2025 Pittsburgh Steelers Mock Offseason

Earlier than the true factor kicks off Monday, there’s my Pittsburgh Steelers mock offseason. A sandbox of my very own creation to placed on my basic supervisor hat and repair this stagnant, caught. franchise. Typically it appears like an infinite journey. Typically it appears like a litter field.

For individuals who have adopted alongside, that is our eleventh version. This one goes to look barely completely different. With out boring you of the main points, Fanspeak, the web site I’ve used each single season for this train, canned its offseason simulator. I’m assuming as a result of I proved too good at being a basic supervisor that they couldn’t let me win any longer (okay, they cited points in making real looking contracts that shuttered the service).

However we’re gentle on our ft over right here and because of those that beneficial an alternate. As a substitute, I used Professional Soccer Community’s offseason and draft sim. A *very* comparable interface nevertheless it’s lacking two key options. One, I’m unable to mix the free agent and draft parts into one full offseason. We’ll must stich them collectively and fake. Two, and that is extra important, the free agent portion is only one massive occasion. Within the previous system, free company lasted ten days. You submit provides, advance the day, and see in case you had been accepted, rejected, or left on the altar as your No. 1 goal signed with a rival.

That’s now not the case. Speedy suggestions if a free agent will signal with you or not. A bummer however we gained’t let it rain on our parade.

With all that out of the way in which, in case you’re new right here: welcome! And please be form. This mock offseason will see me handle the Steelers’ roster. From chopping gamers to re-signing to free company to the draft – with many, many trades as you’ll quickly see – I’m pushing Omar Khan out of his chair and taking the lead function. It’s a one-time factor. No do-overs. No refunds. If I screw up, and primarily based on previous outcomes there’s a excessive probability – there’s no going again. You’ll see all of it. And in case you assume you are able to do higher, I’ll go away a hyperlink on the finish so that you can attempt your hand.

Let’s get began.

Roster Deletions

Step one of the offseason. As is knowing our cap house. We enter with simply shy of $50 million free with cash put aside for our impending rookie class. Our cuts are straight-forward: EDGE Preston Smith (whom the sim hasn’t gotten rid of but), DL Larry Ogunjobi, ILB Cole Holcomb, and RB/KR Cordarrelle Patterson. There’s no pay cuts on this world, Cole. It’s all-in or all-out and also you, my pal, are all-out.

With that in thoughts, we now have simply shy of $80 million accessible to make use of. An opportunity to have a particular offseason. Or fully blow it.

Notable cuts across the league embrace: EDGE Von Miller and QB Mitch Trubisky in Buffalo, EDGE Joey Bosa and Bud Dupree in Los Angeles, and WR Tyler Lockett in Seattle. A reputation who wasn’t chopped? The Los Angeles Rams and WR Cooper Kupp hashed issues out, agreeing to remain on a reworked deal. One vast receiver possibility already off the board.

Re-Signing Our Personal

Earlier than we think about anybody on the skin, we now have a bunch of essential pending free brokers. None larger than fixing the riddle that’s our quarterback scenario. An empty room…with apologies to Skylar Thompson. It’s our first order of enterprise. Neither Justin Fields nor Russell Wilson really feel like true long-term options however push come to shove, Fields is the one to roll with. Extra upside, much less stench of a five-game shedding streak.

Eager to have a quarterback on the roster for 2026 and keep away from the anxiousness this offseason has introduced, it must be a multi-year deal. My provide to Justin Fields? Two years, $27 million, $13.5 million assured.

His response?

Now we have our quarterback. Let’s go determine the remaining.

After a deep dive into the pool, we’ll dip our toe in to re-sign veteran OT Calvin Anderson. Hardly thrilling however depth to help younger tackles Broderick Jones and Troy Fautanu. Somebody to hold by camp, not less than. One yr, $1.25 million with a $125k signing bonus will get despatched over to his agent.

