The Pittsburgh Steelers announced their 2018 rookie minicamp roster on Thursday and it includes a total of 56 players.
This year’s rookie minicamp, which will get underway on Friday, will feature the teams seven draft picks, safety Terrell Edmunds, wide receiver James Washington, quarterback Mason Rudolph, tackle Chukwuma Okorafor, safety Marcus Allen, running back Jaylen Samuels and defensive tackle Joshua Frazier. The 13 undrafted free agents the team signed will also participate in the rookie minicamp in addition to several other rookies who are being invited to tryout over the weekend.
The Steelers will also have several first-year players in attendance this year and that list includes tackle Joseph Cheek, center Parker Collins, inside linebacker Matt Galambos, tackle Larson Graham, defensive tackle Lavon Hooks, outside linebacker Farrington Huguenin, wide receiver Tevin Jones, wide receiver Trey Griffey, inside linebacker Keith Kelsey, outside linebacker Darnell Leslie, tight end Jake McGee, defensive end Casey Sayles, running back James Summers, wide receiver Justin Thomas, and wide receiver Marcus Tucker.
Jersey numbers for the Steelers 2018 draft picks will be finalized soon. Additionally, the roster below is subject to change without notice heading into this weekend’s rookie minicamp at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex.
| NO | NAME | POS | HT | WT | EXP | COLLEGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Allen, Marcus | S | 6-2 | 215 | R | Penn St. |
| 34 | Edmunds, Terrell | S | 6-1 | 217 | R | Virgina Tech |
| 69 | Frazier, Joshua | DT | 6-3 | 321 | R | Alabama |
| 76 | Okorafor, Chukwuma | OL | 6-6 | 320 | R | Western Mich. |
| 2-O | Rudolph, Mason | QB | 6-5 | 235 | R | Oklahoma St. |
| 38-O | Samuels, Jaylen | RB | 6-0 | 225 | R | NC State |
| 13 | Washington, James | WR | 5-11 | 213 | R | Oklahoma St. |
| 2-D | Boynton, Malik | CB | 6-0 | 191 | R | Austin Peay |
| 3-D | Boit, Colin | S | 6-2 | 215 | R | Dartmouth |
| 4-D | Cannon, Zykiesis | S | 6-0 | 180 | R | Louisville |
| 5-D | Minter, Mike | DB | 6-0 | 174 | R | Middle Tenn. St. |
| 6-D | Taylor, Jeremy | S | 5-11 | 190 | R | North Carolina A&T |
| Torgersen, Alek | QB | 6-3 | 229 | R | Penn | |
| 8-D | Lurry, Shawun | CB | 5-8 | 180 | R | N. Illinois |
| 9-D | Daniels, Mike | CB | 5-11 | 204 | R | West Virginia |
| 10 | Henderson, Quadree | WR | 5-8 | 192 | R | Pittsburgh |
| 14-O | Jones, Tevin | WR | 6-2 | 225 | 1 | Memphis |
| 14-D | Dunn, Wendell | LB | 6-3 | 209 | R | Wake Forest |
| 15-O | Griffey, Trey | WR | 6-3 | 192 | 1 | Arizona |
| 15-D | Love, Courtney | LB | 6-2 | 242 | R | Kentucky |
| 16 | Tucker, Marcus | WR | 5-10 | 190 | 1 | Northern Mich. |
| 17 | Niswander, Hunter | P | 6-5 | 209 | R | Northwestern |
| 18 | Thomas, Justin | WR | 5-11 | 185 | 1 | Georgia Tech |
| 28-O | Brown, Dorian | RB | 5-11 | 196 | R | Ohio |
| 29-O | Craft, Jarred | RB | 6-0 | 222 | R | Louisiana Tech |
| 30-D | Summers, Jamar | DB | 6-0 | 190 | R | UCONN |
| 38-D | Johnson, Trey | DB | 5-11 | 170 | R | Villanova |
| 39-O | Summers, James | RB | 6-3 | 210 | 1 | East Carolina |
| 40-O | Franklin, Jarvion | RB | 6-0 | 239 | R | Western Mich. |
| 40-D | Galambos, Matt | LB | 6-1 | 239 | 1 | Pittsburgh |
| 41 | Huguenin, Farrington | LB | 6-4 | 268 | 1 | Kentucky |
| 46-O | Thompson, Brett | TE | 6-4 | 232 | R | Tenn.-Martin |
| 46-D | Thomas, Matthew | LB | 6-3 | 232 | R | Florida St. |
| 49-O | Scotland-Williamson, Christian | TE | 6-9 | 274 | R | Loughborough U. |
| 49-D | Leslie, Darnell | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 1 | Monmouth |
| 54-O | Hodges, Brandon | G | 6-4 | 315 | R | Pittsburgh |
| 55 | Kelsey, Keith | LB | 6-0 | 233 | 1 | Louisville |
| 57 | Pougnet, Garrett | LB | 6-3 | 212 | R | Grand Valley St. |
| 60 | Collins, Parker | C | 6-3 | 295 | 1 | Appalachian St. |
| 61-O | Graham, Larson | OT | 6-5 | 292 | 1 | Duquense |
| 61-D | Cothren, Parker | DT | 6-4 | 304 | R | Penn St. |
| 62-O | Morris, Patrick | C | 6-3 | 300 | R | TCU |
| 62-D | Gilmore, Greg | DT | 6-4 | 308 | R | LSU |
| 64-O | Nwokeji, Ikenna | OL | 6-6 | 282 | R | Elon |
| 64-D | Vickers, Kendal | DE | 6-3 | 295 | R | Tennessee |
| 69-O | Prince, R.J. | T | 6-6 | 311 | R | North Carolina |
| 72 | Cheek, Joseph | OT | 6-7 | 311 | 1 | Texas A&M |
| 74-O | Schleuger, Chris | G | 6-4 | 305 | R | UAB |
| 74-D | Sayles, Casey | DE | 6-3 | 289 | 1 | Ohio U. |
| 80 | McGee, Jake | TE | 6-5 | 250 | 1 | Flordia |
| 82 | Palka, Tyler | WR | 6-2 | 200 | R | Gannon |
| 83 | Patterson, Damoun | WR | 6-2 | 192 | R | Youngstown St. |
| 87 | McKever, Pharoah | TE | 6-6 | 248 | R | Florida International |
| 92 | Adeniyi. Olasunkanmi | LB | 6-1 | 248 | R | Toledo |
| 95 | Hooks, Lavon | DE | 6-3 | 312 | 1 | Mississippi |
| Tarver, Cameron | OLB | 6-3 | 250 | R | Cal U |
