When the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Washington OT Troy Fautanu with the 20th pick in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, the clock started ticking on his time to be inserted into the starting lineup.
GM Omar Khan mentioned back in March at the NFL Combine that it was the team’s intention to move OT Broderick Jones back to his more natural left tackle spot that he played during his time at Georgia, suggesting that they were going to target an offensive tackle high in the draft. They managed to have Fautanu fall into their laps at 20th overall, landing quite the value in their opinion with a player who had an impressive resume during his time with the Washington Huskies.