Two-for-two. Put me within the Corridor of Fame. Or not less than first base for the Pirates.

We work on protection and ILB Elandon Roberts subsequent. With Holcomb gone, there’s a transparent path for for Roberts to proceed serving because the Steelers’ No. 3 inside linebacker. It’s a modest however cheap two-year, $8 million cope with $2 million assured. He accepts.

I’m somewhat scared how simple this feels. It’s that “quiet…too quiet” sensation sending chills down my backbone. Gamers need to re-sign with out hours of back-and-forth? What is that this nice sorcery?

Jaylen Warren is our warmth test. Not tabbed as a RFA on this universe, he’s slated to hit free company. Might he be the primary Steelers operating again to obtain a long-term deal since Willie Parker? We’re going to attempt. The provide: three years for $18 million, simply over $6 million of it assured.

We ask for a solution and….

Turned down. So we sweeten the pot. Similar three years for a slight uptick in {dollars}. $19.5 million and $7.8 million assured.

Warren successfully utilized his leverage however we now have a beginning operating again. Najee Harris won’t return.

Simply to make you somewhat mad, another re-signing. Extensive receiver Van Jefferson. As a No. 2, he was laughably misplaced. However there’s worth as a veteran and blocker to dig out safeties within the operating recreation. I make a one-year, $1.3 million provide with a $130k signing bonus. Extra receivers are on the way in which however Jefferson stays. For now.

Notable gamers across the league to re-sign? Buffalo Payments WR Amari Cooper (three years, $41.7 million), Houston Texans WR Stefon Diggs (three years, $39.9 million), New York Jets WR Davante Adams (a stunner at 4 years, $86 million), Cincinnati Bengals CB Mike Hilton (two years, $19.62 million), New York Jets CB D.J. Reed (two years, $28.2 million), and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs OG Trey Smith (two years, $43.2 million).

The vast receiver desk is already being set.

Earlier than we head into the open market, right here’s what our roster at present appears like following the re-signing interval.

QB: Justin Fields, Skylar ThompsonRB: Jaylen Warren, Jonathan Ward, Aaron Shampklin, Evan HullFB: NoneTE: Pat Freiermuth, Darnell Washington, Connor Heyward, Donald Parham Jr.WR: George Pickens, Calvin Austin III, Roman Wilson, Van Jefferson, Brandon Johnson, Lance McCutcheonOT: Broderick Jones, Troy Fautanu, Dylan Prepare dinner, Calvin AndersonOG: Isaac Seuamlo, Mason McCormick, Spencer Anderson, Steven Jones, Doug NesterC: Zach Frazier, Ryan McCollum

DE: Cam Heyward, DeMarvin Leal, Dean Lowry, Logan Lee, Jacob SladeNT: Keeanu Benton, Montravius Adams, Domenique DavisEDGE: T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith, Nick Herbig, Jeremiah Moon, Eku Leota, Julius Welschof, Thomas RushILB: Patrick Queen, Payton Wilson, Elandon Roberts, Mark Robinson, Devin HarperCB: Joey Porter Jr., Cory Trice Jr., Beanie Bishop Jr, D’Shawn Jamison, Cameron McCutcheon, Kyler McMichaelS: Minkah Fitzpatrick, DeShon Elliott, Miles Killebrew, Joshua Bledsoe, Ryan Watts

Ok: Chris BoswellP: Cameron Johnston, Corliss WaitmanLS: Christian Kuntz

2025 Free Company

Let’s test in on our cap scenario. Over $52 million free, although we’ll save somewhat for the in-season wet day fund. To fight the difficulty of not having days to submit provides, I’ll put a governor on myself and permit solely two contract provides earlier than I need to transfer on. Which is nice for my sanity…and doubtless yours.

Diving into the league-wide pool, what quarterbacks are on the market? Fields wants a backup. Hey look, it’s previous pal John Rhys Plumlee!

