Pittsburgh Steelers first-round pick Broderick Jones had his first start in Pittsburgh’s Week 5 win over the Baltimore Ravens, and Jones demonstrated why the Steelers traded up to take him. He was an anchor at left tackle, with a PFF grade of 74.8, and showing off his run blocking abilities with a 77.2 run block grade. Center Mason Cole praised Jones for being ready and having fight in a must-win divisional game.
“Broderick, he held his own in there. Coach [Mike Tomlin] was talking about it a lot during the week, just having fight as a team, and I think Broderick showed a lot of that,” Cole said via video posted to the Steelers YouTube channel.