigan | First-Year |
| 18-O | Kevin Hart | WR | 5-11 | 187 | R | William & Mary | Tryout |
| 18-D | Chris Blewitt | K | 5-9 | 183 | R | Pittsburgh | Tryout |
| 19-O | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | 6-1 | 215 | R | USC | Draft Pick |
| 19-D | Dillon Kidd | P | 6-1 | 219 | R | Iowa | Tryout |
| 20 | Cameron Sutton | CB | 5-11 | 188 | R | Tennessee | Draft Pick |
| 29 | Brian Allen | CB | 6-3 | 215 | R | Utah | Draft Pick |
| 30-O | James Conner | RB | 6-2 | 233 | R | Pittsburgh | Draft Pick |
| 30-D | T.J. Neal | LB | 6-0 | 236 | R | Auburn | Tryout |
| 33 | Austin Gearing | LB | 6-5 | 250 | R | Miami (OH) | Tryout |
| 37 | Wayne Capers | RB | 6-0 | 206 | R | Duquesne | Tryout |
| 38-O | Rushel Shell | RB | 5-10 | 227 | R | West Virginia | UDFA |
| 39-O | Dreamius Smith | RB | 5-11 | 225 | 1 | West Virginia | First-Year |
| 39-D | Devonte Johnson | CB | 5-10 | 180 | 1 | Weber State | First-Year |
| 40 | Mike Hilton | CB | 5-9 | 184 | 1 | Mississippi | First-Year |
| 41-O | Paul Butler | TE | 6-6 | 252 | R | California (PA) | Tryout |
| 41-D | Farrington Huguenin | LB | 6-4 | 268 | 1 | Kentucky | First-Year |
| 42 | Jacob Hagen | S | 6-3 | 205 | 1 | Liberty | First-Year |
| 44 | Phazahn Odom | TE | 6-8 | 251 | R | Fordham | Tryout |
| 45 | Matt Galambos | LB | 6-1 | 239 | R | Pittsburgh | Tryout |
| 46 | Terrish Webb | S | 5-10 | 190 | R | Pittsburgh | UDFA |
| 49-O | Colin Holba | LS | 6-4 | 248 | R | Louisville | Draft Pick |
| 49-D | Akil Blount | LB | 6-2 | 249 | 1 | Florida A&M | First-Year |
| 51 | Dylan Colucci | OT | 6-5 | 330 | R | Youngstown State | Tryout |
| 57-O | Jerome Daniels | OT | 6-3 | 313 | R | UTEP | Tryout |
| 57-D | Keith Kelsey | LB | 6-0 | 233 | R | Louisville | UDFA |
| 61-O | Kyle Friend | C | 6-2 | 305 | 1 | Temple | First-Year |
| 61-D | Nelson Adams | DE | 6-3 | 287 | R | Mississippi State | UDFA |
| 62-O | Mike Matthews | C | 6-2 | 300 | 1 | Texas A&M | First-Year |
| 62-D | Francis Kallon | DE | 6-5 | 295 | R | Georgia Tech | UDFA |
| 64-O | Ethan Cooper | G | 6-2 | 322 | R | Indiana (PA) | UDFA |
| 64-D | Christian Brown | DE | 6-3 | 295 | R | West Virginia | UDFA |
| 65 | Lavon Hooks | DE | 6-3 | 312 | 1 | Mississippi | First-Year |
| 68-O | Kendall Pace | OT | 6-4 | 302 | R | Columbia | Tryout |
| 68-D | Karmichael Dunbar | DT | 6-2 | 307 | R | Louisiana-Lafayette | Tryout |
| 69 | Roy Philon | DT | 6-3 | 291 | 1 | Louisville | First-Year |
| 71 | Matt Feiler | OT | 6-6 | 330 | 1 | Bloomsburg (PA) | First-Year |
| 72-O | Chris Taylor | G | 6-3 | 330 | R | Tulane | Tryout |
| 72-D | Demond Tucker | DT | 5-11 | 303 | R | Iowa State | Tryout |
| 80 | Scott Orndoff | TE | 6-4 | 253 | R | Pittsburgh | UDFA |
| 90 | T.J. Watt | LB | 6-4 | 252 | R | Wisconsin | Draft Pick |
| 99 | Keion Adams | LB | 6-2 | 245 | R | Western Michigan | Draft Pick |