It’s simply enjoyable to see his title once more. We’ll all the time have coaching camp 2024. He gained’t be our quarterback. However there’s a former Steeler I’m excited by. Mason Rudolph.

Is he a very completely different type than starter Justin Fields? Sure. Did Artwork Rooney II say he needed starter and backup to share the identical traits? Sure. However I’m the captain, Artwork. I’ll construct the roster. You simply signal the checks.

Rudolph is a trusted No. 2. He’s proven that at each cease and stage of his profession. I care about somebody who can are available in and handle the sport greater than I do what sort of quarterback he’s. So I make a suggestion. Two-years, $7 million, a $2.1 million signing bonus. Come on dwelling, Mason.

Quarterback’s discovered. Time to go get some receivers to throw to. And I’m going for gold.

Or possibly silver. Tee Higgins feels too out-of-reach however Tampa Bay’s Chris Godwin is a worthy comfort prize. A fractured ankle makes his outlook murkier nevertheless it additionally drives down his price ticket. Nonetheless, by Pittsburgh’s requirements, this provide appears like humorous cash: three years, $72 million with one-quarter of it assured. I submit the provide, maintain my breath, and await a response.

He accepts! The deal is finished, shattering LB Patrick Queen’s mark of the largest outdoors free agent deal in Pittsburgh Steelers historical past by almost double. By George, we would have a passing offense once more.

However there’s little time to have a good time. In a reminder free brokers are available in all shapes, sizes, and value tags, we go from star vast receiver to fullback. Lacking from Arthur Smith’s offense a yr in the past, the listing of obtainable names is brief. Perhaps we go after Adam Prentice…as soon as I determine who that’s.

Spending the final 4 seasons with the New Orleans Saints, he’s logged a good bit of time on offense and a wholesome quantity on particular groups. A real blocker with solely a handful of touches every year, he’s a squatty physique and tremendous match to assist out this crew’s short-yardage woes. It’s a modest provide of two-years for $3 million whole, $600k of it assured. Which, in hindsight, really feels fairly beneficiant.

He accepts and we now have one other win on the board.

Flipping over to the protection. Las Vegas Raiders CB Nate Hobbs is the apple of my eye. The No. 1 goal I need to come away with, fixing Pittsburgh’s long-standing issues within the slot. Losing no additional time to ink him to a deal, he’s gotta be a Steeler. His agent is faxed over a three-year contract price a complete of $15 million, $3.75 million of which is assured.

We’re getting gamers signed however burning by money. Down to only $18.6 million of cap house, we would not have room to make a run at a top-flight outdoors cornerback. Maybe our first mistake of an offseason pace run going surprisingly nicely. I think about veteran nook Rasul Douglas however pivot with out making a suggestion. As a substitute, consideration turns to boosting the crew’s non-existent security depth.

New inside linebacker coach Scott McCurley has connections with Dallas Cowboys S Marqkuese Bell. An undrafted free agent, Bell shifted from security to inside linebacker when accidents ravaged Dallas’ depth chart in 2023. He’s a high quality particular teamer coming off a 2024 shoulder damage, maintaining his value down – not that it was ever going to be that top.

Two-years for $5 million, $1 million of that assured. Bell accepts and one other gap is plugged.

Now we take a look at nook. However we’re not getting prime shelf. We’re getting lukewarm beer within the can. Tremendous Bowl champ Darius Slay has one good yr left in him…I believe. His provide is 2 yr, $9 million and he accepts simply lik-

Rejection has been uncommon this cycle however Slay places up a wall. As a substitute of making an attempt once more, I transfer to Baltimore Ravens nook Brandon Stephens. Not anybody concept’s of a rock-solid No. 2 nook however our penny-pinching is displaying. Outdated habits die onerous. We provide the identical deal to Stephens and he greets us with the identical response. Not occurring.

With pleasure hurting, we cease making an attempt to repair cornerback for now. As a substitute, we dumpster-dive alongside the offensive line with Cleveland Browns OL Michael Dunn. He can play guard, somewhat middle, and has expertise as a sixth offensive lineman. One-year, $1.25 million with $125k assured.

