Steelers Turn Heads Adding Versatile 2-Sport Athlete to QB Competition

Getty The Pittsburgh Steelers signed former UCF quarterback, wide receiver and outfielder John Rhys Plumlee as an undrafted free agent.

After rumblings that they could draft a quarterback in the NFL draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers added a fourth quarterback in undrafted free agency. At the conclusion of the draft on April 27, the Steelers signed former UCF signal caller John Rhys Plumlee.

The UCF product announced the signing on his X (formerly Twitter) account.

“Extremely fired up to be a part of SteelerNation,” wrote Plumlee.

In addition to quarterback, Plumlee played wide receiver throughout college. He was also an outfielder for the UCF baseball team.

Because of Plumlee’s versatility and due to him being an addition to the quarterback room, Pittsburgh’s decision to sign Plumlee was met with quite the reaction.

“Plumlee will slot in behind Russell Wilson, Justin Fields and Kyle Allen as the Steelers’ fourth quarterback in training camp,” wrote Steelers Now’s Alan Saunders. “[He] could be in line to earn a practice squad role where his athleticism could allow him to be a versatile piece of the scout team.”