The Steelers By The Lake Podcast

We breakdown the special teams positions and the players who could fill those spots. We then also discuss our personal top 10 defensive players that we've gotten to watch play in our lifetime. All that and more on this weeks episode. Go Steelers!

We breakdown the Safety room and discuss which players we feel have the best shot at making the team as well as which players may have a lot of fighting to do for a spot on the 53 man roster. We then share all of our predictions for who we feel will make the Steelers 53-man roster. Go Steelers!

We breakdown and discuss the recent roster transactions as well as the leagues decision to not hold a supplemental draft and the player affected by that. We then analyze the Cornerback room and share our thoughts on the players we feel are locks and the ones we feel are fighting for a roster spot. All that and more on this week's episode. Go Steelers!

Will the middle linebacker position take a step forward this upcoming season? Who are the locks to make the roster and who might surprise by making a splash in the preseason? Should the Steelers take a chance on QB Brendan Sorsby in the supplemental draft? We’ve got all your answers in the week’s episode. Go Steelers! 

Who is in contention for playing outside linebacker for the 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers and what dark horse players might sneak on to the roster? We break it down on today’s show. The Steelers also made some roster moves and brought in competition for the punter position. How are practices different from when Mike Tomlin held them? We’ve got your answers answers. Go Steelers!

Pittsburgh keeps their own with two big contract extensions and we break them both down. Who is fighting for a spot in the defensive line room and who do we think will make the team? Also a big trade from the division rival Browns and what that means for the future of both teams. Go Steelers! 

We discuss some updates from the Steelers roster as well as a staffing move. We then breakdown and discuss the offensive line position battles and who we feel are the locks to make the team and who is fighting for a back of roster position. Go Steelers!

We discuss adding one former Pittsburgh Steelers to the current roster that we feel could help push the team to becoming a Superbowl Contender this year. We breakdown the players and our thoughts as to how the addition of said players would affect the current roster dynamics.

The Steelers bring back Aaron Rodgers on a one year deal and we discuss the hopes for his final year. We then breakdown the Wide Receiver room and the players who have their place on the team solidified and who could lose their role. All that and more on this week's episode. Go Steelers!

We discuss and breakdown the most recent roster transactions as well as share our thoughts about the way the 2026 Steelers season is laid out following the schedule release Thursday night. We then move on to the positional breakdown of both the Tight End and Fullback room. All that and more on this weeks episode. Go Steelers!

It appears that it is still Mr. Rodgers neighborhood in Pittsburgh as Aaron visits the team this weekend. We discuss the potential outcome and impact on the season if he comes back to the burgh. We also discuss the Rookie's Jersey Numbers and share our thoughts on the selected numbers and the legacy attached to some of them. After that we breakdown the Halfback room and the position battle or lack...

We discuss the most recent Steelers roster moves as well as the updates with DK Metcalf's lawsuit. We then breakdown the Steelers QB room and the position battle that will ensue this preseason. All that and more on this week's episode. Go Steelers!

The 2026 NFL Draft has come to an end. The crew discusses the whole draft class while giving some in depth analysis of the day 3 picks. We also chat about the handful of undrafted free agents the team has already signed. All that and more on this episode. Go Steelers!

The crew breaks down and discusses the Day 2 draft picks that the Steelers brought in. They share their thoughts and reactions to all four picks as well as what they hope the team does during Day 3 of the draft. All that and more. Go Steelers!

We discuss the Pittsburgh Steelers first round draft pick and the drama surrounding the pick. We also hear from Jill and Cody about their in person draft day experiences. What are your thoughts about the round one pick, and who should they target for day two?

We give you a little behind the scenes of our thought process in this mini podcast episode.  We run through 3 quick 3 round mock drafts and talk through what we would do in each scenario if we were running the Steelers. Check it out and tell us what you would have done in the comments. 

The crew held a live stream on both Facebook and YouTube! This audio shares the discussion with both each other and the viewers about their mock draft with great talk between picks with a few trades taking place as well. Go Steelers!

We discuss the final top-30 visits that the Steelers had and share our thoughts on those players and their potential to become a Steeler. We then get to hear Nick's Mock Draft 2.0 and share our thoughts on the players he selected. Go Steelers!

James and Cody take a look back at their mock drafts from the Steelers by the Lake crew from the 2022 and 2021 seasons. Who did they hit on that the Steelers drafted? Who was successful but with other teams? Check out this mini podcast episode to find out 

James and Cody take a look back at their mock drafts from the 2023 NFL draft.  Who did they hit on and who did they love that the Steelers should have drafted? Check out this mini podcast episode to find out. 

The team discuss the start of optional OTA's and the growing list of Pre-Draft Visitors. Jill then shares her second mock draft of the season as we inch ever so closer to the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh. Go Steelers!

Nick and James break down the success stories from the Steelers by the Lake hosts and guests from the 2024 NFL draft. Our then guest and now host hit big in that season’s predictions. Who did Nick get correct and how did everyone else fair? Check out this mini podcast episode to find out. 

Nick and James break down the success stories from the Steelers by the Lake hosts and guests from the 2025 NFL draft. Who did they successfully predict would end up Steelers? What players did not end up Steelers but were very successful players? Check out this mini podcast episode to find out. 

We discuss the fresh start for Roman Wilson and Kaleb Johnson as new Head Coach Mike McCarthy talked about recently. We then jump into James's last mock draft of the season and share our thoughts and opinions on his picks. Go Steelers!

We give a shoutout to some of our followers before we discuss our opinions on the new running back the team brought in this week. Cody then becomes the first to share his second mock draft as we get within a month of the NFL Draft. Go Steelers!