Dunn accepts and we’re again on the board.

A veteran sort out can also be essential. Choices in the marketplace are skinny and sometimes overpriced. However Larry Borom is simply 26 with almost 30 profession begins in Chicago. They actually weren’t good begins nevertheless it’s one thing behind the starters. A two-year deal price $6 million is reasonable in free company and he accepts, taking dwelling a $1.5 million signing bonus.

Our cap house has shrunk to only $11.8 million left over. There’s a pair extra strikes price making. Whereas not a family title, the Los Angeles Rams have an unheralded plugging nostril sort out in Bobby Brown III. If it’s good to cease the run, Bobby Brown can cease the run. If it’s good to rush the passer, Bobby Brown…nicely, he’s gonna cease the run.

A half-sack in 30 profession begins limits his upside however caps his price ticket. Two-years, $8.2 million together with $2.46 million assured. Brown accepts and we now have a brand new nostril sort out, meaning to kick Keeanu Benton out to LDE within the the Steelers base 3-4. In sub-packages, he’ll nonetheless play the vast majority of the snaps.

Placing cornerback off like doing the dishes, we lastly circle again to the place. Cory Trice Jr. is gifted however onerous to belief to remain wholesome and we’d like a vet. Restricted funds means restricted expertise and we sift by a couple of names earlier than providing a contract to the Seattle Seahawks’ Tre Brown. With three 2024 begins, there’s some expertise nevertheless it’s on a budget. He shortly accepts a two-year deal price a complete of $6.2 million, together with a $1.24 million signing bonus.

Across the AFC North, the Baltimore Ravens make simply a few mid-level additions. A few corners and lineman Nate Herbig. Sorry, Nick. Your brother is enjoying for the enemy.

The Cincinnati Bengals signed anybody and everybody together with pillaging half our free agent pool. RB Najee Harris and WR Mike Williams signal there because the crew thumbs their nostril at their very own free brokers, shedding WR Tee Higgins however signing CB Byron Murphy and WR Keenan Allen to massive contracts as an alternative.

The Cleveland Browns signal…nobody. Not a single particular person. The franchise has given up. It’s the correct name.

We finish free company with $4.6 million left in cap house after making 9 exterior signings.

To recap all of them, together with re-signings by order of most to least costly:

WR Chris Godwin: 3 years, $72 millionQB Justin Fields: 2 years, $27 millionRB Jaylen Warren: 3 years, $18 millionCB Nate Hobbs: 3 years, $15 millionNT Bobby Brown III: 2 years, $8.2 millionILB Elandon Roberts: 2 years, $8 millionQB Mason Rudolph: 2 years, $7 millionCB Tre Brown: 2 years, $6.2 millionOT Larry Borom: 2 years, $6 millionS Markquese Bell: 2 years, $5 millionFB Adam Prentice: 2 years, $3 millionWR Van Jefferson: 1 yr, $1.3 millionOT Calvin Anderson: 1 yr, $1.25 millionOL Michael Dunn: 1 yr, $1.25 million

Some would marvel if cornerback has been ignored. Maybe mismanaged. I’d say…cease asking so many questions. Let’s get to the draft.

2025 NFL Draft

To set issues up, right here’s a reminder of the picks we enter the draft with.

Our greatest wants are apparent: extra line of defense assist, positively cornerback additions, operating again is a should, and we’ll maintain a watchful eye out on quarterbacks.

The Tennessee Titans get the clock began at No. 1. Right here’s the highest 5…and Jacksonville is shaking issues up by taking Michigan CB Will Johnson to spherical issues out.

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders slips out. Will we think about buying and selling up? It’s what groups in Pittsburgh’s world, those who by no means backside out, must do. We think about it.

