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2025 Steelers Offseason Report: Is OL Doug Nester Pittsburgh’s Hidden Depth?

As we’ve done in previous years, we’re taking a look at Pittsburgh Steelers under Reserve/Futures contracts for the 2025 offseason — the ones who spent most of, if not the entire year, on the practice squad — and what we can expect from them during training camp and (hopefully) into the regular season. Today, here is an outlook on OL Doug Nester.

Doug Nester/OL West Virginia – 6066, 308 pounds

The seas are parting for guys like Doug Nester. Pittsburgh’s lost multiple offensive linemen to free agency with Dan Moore Jr., James Daniels, and even Nate Herbig signing elsewhere.