Since becoming general manager, Omar Khan has had one clear mission. Upgrade the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive line. On paper, they look better now than they did when Khan took over in May of 2022. But Troy Fautanu and Zach Frazier are still rookies and their performances this year, assuming they play, are unknowns. It makes them the Steelers’ X Factors in a Tuesday ESPN deep dive into each roster.
“Rookie offensive linemen, even first-round rookie offensive linemen like Fautanu, are typically below average in their first season,” wrote ESPN’s Seth Walder on the team’s X Factors.