Aaaand he’s gone, snatched up sixth total by the Las Vegas Raiders. It will’ve price the farm, anyway. As is Michigan DL Mason Graham, the one different prospect even price contemplating buying and selling up for, taken seventh by the New York Jets. We’ll sit and wait our flip at No. 21.

There’s a mad sprint of strikes forward of us. Trades upon trades upon trades. Together with the Detroit Lions, making the leap from No. 28 to No. 19 and stealing Oregon defensive lineman Derrick Harmon away. My coronary heart aches. A prime candidate is off the board and we’re on the clock.

Right here’s the highest of the draft board. Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan has tumbled all the way in which right down to the board and from a price perspective, he’s onerous to disregard despite the fact that we signed Chris Godwin and have two wonderful beginning wideouts.

Now we have two commerce provides. One from Buffalo and one from New England. Contemplating each, we counter with Buffalo. We’ll ship the Payments No. 21 and No. 122 for No. 30, No. 62, and No. 179.

Buffalo accepts. After which they commerce down. With New England! What is going on within the AFC East? The Patriots needed to go up, we handed them over, Buffalo strikes up after which instantly falls again down. In the long run, New England will get a receiver nevertheless it’s Texas’ Matthew Golden, not McMillan, who goes off the board one decide later to a really completely happy Los Angeles Chargers squad.

Sitting at 30 and again on the clock, right here’s a refreshed take a look at the highest of the board.

We get extra provides. This one from Kansas Metropolis is engaging.

Transfer down one spot, add a stable draft decide. However who do the Chiefs need? Might they steal away our man? Tempting as it’s, we inform GM Brett Veach ‘no thanks.’ Wanting on the board, cornerback stands out. Failing to handle an top-tier outdoors possibility in free company, we come down to 2 names: Notre Dame’s Benjamin Morrison and Florida State’s Azareye’h Thomas. Each are bodily gifted. Morrison has medical issues, Thomas is somewhat uncooked.

We’ll roll the cube on well being and choose Morrison, whose tape at his greatest is nearly as good as any cornerback within the class. An injury-prone pair of Morrison and Cory Trice Jr. What may go flawed?

(we don’t say that within the press launch)

The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs take TE Colston Loveland and one decide later, the primary spherical concludes. We’re proud of the commerce. And our choice.

Right here’s the highest 5 picks of Spherical Two. The Browns land a quarterback in Alabama’s Jalen Milroe whereas somewhat afterward, the New York Jets snag Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart at No. 42.

Watching the picks fly by, North Carolina RB Omarion Hampton is a shock title nonetheless on the board. Card after card will get turned in with out his title however that can solely final so lengthy. Time to make our transfer. The Atlanta Falcons are on the clock at No. 46 with the Arizona Cardinals at No. 47. The Falcons gained’t take a operating again however the Cardinals? They could. It makes Atlanta the correct crew to maneuver up for.

We get on the telephones and submit our provide: ship our No. 52 and No. 83 for his or her No. 46 and No. 117. The Falcons have already got No. 82 so this offers them back-to-back third spherical picks. Fairly candy deal.

They agree and settle for. We’re on the board. Buying and selling as much as take a operating again, Professional Soccer Focus is shedding their thoughts. Welcome to Pittsburgh, Omarion Hampton. Michigan NT Kenneth Grant was accessible – and enticing – however we would have liked a operating again and Hampton hits all the correct notes, extra assured in his athleticism after a stellar Mix exercise.

With one other second rounder at our disposal at No. 62, we check out the highest prospects remaining.

It’s not a listing I’m loving. Ole Miss WR Tre Harris is essentially the most intriguing however we discover extra commerce provides, getting calls from the Houston Texans and New Orleans Saints, the Saints wanting to return up and are dangling a 2026 third-rounder. Right here’s their preliminary proposal.

Haggling with the Saints proves tough. Our counter of No. 62 for No. 71 and a 2026 third-rounder is rejected. As is No. 62 and No. 238 (the sim mistakenly provides us three seventh rounders when we now have simply two) and No. 71 and a future third. Once more, no cube.

