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Editors note: From now until reporting day to training camp at Saint Vincent College, TribLive is running through the Pittsburgh Steelers 90-man roster, looking at each player and assessing his outlook for the 2026 season.
The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with two players each day between June 13 and July 28.
Contract data courtesy spotrac.com.
DL KEVIN JOBITY JR.
Experience/age: Rookie season; 22 Contract status: $895,000 cap hit in 2026; signed through 2028 with $30,000 guaranteed The past: Jobity led Syracuse in sacks last season with five, boosted by a three-sack game against Pitt.
The 6-foot-4, 300-pound defensive tackle played 38 career games with 17 starts.
He finished his carer with 83 tackles, including 20 tackles for loss and 10 sacks.
As a senior, he made 30 total tackles in 12 games.
Jobity played some snaps at defensive end but was used 74% of the time at tackle last year.
His strength is as an interior pass rusher.
Pro Football Focus graded Jobity much better as a pass rusher (68.6) than as a run stopper (58.2) on the websites 100-point scale.
His pass-rush rating ranked 55th overall among FBS defensive linemen last season.
He was credited with 24 quarterback pressures, a total that tied for 39th.
At Syracuses pro day, he reportedly ran the 40-yard dash in 4.85 seconds, a time that wouldve tied for fifth among defensive tackles at the NFL Combine.
Jobity isnt a lifelong football player.
He played in middle school, chose to focus on other sports for a while and later returned to football as a high school senior, according to his hometown newspaper in Buffalo.
He received more than 20 Division I offers but Syracuse was the only school from a power conference.
2026 outlook: The Steelers signed Jobity as an undrafted free agent in early May.
The team entered last season with eight defensive linemen on the 53-man roster, so there might be room for a rookie who shines at training camp to win a spot or at least land on the practice squad.
The starters all return upfront with Cam Heyward, Derrick Harmon, Keeanu Benton and Yahya Black back for another year.
Seven-year pro Sebastian Joseph-Day was a key free agent addition wholl likely have a prominent rotational role.
The roster also has multiple depth options in Esezi Otomewo, Dean Lowry, Kyler Baugh and rookie sixth-round pick Gabriel Rubio.
If Jobity does stick on an NFL roster, he wouldnt be the only pro athlete in his family.
His father, Kevin Sr., was a 6-foot-9 forward/center who played college basketball at Niagara and later for a decade overseas in the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon.