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Derek Watt Not Viewing Connor Heyward As Threat To His Job: ‘He’s Trying To Find A Role In This Offense’

The Pittsburgh Steelers currently have two fullbacks or fullback-like players on their 90-man roster following the 2022 NFL Draft, during which they used a sixth-round draft selection on Connor Heyward out of Michigan State.

Heyward, the younger brother of All-Pro defensive lineman Cameron, is listed as a tight end and is working in the tight end room and with the other tight ends, but his ultimately role, assuming that he ever earns one, will more resemble that of an h-back, including serving as a lead blocker out of the backfield.

But the Steelers already have one of those, Derek Watt, whom they don’t use much in that capacity.