Pittsburgh Steelers pre-training camp projected opening day and practice squad roster (update 1)

Submitted by Syndicated sources on July 23, 2012 - 8:38am

This has been an amazing summer, as the Pittsburgh Pirates have captivated the city and created a buzz that has not been seen in 20-years. However, that buzz is about to be joined by an annual right of passage, the opening of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp in Latrobe.We at Steelers101 have dissected the players and came up with our early best guess at the 2012 opening day roster and practice squad. While this is an inexact science, it is fun thing to do as we look forward to and prepare for training camp.. In all, if this holds true, there will be 14 new players since opening day 2011, including all nine of the teams draft choices. Take a look, and let us know what you think of the projections.

2012 Opening Day Roster

Name	Position	Height	Weight	Age	College
Adams, Mike	T	7-Jun	323	22	Ohio State
Allen, Cortez	CB	1-Jun	196	23	The Citadel
Allen, Will	S	1-Jun	200	29	Ohio State
Batch, Baron	RB	10-May	210	24	Texas Tech
Beachum, Kelvin	T	3-Jun	306	22	SMU
Brown, Antonio	WR	10-May	186	23	Central Michigan
Brown, Curtis	DB	Jun-00	185	23	Texas
Bryant, Corbin	DE	4-Jun	300	24	Northwestern
Carter, Chris	LB	1-Jun	248	23	Fresno State
Clark, Ryan	FS	11-May	205	32	Louisiana State
Clemons, Toney	WR	2-Jun	210	23	Colorado
Colon, Willie	T	3-Jun	315	29	Hofstra
Cotchery, Jerricho	WR	1-Jun	200	29	North Carolina State
DeCastro, David	G	5-Jun	310	22	Stanford
Dwyer, Jonathan	RB	11-May	229	22	Georgia Tech
Essex, Trai	G	5-Jun	324	29	Northwestern
Foote, Larry	LB	1-Jun	239	31	Michigan
Foster, Ramon	G	6-Jun	325	26	Tennessee
Frederick, Terrence	CB	10-May	187	22	Texas A&M
Gilbert, Marcus	T	6-Jun	330	24	Florida
Hampton, Casey	NT	1-Jun	325	34	Texas
Harrison, James	OLB	Jun-00	242	33	Kent State
Heyward, Cameron	DE	5-Jun	288	22	Ohio State
Hood, Ziggy	DE	3-Jun	300	25	Missouri
Ivy, Mortty	LB	1-Jun	239	26	West Virginia
Johnson, David	TE	2-Jun	260	24	Arkansas State
Kapinos, Jeremy	P	1-Jun	233	27	Penn State
Keisel, Brett	DE	5-Jun	285	33	Brigham Young
Leftwich, Byron	QB	5-Jun	250	32	Marshall
Legursky, Doug	G	1-Jun	315	25	Marshall
Lewis, Keenan	CB	Jun-00	208	25	Oregon State
McLendon, Steve	DT	4-Jun	280	26	Troy
Miller, Heath	TE	5-Jun	256	29	Virginia
Mundy, Ryan	FS	1-Jun	209	27	West Virginia
Paulson, David	TE	4-Jun	241	23	Oregon
Polamalu, Troy	SS	10-May	207	31	USC
Pope, Leonard	TE	8-Jun	264	28	Georgia
Pouncey, Maurkice	C/G	4-Jun	304	22	Florida
Rainey, Chris	RB	9-May	175	24	Florida
Redman, Isaac	RB	Jun-00	230	27	Bowie State
Roethlisberger, Ben	QB	5-Jun	241	30	Miami(Ohio)
Sanders, Emmanuel	WR	11-May	180	25	SMU
Starks, Max	T	8-Jun	345	30	Florida
Spence, Sean	LB	11-May	231	23	Miami(FL)
Suisham, Shaun	K	Jun-00	200	30	Bowling Green
Sylvester, Stevenson	ILB	2-Jun	231	23	Utah
Ta'amu, Alameda	DT	3-Jun	348	21	Washington
Taylor, Ike	CB	2-Jun	195	31	Louisiana-Lafayette
Timmons, Lawrence	LB	1-Jun	234	25	Florida State
Wallace, Mike	WR	Jun-00	199	25	Mississippi
Warren, Greg	LS	3-Jun	252	30	North Carolina
Woodley, LaMarr	OLB	2-Jun	265	27	Michigan
Worilds, Jason	OLB	2-Jun	262	24	Virginia Tech

2012 Exceptions to Opening Day Roster

Name	Position	Height	Weight	Age	College
Mendenhall, Rashard*	RB	10-May	225	24	Illinois
Saunders, Weslye**	TE	5-Jun	270	23	South Carolina

*Indicates opening season on PUP List due to ACL injury.
** Indicates opening season on suspended list.

2012 Opening Day Practice Squad

Name	Position	Height	Weight	Age	College
Carter, Terry	CB	10-May	184	24	LouisianaTech
Golden, Robert	S	11-May	202	21	Arizona
Igbinosun, Ikponmwosa	DE	4-Jun	288	21	Southern Connecticut State
Johnson, Jerrod	QB	5-Jun	251	23	TexasA&M
Johnson, Will	FB	2-Jun	240	23	West Virginia
Lee, Ryan	C/G	3-Jun	308	23	Furman
Rolle, Myron	CB	2-Jun	219	25	FloridaState