After showing real promise as a rookie in the 2022 season, which included a 7-2 run down the stretch and saw him led four game-winning/fourth quarter comeback drives, it’s pretty clear that the Pittsburgh Steelers need to build around quarterback Kenny Pickett moving forward.
That means doing everything possible to put him in a position to succeed, adding in the trenches to protect him, adding another weapon or two around him, and really going all in on the signal caller while he’s on a cheap, affordable rookie contract.
For Pro Football Focus’ Steve Palazzolo, ideally that’s adding a wide receiver in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft over any sort of help along the offensive line, much like the Cincinnati Bengals did in the 2021 NFL Draft, grabbing Ja’Marr Chase out of LSU at No.