With just days to go until the 2020 NFL draft, we are going to go through all of the Steelers positional units to review the current state of the roster, gauge draft needs and talk about some approaches to addressing the need.
This time we take a look at the offensive line.
Roster
Just two seasons ago, the Steelers offensive line was considered one of the absolute best in the entire NFL. The group remains largely unchanged at this point but the level of play has taken a nosedive as this group has aged. As of right now, the starters are Alejandro Villanueva, Stefen Wisniewski, Maurkice Pouncey, David DeCastro and Matt Feiler. Wisniewski is replacing Ramon Foster who announced his retirement earlier this offseason.
As far as backups go, center J.C. Hassenauer and tackles Chuks Okorafor and Zach Banner are the best of the bunch. There are a handful of other bodies on the roster but this group doesn’t inspire
Draft need
Okorafor and Banner are both promising young tackles who could be eyeing Villanueva’s spot next season. Villanueva is a free agent at the end of the season. However, Banner is also a free agent in the same offseason With a real lack of depth behind Wisniewski and DeCastro, Pittsburgh needs to consider drafting a tackle and a guard this year.
Potential targets
Austin Jackson | UCS
Ben Bartch | St. John
Hakeem Adeniji | Kansas
Jonah Jackson | Ohio State
Netane Muti | Fresno State
