Steelers bolster offensive line, take Troy Fautanu from Washington with 20th pick in NFL draft
Time:2024-05-21 16:20:58 Source:styleViews(143)
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers selected offensive tackle Troy Fautanu with the 20th overall pick in the first round of Thursday’s NFL draft, giving them a potential bookend to last year’s top pick Broderick Jones.
The 6-foot-4, 317-pound Fautanu started 15 games at left tackle last season as the Washington Huskies reached the College Football Playoff final against Michigan. He won the Joe Moore Award, given annually to the top offensive lineman in the country, in the process.
The 23-year-old Fautanu joins an offense that hit the reset button in the offseason, signing quarterback Russell Wilson, trading for quarterback Justin Fields and hiring former Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith as offensive coordinator.
The Steelers still plan on relying heavily on one of the top running back tandems in the NFL in Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren, both of whom topped 1,000 total yards last season.
Previous:Saudi Arabia is going to sponsor the WTA women's tennis rankings under a new partnership
Next:Cruise worker 'murders newborn son on board ship': Shocked co
You may also like
- Election 2024: Biden and Trump bypassed the Commission on Presidential Debates
- NYC enters phase three of reopening minus indoor dining
- Merkel rejects calls for abolishing face mask requirement in German shops
- Sri Lanka receives batch of China's Sinopharm vaccines
- Siblings trying to make US water polo teams for Paris Olympics
- U.S. gov't rescinds controversial rule on int'l students: federal judge
- Three giant pandas born in Belgium to head back to China
- Mayor of S.Korean capital Seoul found dead
- Yvette Fielding says her Most Haunted co