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Logan Lee bio: Steelers’ 6th-round pick (178th overall) in 2024 NFL draft
Logan Lee Sixth-round pick, No. 178 overall Pos., School DE, Iowa Height, weight 6-5, 281 Stats: 13 starts at defensive tackle in 2023. Recorded 55 tackles, 5.5 for loss and three sacks. Hometown: Orion, Ill. Tidbits: In three seasons at Iowa, he made 40 consecutive starts at defensive tackle but...
Steelers 4th-round pick Mason McCormick ready to compete for starting spot at guard
When he met with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the predraft process April 15, Mason McCormick’s visit to UPMC Rooney Sports Complex coincided with Troy Fautanu’s top-30 interview. Little did McCormick know at the time that he and Fautanu would become teammates less than two weeks later. Using another draft pick...
Mason McCormick bio: Steelers’ 4th-round pick (119th overall) in 2024 NFL draft
Mason McMormick Fourth-round pick, No. 119 overall Guard, South Dakota State 6-foot-4, 309 pounds Stats: Two-time defending FCS national champion South Dakota State ranked sixth nationally in both total offense and scoring offense in 2023 with McCormick as the starting left guard for all 30 games in that span. Hometown:...
Unlike draft night cell reception, Zach Frazier’s thoughts on joining Steelers are loud, clear
After hearing Zach Frazier’s draft night story, a local telecom company might want to sign him to an endorsement deal. Can you hear me now? Certainly not the Pittsburgh Steelers when coach Mike Tomlin phoned the former West Virginia center to inform him the team had selected him in the...
Tim Benz: Playing young linemen well worth the risk for Steelers
Steelers fans are getting exactly what they wanted so far in the 2024 NFL Draft. In the ramp-up to this selection weekend, I posted a social media poll asking what position the Steelers should address in the first round on Thursday. After 1,000 votes, 47.4% of respondents wanted a center...
Steelers draft Bednarik Award winner as nation’s best defensive player, ILB Payton Wilson
He was the 98th player selected overall. Five prospects classified as inside linebackers were taken before him. But the Pittsburgh Steelers can make a reasonable claim they took the best defensive player in the draft. After all, Payton Wilson has the hardware to prove it. An inside linebacker from NC...
Payton Wilson bio: Steelers’ 3rd-round pick (98th overall) in 2024 NFL draft
Payton Wilson Third-round pick, No. 98 overall ILB, N.C. State 6-4, 233 Stats: Capped injury-marred career at N.C. State by starting 23 games over final two seasons. He ranked fifth nationally with 138 tackles in 2023. Totaled 17.5 tackles for loss and had six sacks and three interceptions. Hometown: Hillsborough,...
Roman Wilson bio: Steelers’ 3rd-round pick (84th overall) in 2024 NFL draft
Roman Wilson Third-round pick, No. 84 overall WR, Michigan 5-foot-11, 185 pounds Stats: Tied for ninth in the nationally with 12 receiving touchdowns last season and led Michigan in receptions (48) and receiving yards (789). Over four college seasons had 107 receptions for 1,707 yards and 20 touchdowns. Hometown: Maui,...
Steelers nab WR Roman Wilson with 3rd-round pick
Continuing a run of offensive players in the NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers took Michigan wide receiver Roman Wilson with their first pick of the third round Friday night, the No. 84 overall selection. Wilson joined tackle Troy Fautanu and center Zach Frazier as the team’s top three picks. The...
Zach Frazier bio: Steelers’ 2nd-round pick (51st overall) in 2024 NFL Draft
Zach Frazier Second-round pick, No. 51 overall C, West Virginia 6-foot-3, 313 pounds Stats: Started 37 games at center in his final three seasons with the Mountaineers Hometown: Fairmont, W.Va. Tidbits: Spent three seasons at a team captain at West Virginia. … Started 46 of 47 games, including nine at...
Long travel day doesn’t dampen Troy Fautanu’s enthusiasm about being drafted by Steelers
Less than four hours after being selected in the first round of the NFL Draft, Troy Fautanu was seated in Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport awaiting a red-eye flight to Pittsburgh. Accompanied by his mother, father and sister, Fautanu had a layover in Detroit before continuing the final leg...
Mark Madden: Steelers got their guy in the 1st round but are still stuck in mushy middle
The Pittsburgh Steelers got a player they wanted in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday, selecting Washington tackle Troy Fautanu. Good pick? Bad pick? Who knows? Franchise-changing pick? Not this year and not likely. The Steelers need a four- or five-win season if they want to draft that...
