Following more than a decade of ignoring the position for most of the draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers have now used two selections in the first three rounds over the past three draft classes on tight ends. After using their second-round pick in 2021 on Penn State’s Pat Freiermuth, they added Darnell Washington out of Georgia in the third round on Friday.
That brings their projected tight end room now up to four members, though offensive coordinator Matt Canada acknowledged a bigger role at fullback could be in store for second-year Connor Heyward, who is of a smaller build.