Steelers Struck Draft Gold Twice With Two Perfect Offensive Selections

The Pittsburgh Steelers have received rave reviews for their 2024 NFL Draft selections, even though it is too early to tell exactly how well these players will perform over the course of their careers. Pittsburgh went heavy on offense in this draft, including during their first three picks: offensive tackle Troy Fautanu, center Zach Frazier, and wide receiver Roman Wilson. 

Now that the rookies attended minicamp over Mother's Day weekend, reports about how they looked in Black and Gold and ran in a professional offense are starting to emerge. Frazier is receiving great praise, being lauded as a perfect fit for the Steelers by The Athletic's Nick Baumgardner and Scott Dochterman. 

"This is one of those player-team matches you make in mock drafts that seems so perfect, it can't possibly work. But it did for Pittsburgh -- twice, really, with Frazier and first-rounder Troy Fautanu. At nearby West Virginia, Frazier (6-2 1/2, 313) started 46 games, including 38 at center. He was a four-time high school wrestling champion and a Second Team All-American center last fall. In other words, the perfect Steelers center."

Baumgardner and Dochterman aren't the first analysts to believe that Frazier and the Steelers were a match made in heaven. He was a mock draft dream, but the question was when. Many experts did not believe he would last until 51 when the Steelers were able to nab him. Fortunately, the early and long run on other offensive players, especially quarterbacks, made the centers fall somewhat.