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 need and talk about some approaches to addressing the need.
This time, let’s talk tight ends.
Roster
The Steelers currently have three tight ends on their roster. To everyone’s surprise, they signed Eric Ebron to a two-year contract in March. Ebron and Steelers vet Vance McDonald will be the starters.
The backup job belongs to Zach Gentry who was drafted in 2019. He has only appeared in four games and has one reception to his name.
Draft need
Pittsburgh hasn’t utilized the position much in the receiving game since the days of Jesse James; though signing a TE of Ebron’s caliber signals that may change this season.
I don’t see the Steelers using a precious draft pick on a TE this year. In the off chance they do, history shows it won’t be until the sixth or seventh round (with the exception of Heath Miller, of course).
Ebron and McDonald could potentially both be with the team through 2021. If one of them stinks it up, there’s always next year.
Potential targets
Albert Okwuegbunam | Missouri
Stephen Sullivan | LSU
Ahmad Wagner | Kentucky
Eli Wolf | Georgia
