After drafting seven rookies this weekend, the Steelers double their rookie class with their undrafted free agent signings. Here are the seven additions to the team’s rookie class:
- Sebastian Castro, S (Iowa)
- J.J. Galbreath, TE (South Dakota)
- Ben Sauls, K (Pittsburgh)
- Roc Taylor, WR (Memphis)
- DJ Thomas-Jones, FB (South Alabama)
- Aiden Williams, G (Minnesota-Duluth)
- Ke’Shawn Williams, WR (Indiana)
A two-year starter for the Tigers, Taylor had a productive last two seasons, catching 135 balls for 2,053 yards and six touchdowns, but he had a bit of an issue with nine drops over that period.
Williams spent six seasons in Duluth, not making an appearance until his third year after redshirting and sitting out the COVID-19 2020 season. In 2022, he took over the starting left tackle position for the Bulldogs, starting 32 games over the next three seasons and earning second-team All-NSIC honors in 2022 and 2023 and first-team honors in 2024.
Castro had some Day 3 buzz, likely due to a stellar 2023 campaign in which he had 11 passes defensed, three interceptions, and eight tackles for loss. His 2024 season was pretty disappointing, though, as his passes defensed dropped to two and his interceptions dropped to one while he allowed five touchdowns in coverage.
Lastly, Sauls gets to stay in his home stadium, after going 52-64 on field goal attempts in the last three years with the Panthers. The left-footed kicker had a long this season of 58 yards. With Chris Boswell under contract for another two years, though, and having just led the NFL with 41 converted field goals (only missing three attempts — as many as he had in 2023, as well), Sauls will likely spend the preseason auditioning for other teams who may need a kicker in 2024.
Why did Will Howard last so long?
Seems to have good numbers, good size, he’s won, good tape, etc.
Is he a statue? Inconsistent? What are the knocks on him?
Why is not considered more than a 6th round project?
He’s just not talented enough to project as a starter. This year was far and away his best season of college. It was his fifth season and he had an extraordinary supporting cast. An offensive coordinator who’s in the NFL now, five offensive teammates who were taken in the top 38 picks, another receiver who will likely go in the first round next year (Tate), and another receiver who would need to be injured or arrested to not be a top five pick the year after that (Smith). He might be a fine backup, but he’s not going to have tons of clean pockets and open receivers in the NFL the way he did at Ohio State.
I get he’s on a good team, etc.
But, what is it that he doesn’t do well?
Again, only saw 58 seconds of him, but footwork looks good, delivery and throwing motion looks good (I see the release is not quick, but it’s not Leftwich), he’s got good size. Saw him throwing on the run.
What skills does he lack or are below the line?
His accuracy and decision making looked better when he had great receivers bailing him out. It’s less that he’s terrible at anything than that there’s nothing great about him enough to carry him to be a good starter.
When I watched the 58 seconds, the best comp I could come up with was Sam Darnold, actually.
Interesting that your Howard description reads how most would describe Darnold and his Vikings season.
Darnold’s highs are much higher.
Why are you not considered viable poster…do yourself a favor Google things…plenty of information out there on athletes.
Plenty of information available here from people who know things and have thoughts and opinions and stuff.
And plenty of advice from those who don’t.
Claims are that he was a product of the talent around him at OSUs. He did not perform as well at Kansas State. Also they pointed out his struggles against Michigan which was a disguise defense so they are pointing to his read progression. But has all the “intangibles”
is that 3 hawkeyes? yeesh.
They did the unthinkable and drafted well and for need without stretching, even maximizing their pick value. The waiting game with Rodgers has cast a shadow on their lack of experienced depth in the secondary which could be of concern. Pierre will be getting snaps as of right now rotationally and that’s not good. One injury from them being meaningful and he can’t play that often for us to withstand good QBs and WRs
I agree 100% but also don’t believe they are done adding to the roster. Tomorrow they can start adding FA that won’t count against the comp pick formula for next season. So I’d expect them to add some veterans between now and camp to those thin positions
Just watch his combine performance.
Sally (aaron) Rodgers is making a total joke of the steelers. Once proud franchise being destroyed by artie and tomlin