First Call: Troy Fautanu has harsh words for those who think he’s really a guard; Cam Heyward’s health update
Friday’s “First Call” has a firm retort from new Pittsburgh Steelers draft choice Troy Fautanu about some doubts surrounding his game. We have a health update on Steelers defensive lineman Cameron Heyward. Another Bengal is unhappy in Cincinnati. The Pirates are heading west. And an ex-Pirate is getting ready for...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh: April 26-28
Rain or shine, it’s a good weekend to get out and about. Here are some things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend. August Wilson Birthday Celebration Block Party Legendary Pittsburgh playwright August Wilson will be celebrated with a birthday block party this Saturday. Held at the August Wilson House, 1727...
Tim Benz: Plenty to like about Steelers’ 1st pick, but there’s 1 way they can make us love it
There is a lot to like about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2024 first-round draft pick, Washington offensive tackle Troy Fautanu. “He has unusually long arms. He’s one of the best athletes I’ve ever seen play the position,” former pro and college scout Matt Williamson told us during our draft preview series....
Who might the Steelers target in Round 2 of the NFL Draft?
After months of build-up, scrutiny, speculation and anticipation, just before midnight Thursday evening, the first round of the 2024 NFL draft ended. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ first round ended roughly 90 minutes prior. That began a span of roughly 21½ hours — give or take — in which they could plan...
Troy Fautanu bio: Steelers’ 1st-round pick (20th overall) in 2024 NFL draft
Troy Fautanu First-round pick, No. 20 overall Offensive tackle, Washington 6-foot-4, 317 pounds Stats: Washington last season ranked 13th in the country in scoring offense and total offense and No. 2 nationally in passing yards per game. Hometown: Henderson, Nev. Tidbits: Was the left tackle for all 15 games for...
Steelers take offensive tackle for 2nd straight draft, selecting Washington’s Troy Fautanu
After ignoring tackle in the first round of the NFL Draft for more than two decades, the Pittsburgh Steelers lately have made it a trendy position on their board. For the second time in as many years, the Steelers selected a tackle with their top pick. Holding the No. 20...
First Call: Ben Roethlisberger’s draft tip for Steelers; ESPN says Steelers ‘team to watch’ for a Courtland Sutton trade
Thursday’s “First Call” features Ben Roethlisberger’s suggestion for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Day 1 of the NFL Draft. We try to connect some dots between Alex Highsmith’s contract restructure and what that means for the Steelers on the wide receiver trade front. A potential second-round draftee talks about why one...
U mad, bro?: Pens fans fed up with Mike Sullivan; Pirates fans peeved over pitch counts; loud Kenny Pickett loyalists
At the time of this post, the Steelers haven’t made their first-round pick in the NFL Draft. So no one in Pittsburgh can be angry about that. Yet. Check back here next week. However, we do have Pitt fans prickly about Kenny Pickett, Penguins fans piping up about missing the...
Tim Benz: Steelers should address positional priority over bulk needs in draft
Apparently, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin feels properly hydrated heading into the start of the NFL Draft on Thursday night. “We’ve been very active in free agency,” Tomlin said Monday. “That makes you really comfortable as we lean in on draft weekend. We’ve addressed a lot of needs, and you...
Steelers encounter NFL Draft class loaded with receivers, corners but lacking at other spots
For the first time in NFL history, quarterbacks could be drafted with the first four picks. Six could be selected in the first round. Wide receivers could be taken at a historical rate, too. NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah recently had as many 12 listed among his top 50 overall...
Joe Rutter’s Steelers mock draft: It’s time to fill that hole in middle of offensive line
It makes perfect sense for the Pittsburgh Steelers to take a center early in the NFL Draft. Simply put, they do not have a viable candidate on the roster despite what general manager Omar Khan and coach Mike Tomlin continue to say about their internal options. Khan keeps dropping the name...
Report: Steelers restructure contract of OLB Alex Highsmith, creating $7 million in cap space
The Pittsburgh Steelers are clearing some salary cap space ahead of the NFL Draft. The contract of outside linebacker Alex Highsmith has been restructured, converting most of his $10.733 million salary into a signing bonus, NFL Network reported Wednesday. Highsmith is in the first year of a four-year, $68 million...
Mark Madden: Expect quarterback fever with the 2024 NFL Draft, but wide receivers will make most impact
The NFL Draft is anything but an exact science, and the hype surrounding it is a myth. Mike Tomlin bleats about the Pittsburgh Steelers being “prepared,” but every team is equally prepared. Every team has the same resources, information and video. The only difference is how talent available to be...
