Former UCF QB among Steelers' UDFA signings

After adding seven players in the draft, the Steelers have added five more rookies to their roster. The team announced that it has signed five undrafted free agents:

• Beanie Bishop, CB (West Virginia)
• Daijun Edwards, RB (Georgia)
• John Rhys Plumlee, QB (Central Florida)
• Julius Welschof, LB (Charlotte)
• Jacoby Windmon, LB (Michigan State)

After adding one linebacker in the third round (NC State’s Payton Wilson), the Steelers have added another two players at the position. Jacoby Windmon is the more accomplished of the two UDFAs, with the linebacker collecting 119 tackles and 6.5 sacks with UNLV in 2021. However, he didn’t see nearly as big of a role after transferring to Michigan State in 2022, compiling 41 stops across two seasons with the team. Julius Welschof was a situational defensive lineman during his time at Michigan and Charlotte, and the Steelers are apparently looking to switch the prospect to a new position.

After three seasons of mostly sitting on the bench at Ole Miss, John Rhys Plumlee caught on with UCF as its starting QB between 2022 and 2023. He got into 23 games over the past two seasons, completing 63 percent of his passes for 4,857 yards, 29 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. He also added 1,367 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns on 265 carries. In Pittsburgh, he’ll learn from a pair of prolific runners (one former, one current) in Russell Wilson and Justin Fields.