Going back to 2018, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense’s achilles heel has been athletic tight ends. They routinely were getting burned by the likes of Austin Hooper, Jared Cook, Travis Kelce, even the Bengals’ C.J. Uzomah, all recording at least 50 yards against the Pittsburgh defense. Kelce and Cook being the two to reach triple digits.
Fast forward to last season, the Steelers did relatively well against tight ends, allowing, on average, around four catches and 40 yards a game. However, hidden in those season stats are good games from big, athletic tight ends like Noah Fant, Logan Thomas, and Austin Hooper.