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5 players fans like that the Steelers won’t draft in 2020

By Tommy Jaggi

MADISON, WISCONSIN - NOVEMBER 09: Jonathan Taylor #23 of the Wisconsin Badgers runs with the football in the second half against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Camp Randall Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
MADISON, WISCONSIN - NOVEMBER 09: Jonathan Taylor #23 of the Wisconsin Badgers runs with the football in the second half against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Camp Randall Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) /
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MOBILE, AL – JANUARY 25: Quarterback Jalen Hurts #1 from Oklahoma of the South Team warms up before the start the 2020 Resse’s Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on January 25, 2020 in Mobile, Alabama. The Noth Team defeated the South Team 34 to 17. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
MOBILE, AL – JANUARY 25: Quarterback Jalen Hurts #1 from Oklahoma of the South Team warms up before the start the 2020 Resse’s Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on January 25, 2020 in Mobile, Alabama. The Noth Team defeated the South Team 34 to 17. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /

QB Jalen Hurts

I know there are a lot of different opinions on Jalen Hurts out there and I respect that, but this one really bothers me. The Steelers have perhaps the worst backup quarterback situation in the league, and Ben Roethlisberger is a 38-year-old quarterback coming off a major elbow injury.

Hurts is a supreme athlete for the position who was uber-productive in college. As a senior at Oklahoma, he threw for over 3,800 yards on a thoroughly impressive 11.3 yards per pass attempt. In addition, he managed a whopping 53 total touchdowns to just 8 interceptions.

There are questions about Hurts’ processing speed from the pocket, and I understand that. But having the chance to draft a quarterback with the upside to be a franchise signal-caller in rounds two or three is hard to pass up.

Regardless, the Steelers sent nobody to Oklahoma’s Pro Day. While that doesn’t mean they won’t draft anyone from Oklahoma, they pay far more attention to detail when drafting quarterbacks. At some point in the draft, Hurts will become too good of value to pass up, but the Steelers are “comfortable” with their quarterback situation, and he doesn’t fit the mold of what they look for.

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