Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan admitted that it was never the plan to select three offensive linemen over the team’s first five picks of the 2024 NFL Draft, but when OG Mason McCormick was available in the fourth round he was too good to pass up.
Zach Frazier has been the starter from Week 1, and Troy Fautanu was the starter in Week 2 before suffering a potentially season-ending injury in practice last week. Injuries across the offensive line gave McCormick his first opportunity to play in a rotation with Spencer Anderson, and showed some of the traits that made him an attractive pick to the Steelers in the draft.