Sixth-round pick Ryan Watts is the caveat behind the fact that the Pittsburgh Steelers retained their entire 2024 draft class. The Texas DB never spent a second on the 53-man roster, placed on the Reserve/Injured List before the season started. Technically, fellow sixth-rounder, DL Logan Lee, joins him on IR, but he spent time on the 53 and can return this season.
Watts suffered an injury in the Steelers’ final preseason game, an unfortunate culmination to an encouraging offseason. Considering the fact that the Steelers still have Jalen Elliott on the roster, we can reasonably surmise that he would have made the team.