Given their general history, the Pittsburgh Steelers have gained a surprising amount of experience in recent years in running out their defense with rookies in the starting lineup, even if they don’t immediately start. A rookie has been a meaningful starter for this group in every season since 2013, or arguably even 2012 if you include Vince Williams that year.
The past two seasons in particular have been significant, however, first with T.J. Watt being a wall-to-wall starter in 2017 and now with first-round pick Terrell Edmunds nearly so as well.