This offseason, the Steelers had a vision for the future of their offense. Pittsburgh hit the reset button by shipping out anyone they felt was behaving more like a hostage — namely Kenny Pickett and Diontae Johnson — than a volunteer, revamped their quarterback room, and committed significant resources towards their offense of line in the draft.
With the team taking Troy Fautanu and Zach Frazier with their first two picks, fourth-rounder Mason McCormick was a bit of an afterthought for most fans. That’s nothing McCormick isn’t used to. A zero-star recruit coming out of high school, McCormick attended South Dakota State where he started 57 straight games and won back-to-back national titles in 2022 and 2023.