Since the signing of Mitch Trubisky and the drafting of Kenny Pickett this offseason, the writing has been on the wall for incumbent QB Mason Rudolph. While Mike Tomlin has made it clear that all three QBs will have a chance to compete for the starting job this training camp, Rudolph appears to have been passed up by Pickett as the #2 QB on the depth chart given the distribution of reps in last week’s training camp practice and the order the QBs took the field last night against the Jaguars.
Despite seemingly being the odd-man-out, Rudolph has performed well in his two preseason games and throughout training camp, completing 17-of-21 pass attempts for 127 yards and the go-ahead TD pass to Tyler Snead last night to secure the victory for Pittsburgh in Jacksonville.