Steelers' Eli Rogers: Works with starters again

Rogers caught two passes for 17 yards on four targets in Friday's preseason game against the Saints.

Analysis:

Rogers played the majority of first-team snaps, manning the slot while Antonio Brown and Markus Wheaton lined up outside. It increasingly seems the Steelers could open the season favoring the aforementioned alignment, but 2015 third-round selection Sammie Coates did make his argument for a role after Ben Roethlisberger left Friday's game, catching both of his targets for 66 yards and a touchdown. If Coates were to play over Rogers in three-wide sets, the Steelers would use Brown and/or Wheaton out of the slot, a role that both have filled at various points in the past. The Steelers might also opt to mix and match the two wideouts, with Darrius Heyward-Bey potentially also getting some snaps. Rogers is probably still ahead of Coates for the No. 3 role, but the latter offers a far more intriguing long-term ceiling.