4 reasons why B.J. Finney will be Steelers starting center

Can a rookie start

This takes us to the most obvious of areas where the Steelers will target their next center: the draft. This is the logical step, as the team tends to build through the draft as opposed to spending heavily on outside free agents. Don’t mistake what I am about to say as me thinking the Steelers won’t target a center in the draft. It’s quite the opposite, as I fully expect the team to select a center relatively early. The question is, will he be ready to start by week one?

Now, if the Steelers selected a center in the first round, easily that rookie would likely be set up to start early on. The issue is, there isn’t a center worthy of a first-round pick in this draft. The closest first-round talent would be Creed Humphrey, but his lack of reach and struggles in space really set him up as a second-rounder to me. That said, it seems doubtful he would make it to pick 55.

There are a slew of day two picks as well, with options like Trey Hill, Josh Myers, and Quinn Meinerz making up some potential fits. Even if the Steelers drafted one of these names though, they would enter camp behind Finney. Each of them have their own faults, meaning they would be facing an uphill battle to start over Finney. While they could take over eventually, it would likely look more similar to Kevin Dotson last year than it would them just simply entering camp as the starter.