Well darkness rules over the NFL now as the Patriots have won their fifth Super Bowl. It is a tremendous dynasty and one of the best in history. While not winning the Super Bowl hurts and why losing to the Patriots hurts even worse, the Steelers have a lot to look forward to. Below is the 2016 Roster analysis:
| # | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Age | Exp. | BWG Comment |
| 15 | Ayers, Demarcus | WR | 5′ 11″ | 190 | 22 | R | Had a nice rookie campaign |
| 26 | Bell, Le’Veon | RB | 6′ 1″ | 225 | 24 | 4 | Had a monster year, needs to stay on track outside of football |
| 4 | Berry, Jordan | P | 6′ 5″ | 195 | 25 | 2 | Nice Job by Berry! |
| 9 | Boswell, Chris | K | 6′ 2″ | 185 | 25 | 2 | Good follow up campaign! |
| 84 | Brown, Antonio | WR | 5′ 10″ | 181 | 28 | 7 | Great Season beginning to be overshadowed by antics |
| 25 | Burns, Artie | CB | 6′ 0″ | 197 | 21 | R | Very High Upside, showed flashes of brilliance! |
| 56 | Chickillo, Anthony | LB | 6′ 3″ | 255 | 24 | 2 | Played well when called upon |
| 14 | Coates, Sammie | WR | 6′ 1″ | 212 | 23 | 2 | Broken fingers derailed a great start |
| 31 | Cockrell, Ross | CB | 6′ -“ | 191 | 25 | 3 | Emerging as a solid defender |
| 37 | Dangerfield, Jordan | S | 5′ 11″ | 199 | 26 | 1 | Filled in nicely, when needed. |
| 28 | Davis, Sean | S | 6′ 1″ | 202 | 23 | R | Steelers Defensive Rookie of the year! |
| 66 | DeCastro, David | G | 6′ 5″ | 316 | 27 | 5 | Oustanding All-Pro worthy Season! |
| 48 | Dupree, Bud | LB | 6′ 4″ | 269 | 23 | 2 | He was a key in the defensive turnaround |
| 67 | Finney, B.J. | C/G | 6′ 4″ | 318 | 25 | 1 | Solid Backup this year |
| 54 | Fort, L.J. | LB | 6′ 0″ | 232 | 27 | 2 | Saw some action and held his own |
| 73 | Foster, Ramon | G | 6′ 5″ | 328 | 31 | 8 | Only one penalty all season, for dependable veteran |
| 22 | Gay, William | CB | 5′ 10″ | 187 | 32 | 10 | Veteran who began to show signs of slowing down at the end |
| 24 | Gilbert, Justin | CB | 6′ 0″ | 202 | 25 | 3 | Would like to see what he can do |
| 77 | Gilbert, Marcus | OT | 6′ 6″ | 330 | 28 | 6 | Running game was deadly when he returned |
| 21 | Golden, Robert | S | 5′ 11″ | 202 | 26 | 5 | Valueable Special Teams Ace, who lost his starting DB job |
| 27 | Golson, Senquez | CB | 5′ 9″ | 176 | 23 | 2 | Another lost campaign |
| 89 | Green, Ladarius | TE | 6′ 6″ | 240 | 26 | 5 | What might have been? Exciting perfomer, who is battling injury |
| 85 | Grimble, Xavier | TE | 6′ 4″ | 261 | 24 | 1 | Did a very nice job filling in |
| 83 | Hamilton, Cobi | WR | 6′ 2″ | 197 | 26 | 1 | Every catch was pretty much a big one, needs to develop more |
| 79 | Hargrave, Javon | DT | 6′ 2″ | 305 | 23 | R | Will be a fixture for years to come |
| 92 | Harrison, James | LB | 6′ 0″ | 242 | 38 | 14 | ONE MORE YEAR, ONE MORE YEAR!! |
| 68 | Harris, Ryan | OT | 6′ 5″ | 302 | 31 | 9 | Was lost to injury and didn’t make an impact |
| Hawkins, Jerald | OT | 6′ 6″ | 305 | 23 | R | No Idea who this is | |
| 88 | Heyward-Bey, Darrius | WR | 6′ 2″ | 210 | 29 | 8 | Dependable veteran capable of big plays |
| 97 | Heyward, Cameron | DE | 6′ 5″ | 295 | 27 | 6 | Anchor of the defense, season cut short by injury! |
| 74 | Hubbard, Chris | C/G | 6’4″ | 295 | 25 | 3 | Did an excellent job filling in and on running downs |
| 81 | James, Jesse | TE | 6′ 7″ | 261 | 22 | 2 | Fun to watch his emergence |
| 82 | Johnson, David | TE | 6′ 2″ | 260 | 29 | 8 | Played well in his return |
| 51 | Johnson, Steven | LB | 6′ 1″ | 237 | 28 | 5 | Was lost to injury and never made an impact |
| 95 | Jones, Jarvis | LB | 6′ 3″ | 248 | 27 | 4 | Looks like he will be a bust, after disappointing season |
| 3 | Jones, Landry | QB | 6′ 4″ | 225 | 27 | 4 | Will get a look by teams in free agency |
| 44 | Matakevich, Tyler | LB | 6′ 1″ | 235 | 24 | R | Tackle Machine with huge upside |
| 90 | Mathews, Ricardo | DE | 6′ 3″ | 300 | 29 | 7 | Veteran who is a capable backup |
