The Pittsburgh Steelers should find themselves in 12 and 13 personnel often this season under offensive coordinator Arthur Smith. They have a certain style they want to play, and it helps that their personnel lines up with it.
Having Pat Freiermuth and Darnell Washington at tight end for another season gives the Steelers key pieces to run 12 personnel. The Steelers solidified that group recently too, adding Jonnu Smith via trade, reuniting him with Arthur Smith.
Now, the Steelers have two of the top 10-15 tight ends in the NFL.
In fact, both Freiermuth and Smith were ranked as honorable mention in the latest anonymous survey featuring executives, coaches and scouts in ESPN’s rankings Friday morning.