The Pittsburgh Steelers’ competition at offensive tackle has been slowly developing through the first two weeks of training camp. It isn’t a huge surprise. Mike Tomlin almost always brings rookies along slowly and shows deference to veterans throughout the start of these competitions. But OT Troy Fautanu was drafted in the first round, and they didn’t make that high of an investment to sit him on the bench all season.
In 2023, it wasn’t until Week 9 that Broderick Jones became a full-time starter at right tackle to replace Chuks Okorafor. Dan Moore Jr. held down the starting left tackle job the entire season.