Defensive linemen

No

Name

Pos

Hgt

Wt

Exp

College

Comments

67

Lee Vickers

DE

6-6

270

R

North Alabama

Not much chance

71

Orien Harris

DE

6-3

302

R

Miami (Fla.)

Can become backup end

74

Scott Paxson

DT

6-4

292

R

Penn State

Trying to make practice squad

76

Chris Hoke

DT

6-2

305

6

Brigham Young

Valuable backup nose tackle

90

Travis Kirschke

DE

6-3

298

10

UCLA

Veteran, No. 1 backup at end

91

Aaron Smith

DE

6-5

298

8

Northern Colorado

Among best ends in 3-4 defense

93

Rodney Bailey

DE

6-3

305

6

Ohio State

Former Steeler, re-signed as backup

96

Shaun Nua

DE

6-5

280

2

Brigham Young

Made club as rookie last season

98

Casey Hampton

DT

6-1

325

6

Texas

Pro Bowl nose tackle

99

Brett Keisel

DE

6-5

285

5

Brigham Young

Gets his first starting job

Linebackers

No

Name

Pos

Hgt

Wt

Exp

College

Comments

46

Mike Kudla

LB

6-3

265

R

Ohio State

Undrafted but with real potential

47

Ronald Stanley

LB

6-0

244

1

Michigan State

Looking for practice squad spot

50

Larry Foote

LB

6-1

239

5

Michigan

Team's leading tackler in 2005

51

James Farrior

LB

6-2

243

10

Virginia

Tough, dependable playmaker in middle

53

Clark Haggans

LB

6-4

243

7

Colorado State

Had 9 sacks and played well

54

Rian Wallace

LB

6-3

243

2

Temple

Backup on inside as a rookie

55

Joey Porter

LB

6-3

250

8

Colorado State

Coming off May knee surgery

57

Clint Kriewaldt

LB

6-1

248

8

Wis.-Stevens

Top backup inside Point and special teamer

92

James Harrison

LB

6-0

242

3

Kent State

No. 1 backup on the outside

94

Andre Frazier

LB

6-5

234

2

Cincinnati

Showed potential last season

95

Richard Seigler

LB

6-2

238

2

Oregon State

Just hoping for a shot

97

Arnold Harrison

LB

6-3

241

1

Georgia

Played briefly last year

Cornerbacks

No

Name

Pos

Hgt

Wt

Exp

College

Comments

20

Bryant McFadden

CB

6-0

190

2

Florida State

Will push for starting job

21

Ricardo Colclough

CB

5-11

195

3

Tusculum

Needs to make strides in third year

24

Ike Taylor

CB

6-1

191

4

LA-Lafayette

Had good first season as starter

26

Deshea Townsend

CB

5-10

190

9

Alabama

Veteran starter, re-signed as free agent

29

Chidi Iwuoma

CB

5-9

184

6

California

Strictly a special teams player

37

Anthony Madison

CB

5-9

180

R

Alabama

Small, quick, undrafted rookie

Safeties

No

Name

Pos

Hgt

Wt

Exp

College

Comments

23

Tyrone Carter

S

5-8

195

7

Minnesota

Played in dime defense late in '05

25

Ryan Clark

S

5-11

205

5

Louisiana State

Only free-agent signing; likely starter

27

Anthony Smith

S

5-11

192

R

Syracuse

Hopes to challenge Clark at FS

28

Zach Baker

S

6-2

212

R

East Carolina

Undrafted rookie, will get a chance

31

Mike Logan

S

6-1

211

10

West Virginia

Coming back from knee surgery

43

Troy Polamalu

S

5-10

207

4

Southern California

Best Steelers DB since Woodson

45

Mike Lorello

S

5-11

208

R

West Virginia

Intriguing rookie from WVU

Punters

No

Name

Pos

Hgt

Wt

Exp

College

Comments

17

Chris Gardocki

P

6-1

192

16

Clemson

Aging, dependable veteran

6

Mike Barr

P

6-2

230

1

Rutgers

Trying again to make roster