Steelers 53-Man Reality Check: Surprises, Snubs, and the Prediction Gaps

The author revisits his Steelers 53-man roster predictions, highlighting hits like Travis Homer being cut to the practice squad (with Lew Nichols following) and the safeties Rayshawn Jenkins and Robert Spears-Jennings sticking on the roster; only two of his final inclusions didn’t survive the initial 53—LB Elandon Roberts and OT Broderick Jones (the latter traded to Dallas). His biggest misses were keeping Roberts on the roster, underestimating the third running back with rookie Eli Heidenreich making the team, and not predicting seven defensive linemen (he would’ve added Dean Lowry over UDFA Kevin Jobity Jr.). He also notes odds from his offseason deconstruction, such as Malik Harrison’s high miss rate and Ryan McCollum’s low odds that still stuck, with the 53-man results shaping expectations for future projections.