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Rookie minicamp roster is announced

Beginning on Friday approximately 50 players, all who are either rookies or select first-year players, will take part in the Steelers three-day rookie minicamp.

It will be the first chance for the coaches to see the team's eight draft picks in action, as well as the nine rookie free agents the team signed after the draft.

The team can also invite any rookie who went undrafted and hasn't signed with a team to take part on a tryout basis.

Some things to keep an eye on:

  • There will be some local college flavor on display, including six players from the University of Pittsburgh, third-round draft pick James Conner, as well as tight end Scott Orndoff and safety Terrish Webb, who were both signed as rookie free agents after the draft. Three other Pitt players, kicker Chris Blewitt, linebacker Matt Galambos, and safety Reggie Mitchell, were invited to take part on a tryout basis.
  • Other players with local college ties include West Virginia running back Rushel Shell, who is from Hopewell, Pa., and defensive end Christian Brown, also from WVU; as well as Indiana University of Pa. guard Ethan Cooper, all rookie free agents the team signed after the draft.
  • There will be three quarterbacks participating, fourth-round draft pick Joshua Dobbs from Tennessee, undrafted rookie free agent Nick Schuessler from Clemson, and Dillon Buechel, who is from McKees Rocks, Pa., and played at Duquesne University and will be there on a tryout basis.
  • The following players with local connections will take part on a tryout basis: safety Aaron Terry and tight end Paul Butler, who attended California University of Pa.; wide receiver Corey Jones, a Pittsburgh native who attended Toledo; linebacker T.J. Neal, a McKeesport, Pa. native who played at Auburn; running back Wayne Capers, who is from Pittsburgh and played at Duquesne University; and offensive tackle Dylan Colucci, who is from Latrobe, Pa. and played at Youngstown State.  
  • For two players taking part it's a Steelers' family affair. Linebacker Akil Blount, a first-year player who was signed this offseason, is the son of Hall of Fame cornerback Mel Blount. Kevin Hart, a wide receiver from Coach Mike Tomlin's alma mater William & Mary, is the son of Steelers' Vice President Mark Hart, and scouts saw him when he took part in Pitt's Pro Day at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. He has been invited to take part on a tryout basis.

2017 Rookie Minicamp Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT EXP COLLEGE
2-O Marcel Newson WR 5-10 199 R Mississipi College
2-D A.J. Hughes P 6-0 200 1 Virginia Tech
3 Aaron Terry S 6-0 202 R California (PA)
4-O Rokeem Williams WR 6-0 200 R Miami (OH)
4-D Reggie Mitchell S 5-11 188 R Pittsburgh
5 Joshua Dobbs QB 6-3 216 R Tennessee
6 Dillon Buechel QB 6-3 211 R Duquesne
8 Nick Schuessler QB 6-3 196 R Clemson
13 Corey Jones WR 5-8 165 R Toledo
16 Marcus Tucker WR 5-10 190 1 Northern Michigan
18-O Kevin Hart WR 5-11 187 R William & Mary
18-D Chris Blewitt K 5-9 183 R Pittsburgh
19-O JuJu Smith-Schuster WR 6-1 215 R USC
19-D Dillon Kidd P 6-1 219 R Iowa
20 Cameron Sutton CB 5-11 188 R Tennessee
29 Brian Allen CB 6-3 215 R Utah
30-O James Conner RB 6-2 233 R Pittsburgh
30-D T.J. Neal LB 6-0 236 R Auburn
33 Austin Gearing LB 6-5 250 R Miami (OH)
37 Wayne Capers RB 6-0 206 R Duquesne
38-O Rushel Shell RB 5-10 227 R West Virginia
39-D Devonte Johnson CB 5-10 180 1 Weber State
40 Mike Hilton CB 5-9 184 1 Mississippi
41-O Paul Butler TE 6-6 252 R California (PA)
41-D Farrington Huguenin LB 6-4 268 1 Kentucky
42 Jacob Hagen S 6-3 205 1 Liberty
44 Phazahn Odom TE 6-8 251 R Fordham
45 Matt Galambos LB 6-1 239 R Pittsburgh
46 Terrish Webb S 5-10 190 R Pittsburgh
49-O Colin Holba LS 6-4 248 R Louisville
49-D Akil Blount LB 6-2 249 1 Florida A&M
51 Dylan Colucci OT 6-5 330 R Youngstown State
57-O Jerome Daniels OT 6-3 313 R UTEP
57-D Keith Kelsey LB 6-0 233 R Louisville
61-O Kyle Friend C 6-2 305 1 Temple
61-D Nelson Adams DE 6-3 287 R Mississippi State
62-O Mike Matthews C 6-2 300 1 Texas A&M
62-D Francis Kallon DE 6-5 295 R Georgia Tech
64-O Ethan Cooper G 6-2 322 R Indiana (PA)
64-D Christian Brown DE 6-3 295 R West Virginia
65 Lavon Hooks DE 6-3 312 1 Mississippi
68-O Kendall Pace OT 6-4 302 R Columbia
68-D Karmichael Dunbar DT 6-2 307 R Louisiana-Lafayette
69 Roy Philon DT 6-3 291 1 Louisville
71 Matt Feiler OT 6-6 330 1 Bloomsburg (PA)
72-O Chris Taylor G 6-3 330 R Tulane
72-D Demond Tucker DT 5-11 303 R Iowa State
80 Scott Orndoff TE 6-4 253 R Pittsburgh
90 T.J. Watt LB 6-4 252 R Wisconsin
99 Keion Adams LB 6-2 245 R Western Michigan

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