Re-drafting the Pittsburgh Steelers 2018 draft class
By Tommy Jaggi
3rd round (pick 76): TE Mark Andrews
Original pick: QB Mason Rudolph
Pittsburgh used this original pick on quarterback Mason Rudolph, and he has not turned out as Mike Tomlin had hoped. The Steelers have been searching for a true number one tight end since Heath Miller retired back in 2015. Pittsburgh could find that in Mark Andrews.
Andrews wasn’t a highly-touted prospect coming out of Oklahoma in 2018. However, he’s already developed into one of the NFL’s best pass-catching tight ends in just two years into the league. With Lamar Jackson throwing him the football in Pittsburgh and paired with players like JuJu Smith-Schuster and Michael Gallup, Mark Andrews would be free to roam the middle of NFL defenses.
The Steelers have been getting by at tight end for too long by singing stop-gap free agents or trading for tight ends in late-round pick-swap deals. It’s time they make an investment for their tight end of the future, and Andrews would be exactly what they need.
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Obviously, this a scenario that we will never be able to play out, but adding these three stars to Pittsburgh’s offense would immediately make them one of the hardest teams to beat in all of football. Drafting well can make a huge difference to a team