Lastly, we attain an settlement. We’ll ship No. 62, No. 179, and No. 239 for No. 71, No. 186, and a 2026 third-round decide, draft capital we are able to use subsequent yr if there’s an opportunity to commerce up for a quarterback in what’s going to hopefully be a stronger class. That is chess, not checkers, we’re enjoying. Huge-brained stuff.

On the clock at No. 71, we’re centered on a receiver. The query is – who?

It comes right down to Stanford’s Elic Ayomanor and Miami (FL)’s Xavier Restrepo, two completely different types at receiver. Ayomanor has the peak/weight pace however an absence of elite separation and troubling historical past of knee accidents provides the sting to Restrepo. A thickly constructed slot-receiver who performs indignant, he’ll slide between Godwin and Pickens. With Pickens unpredictable and coming into the ultimate yr of his rookie deal, as is Calvin Austin III, this helps somewhat now and loads sooner or later.

Spherical Two is full.

With a protracted wait from No. 71 to our subsequent decide at No. 117, I’ve a plan. We have to make one other transfer up the draft board. Working the telephones doesn’t come simple. Philadelphia at No. 96? Rejected. Carolina at No. 98? Denied. The Los Angeles Rams at No. 100? Three strikes, I’m out.

Calling each crew in a single day because the draft pauses from Friday till Saturday, nothing works. Tennessee sits at No. 102, and I ship them a suggestion No. 117 and No. 186? One other bitter rejection and I’m spinning my wheels.

New plan. Throw out the previous plan. Improve the provide, proposing No. 117 and No. 163 for the Titans’ No. 102. Nonetheless, I’m turned down. This isn’t working.

New plan. Revert to the previous plan. Extra picks go by earlier than New England hears from us: No. 117 and No. 186 for No. 105. Not occurring. Lastly, lastly we make a deal that works despite the fact that it’s nicely over my finances. Ship New England our 117th and 186th total picks plus a 2026 fifth-rounder simply to amass their decide at No. 105.

Our goal? Toledo defensive lineman Darius Alexander. Sure, it’s stunning for him to fall this far. But it surely may not be that far-fetched. He didn’t play towards elite competitors, had common manufacturing, turns 25 mid-season, and will get picked over in one of many deepest line of defense lessons this century.

Both method, we’ll take the win. Alexander is a steal right here, even when it price lots to take action. A serious increase the Steelers’ new-look line of defense.

What made the commerce extra exceptional was the decide was used within the different two offers we made with Atlanta and New Orleans. Whole coincidence I didn’t understand till after all of the mud settled.

Exhausted with all of the wheeling and dealing, we’ll be affected person for the lengthy wait from No. 105 to our subsequent selection at No. 163. There’s solely three picks left and we’ll want to make use of them nicely. Right here’s what we’ve drafted to this point.

When the announcement comes over the draft room that we’re again on the clock, we zoom out and study the highest of the board.

Louisville QB Tyler Shough has fallen all the way in which to the fifth spherical. Simple as it could be to grab him up, in case you don’t thoughts me breaking the fourth wall for a second, it’s beginning to really feel like dishonest. We’ll go to protect the integrity of this fake offseason.

We scan the board elsewhere. There’s no slam-dunk title that jumps in and out these moments, specializing in fundamentals is vital. That leads us to including key offensive line depth. Isaac Seumalo is a free agent after the season and whereas Mason McCormick has promise, he’s hardly a positive factor. We decide on Cincinnati guard Luke Kandra. Huge, bodily, with burst out of his stance, he beats out Wisconsin S Hunter Wohler to be the Steelers’ decide at No. 163.

