Oct 19, 2019; University Park, PA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions tight end Pat Freiermuth (87) celebrates a touchdown run by quarterback Sean Clifford (not pictured) against the Michigan Wolverines during the second quarter at Beaver Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
It’s not often the Steelers catch all other 31 NFL teams asleep at the wheel. In the second round of the draft, they did precisely that.
As the 55th selection, nearly everyone assumed Pittsburgh would take any of the remaining offensive linemen on the draft board, Jalen Mayfield was available; even Creed Humphrey was still undrafted.