| 62 | Maxey, Johnny | DE | 6′ 5″ | 283 | 23 | R | A late season addition, pressed into service |
| 93 | McCullers, Daniel | DT | 6′ 7″ | 352 | 24 | 3 | Starting to put together his tools and his skills |
| 18 | Mettenberger, Zach | QB | 6′ 5″ | 224 | 25 | 3 | Never was pressed into service |
| 69 | Mihalik, Brian | OT | 6′ 9″ | 302 | 24 | 1 | Interesting prospect, who didn’t see the field |
| 23 | Mitchell, Mike | S | 6′ 1″ | 221 | 29 | 8 | Had a nice bound back year, but still seems to make big mistakes |
| 55 | Moats, Arthur | LB | 6′ 0″ | 246 | 28 | 7 | Great person who is primarily a backup now |
| 45 | Nix, Roosevelt | FB | 5′ 11″ | 248 | 24 | 2 | Old school fullback, who did a terrific job, also a special teams contributor |
| 53 | Pouncey, Maurkice | C | 6′ 4″ | 304 | 27 | 7 | Oustanding job, if he stays healthy one of the best at his position |
| 7 | Roethlisberger, Ben | QB | 6′ 5″ | 240 | 34 | 13 | Another outstanding job, by the rock of the franchise |
| 17 | Rogers, Eli | WR | 5′ 10″ | 187 | 24 | 2 | Really developed into a playmaker, still needs development |
| Severin, Canaan | WR | 6′ 2″ | 205 | 23 | R | No Idea who this is | |
| 20 | Shabazz, Al-Hajj | CB | 6′ 2″ | 200 | 24 | 1 | Bounced between the practice squad, will push for the main roster |
| 50 | Shazier, Ryan | LB | 6′ 1″ | 230 | 24 | 3 | Oustanding talent and getting better every year |
| 29 | Thomas, Shamarko | S | 5′ 9″ | 205 | 25 | 4 | He was relegated to special teams then injured |
| 94 | Timmons, Lawrence | LB | 6′ 1″ | 234 | 30 | 10 | Had a very productive second half |
| 33 | Toussaint, Fitzgerald | RB | 5′ 9″ | 204 | 26 | 3 | Capable backup |
| 91 | Tuitt, Stephon | DE | 6′ 6″ | 303 | 23 | 3 | Kept the defensive line afloat, in Cam’s absence |
| 78 | Villanueva, Alejandro | OT | 6′ 9″ | 320 | 28 | 2 | Great Second act for a terrific player! |
| 72 | Wallace, Cody | C/G | 6′ 4″ | 296 | 32 | 7 | Was lost to injury and never saw the field |
| 96 | Walton, L.T. | DE | 6′ 5″ | 305 | 24 | 2 | Was pressed into action and did okay |
| 60 | Warren, Greg | LS | 6′ 3″ | 252 | 35 | 12 | Steady and consistent contributor |
| 11 | Wheaton, Markus | WR | 5′ 11″ | 189 | 25 | 4 | It was a lost season and most likely his last in the ‘Burgh |
| 34 | Williams, DeAngelo | RB | 5′ 9″ | 207 | 33 | 11 | He was outstanding when he played, led the league until Bell returned |
| 98 | Williams, Vince | LB | 6′ 1″ | 233 | 27 | 4 | Could start for most teams, did a terrific job when called upon |
| Reserve/Suspended by Commissioner | |||||||
| # | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Age | Exp. | |
| 10 | Bryant, Martavis | WR | 6′ 4″ | 211 | 25 | 3 | Needs to do some growing up |
| Reserve/Future | |||||||
| # | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Age | Exp. | College |
| 42 | Brown-Dukes, Brandon | RB | 5′ 8″ | 200 | 24 | R | Could push Fitz off the roster |
| 20 | Dixon, Brandon | DB | 5′ 11″ | 203 | 26 | 2 | Late adddition to practice squad |
| 71 | Feiler, Matt | OT | 6′ 6″ | 330 | 24 | 1 | Dressed for one game, GO HUSKIES |
| 42 | Hagen, Jacob | S | 6′ 3″ | 205 | 24 | 1 | Spent time on practice squad |
| 40 | Hilton, Mike | CB | 5′ 9″ | 184 | 22 | 0 | undersized late adddition to practice squad |
| Huguenin, Farrington | OLB | 6′ 4″ | 268 | 24 | 0 | Could be a 3-4 DE, has the size, needs experience | |
| Johnson, Gus | RB | 5′ 10″ | 215 | 23 | 1 | Just joined the practice squad | |
| 76 | Milton, Keavon | OT | 6′ 4″ | 320 | 26 | 2 | Undersized but athletic tackle |
| 39 | Smith, Dreamius | RB | 5′ 11″ | 225 | 24 | 1 | Practice squad guy who has bounced around |
| Stewart, Dez | WR | 6′ 2″ | 200 | 23 | 1 | Don’t know a lot about either guy, but Steelers hit HR with these type of players | |
| 16 | Tucker, Marcus | WR | 5′ 10″ | 190 | 24 | R | Don’t know a lot about either guy, but Steelers hit HR with these type of players |
| 30 | Williams, Karlos | RB | 6′ 2″ | 230 | 23 | 2 | Another project guy, talented but troubled |