While the Pittsburgh Steelers do have a rich history as an organization of having their own rookie undrafted free agents ultimately make their Week 1 53-man roster, it’s actually been a few years since such a feat has taken place.
It might not seem like it, but you have to go back to 2015 to find the last instance of a Steelers rookie undrafted free agent originally signed by the team ultimately making the Week 1 53-man roster. That player was none other than wide receiver Tyler Murphy. When he was originally signed by the Steelers, nobody would have predicted that Murphy, who had played just one year at Boston College as a quarterback after transferring from Florida, would have ultimately made the initial 53-man roster as a rookie.