The most important portion of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ selection in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft, other than obviously the name of Illinois’ Kendrick Green, was the position at which he was announced. After spending the majority of his Illinois career (29 of 33 starts) as the Illini’s left guard, the Steelers announced Green at the podium as a center.
That change immediately indicated the plan Pittsburgh has for Green. The Illinois product is being brought in and converted to a full-time center, to compete with incumbents B.J. Finney and J.C. Hassenauer for the starting job in the middle of the team’s line.