Our draft concludes with a pair of seventh rounders. They arrive and go with out a lot fanfare however we take them as significantly as we did anything. At No. 225, Georgia Tech TE Jackson Hawes is our decide. An excellent in-line blocker, he’ll maintain the operating recreation wholesome if Darnell Washington misses occasions. And at No. 247, we land Cal S Craig Woodson. Later than he’s realistically poised to go, particularly after operating within the 4.4’s on the Mix, however his versatility, hit energy, and connection to DBs Coach Gerald Alexander (who recruited Alexander to Cal and coached him for a season) make him the man. We’re completed for the day.

Congrats to Mr. Irrelevant, No. 257 total. That’s Louisville WR Ja’Corey Brooks, drafted by the Cleveland Browns. Poor man – he by no means stood an opportunity.

Right here’s the whole first spherical to see how night time one went down throughout the NFL. Eight trades in whole and the motion actually picked up after the highest ten names went off the board.

It’s loads to soak up and price recapping the picks – and the trades – under.

Draft Trades

Commerce No. 1:

Pittsburgh Sends: No. 21, No. 122Buffalo Sends: No. 30, No. 62, No. 179

Commerce No. 2:

Pittsburgh Sends: No. 52, No. 83Atlanta Sends: No. 46, No. 117

Commerce No. 3:

Pittsburgh Sends: No. 62, No. 179, No. 238New Orleans Sends: No. 71, No. 186, 2026 third

Commerce No. 4:

Pittsburgh Sends: No. 117, No. 186, 2026 5thNew England Sends: No. 105

It’s simply essentially the most variety of trades we’ve made in an offseason. Shifting and shaking up and down however I’m proud of the way it turned out, particularly getting that future third-round decide. Given all of the free agent additions, we might or might not get comp picks, however this franchise can be in place to make a transfer in 2026 if a quarterback turns into accessible.

Rounding out our rookie class and to fill out a 90-man roster, we signal the next 13 undrafted free brokers:

Garrett Greene/QB West VirginiaJada Byers/RB Virginia UnionPeny Boone/RB PurdueZakhari Franklin/WR IllinoisMonaray Baldwin/WR BaylorAnthony Torres/TE ToledoAiden Williams/OL Minnesota-DuluthAndre Jefferson/DL Lenoir-RhyneBrian Ugwu/EDGE Miami (OH)Collin Oliver/ILB Oklahoma StateJacob Dobbs/ILB James MadisonAubrey Burks/S West VirginiaJonah Dalmas/Ok Boise State

Our coaching camp depth chart appears like this.

And after a summer season of camp and preseason motion, right here’s our Week 1 53-man roster and depth chart.

Notable cuts embrace WR Van Jefferson, TE Connor Heyward, EDGE Jeremiah Moon, and DL Logan Lee. One draft decide, Woodson, fails to stay. UDFA Collin Oliver is a notable inclusion, working as a potential 4th OLB to help having solely three listed on the place in Watt, Highsmith, and Herbig.

Ultimate Ideas

That’s our 2025 roster. Is it good? In fact not. It by no means is, not less than, not with me on the wheel. Offensive line depth doesn’t really feel as safe because it might be. The line of defense may arguably be a bit stronger and new items within the secondary have to suit collectively. Operating again depth is incomplete and the kick return recreation doesn’t appear improved until chopping Patterson turns into addition by subtraction.

Quarterback stays the elephant within the room, missing a long-term reply, however not less than Fields and Rudolph are below contract for 2026 to present some choices heading into subsequent offseason. After we’ll mock all of it as soon as once more.

Due to everybody who took the time to learn this train. It’s my favourite to write down. The adjustments in sim made issues much less eventful and albeit, a few of it felt too simple. Like I wrote on the prime, it is a one-time problem so I had no concept how cranky the sim can be or I may simply scoop up gamers left and proper. Often, there was resistance however I breezed by it higher than most years. It nonetheless resulted in what appears like an attainable and constructive method to enhance the roster.

In the event you’d wish to put in your basic supervisor hat, yow will discover Professional Soccer Community’s offseason simulator device right here. Their mock draft sim is right here.