It was clear throughout the offseason process heading into the 2019 NFL Draft that the Pittsburgh Steelers had become somewhat enamored with Oklahoma quarterback Mason Rudolph. They had met with him at seemingly every stage of the process, to the point at which fans were wondering if they would hear his name in the first round—and then the second round.
They finally heard it, however, on day two in the third round. While fans were much more comfortable hearing his name in the third round than earlier in the draft, it was a much more taxing experience from Rudolph’s perspective, who felt he legitimately had a shot of going on day one.