The first round of the 2024 NFL draft went perfectly for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night. The Steelers watched all the madness unravel ahead of them while they just stood pat and waited to see who was on the board when they went on the clock. When the No. 20 pick came up, all the Steelers had to do was calmly select their top option, former Washington offensive tackle Troy Fautanu. Now, with their new starting offensive tackle in place, Pittsburgh can turn their attention to the second round and fill one of their other top draft needs. Here are the eight best players for the Steeler ..read more

Things went according to plan for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft. The team stood pat on the No. 20 overall pick, resisted the temptation to trade up or down and landed their top guy. The Steelers landed former Washington offensive tackle Troy Fautanu to bolster the offensive line. Now we jump to Day Two and the Steelers still have plenty of needs to fill. Here is our updated Steelers seven-round mock draft based on what happened on Thursday night ..read more

Day One of the 2024 NFL draft is in the books and it was an historic night. Six quarterbacks were selected in the first 12 picks as well as 23 offensive players selected which is the most ever. Friday we move on to the second and third rounds and there is still plenty of talent to be had. We saw multiple trades at the end of the first round so teams could get back into the first for players they targeted but now on Friday we will see if the moves paid off for teams like the Buffalo Bills who traded out completely. Here is out list of the 40 best players on the board for day two of the NFL dra ..read more

From the beginning, former Washington offensive tackle Troy Fautanu was one of our favorite NFL draft prospects for the Pittsburgh Steelers. So when the Steelers selected Fautanu with the No. 20 overall pick, we were excited about his potential to seriously impact the Steelers offensive line. Pittsburgh targeted Fautanu from the beginning and despite the opportunity to trade back, didn’t flinch and got their guy. Here are our big takeaways from the pick ..read more

The months of relentless speculation about who the Pittsburgh Steelers would take with their first pick of the 2024 NFL draft are over. They needed a tackle and they certainly got one in brawler Troy Fautanu. According to Pro Football Focus, Fautanu allowed just three sacks in his four seasons as a Washington Husky. These highlights from Fautanu’s final season in Washington offer a glimpse of what Steelers fans can look forward to: More Troy Fautanu! Russell Wilson reacts to Steelers 2024 NFL draft selection, Troy Fautanu Email Sign up Like this article? Sign up for the Steelers Wire email ..read more

Protection is one of the most critical pieces of an offense for any quarterback, let alone an aging quarterback. The Pittsburgh Steelers started the process of fortifying their trenches with the selection of tackle Troy Fautanu at No. 20. And Russell Wilson couldn’t be happier. “Welcome to the Burgh!” he posted on X shortly after the pick. Wilson has absorbed 100 sacks over the last two years. With 527 career sacks, Wilson is fourth behind Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger and Aaron Rodgers. Per The 33rd Team, Fautanu allowed just three sacks on 1,332 pass-blocking snaps in three years at Washingt ..read more

There were plenty of options for the Pittsburgh Steelers when they went on the clock with the No. 20 pick in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft. We immediately wondered if the Steelers would consider a trade back to stockpile extra picks and still get one of their top-rated guys. According to Steelers General Manager Omar Khan, the team had opportunities to trade back but head coach Mike Tomlin quickly interjected and said that Washington offensive tackle Troy Fautanu was their top-rated guy and they weren’t going to move off of him as the pick. Had the team moved back, they still could hav ..read more

It’s the mission of the Pittsburgh Steelers through the first few rounds (at least) of this year’s NFL draft to fortify the trenches. We all knew the first pick would be an offensive lineman, but not many forecasted it would be Washington offensive tackle Troy Fautanu. Thanks to a historic run on quarterbacks, Pittsburgh practically had the pick of the litter when it came to offensive tackles and centers. For Fautanu, who grew up a Steelers fan, wearing the Black and Gold now holds an entirely new meaning. Steelers fans are thrilled about the pick and await to see what they do tomorrow. Here ..read more

One of the first questions Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin got after selecting Washington offensive tackle Troy Fautaunu in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft was about what position Fautanu was going to play. Tomlin made it clear the team views Fautanu as a tackle and they don’t see him as a center. Tomlin addressed some perceived concerns with his ability to play tackle in the NFL and he shot those down quickly. “What are we talking about if he is a quarter of an inch taller, Tomlin asked. He’s got great arm length, and the tape is great.” The Steelers has spent much more energ ..read more

When the Pittsburgh Steelers went on the clock in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft, they had their pick of 8-10 players who could come in and contribute immediately. The team settled on Washington offensive tackle Troy Fautanu who gives the Steelers the flexibility of a player who could start at any spot on the offensive line. Who did the Steelers leave on the board? Every cornerback including Toledo’s Quinyon Mitchell and Iowa’s Cooper DeJean. Top wide receivers Brian Thomas and Adonai Mitchell as well as offensive linemen Tyler Guyton and Graham Barton. What grade do you give the pick ..read more