Notable Non-Steeler Cuts 2025

Random thoughts on names I saw.

• RB Deuce Vaughn - extremely small for the NFL (5'6", 175), but holds the all-time rushing record for Kansas State
• QB Kyle McCord - injury to QB2 Tanner McKee spurred the Howell trade and made McCord expendable.
• WR KJ Osborn - FF darling for a few weeks a couple of years ago when injury got him up the depth chart. Thought he had the potential to break out for some team.
• Miles Boykin
• CB Kalen King - played opposite JPJ at Penn State and carried a first-round grade into the season after the Steelers took Porter. A poor campaign knocked into Day Three, now to the curb.
• QB Sean Clifford - because it signals the Packers fully trust Malik Willis to back up Jordan Love.
• WR Hunter Renfrow - made the Pro Bowl in '21, couldn't find a spot in Carolina despite them keeping seven WRs
• RB Cam Akers - buddy of mine who's a Rams fan thought he was going to be 'excellent' a few years ago.
• QB Kyle Trask - watched some film on him the year he came out, thought his accuracy might get him somewhere.
• WR Russell Gage Jr - signed a big contract with the Bucs after a breakout season with the Bills a couple of years ago, never regained his form.
• RB Jeff Wilson Jr. - FF hero for me a few years ago when I needed a RB to cover an injury. Wasn't much on the waiver wire, but Wilson had been traded to Miami and took off for several games. Injuries then took a toll.
• WR Laviska Shenault, Jr. - another FF receiver that flashed a few years ago with Jacksonville. Thought he might catch on with somebody.
• WR Malachi Corley - YAC king of the 2024 WR class, taken by the Jets at the top of the third. Had interest in seeing the Steelers draft him.
• QB Desmond Ridder - cut in the same town where he made a name for himself. The 2022 QB class was brutal.
• WR Diontae Johnson
• CB Darius Rush
• OL Kendrick Green - Colbert had some quality picks over the years, but toward the end of his tenure things were getting sketchy. The decision to draft Green and move him to center for Ben's final season was definitely among the worst.
• WR Laquon Treadwell - 4th round pick that had a great camp as a rookie for the Jags a few years ago. Thought he was poised to surprise early on, but never did.
• WR Xavier Restrepo - Day Three diamond-in-the-rough candidate couldn't make the Titans roster despite Cam Ward - his college QB - throwing him the ball.
• WR Marquez Callaway - member of the 2024 MacDaddyo Fringe All Star Team
• S Terrell Edmunds
• WR Jalen Reagor - infamous for being the guy the Eagles took one spot ahead of Justin Jefferson.