The Pittsburgh Steelers drew mixed reactions from the fan base when they used their first of two third-round picks in the 2018 NFL Draft on quarterback Mason Rudolph out of Oklahoma, even using a late-round pick to trade up a few spots to select him.
Rudolph was the sixth quarterback selected in the draft, and the first one after the first round, with none being taken in the third. While he was not thrilled with the fact that he fell as far as he did, and expressed great confidence in his ability to succeed in any of the places the other quarterbacks went, ne nonetheless expressed satisfaction in landing where he did.