The Pittsburgh Steelers began the 2024 offseason by hiring Arthur Smith as their new offensive coordinator. Omar Khan and Mike Tomlin waved goodbye to Mitch Trubisky, Chukwuma Okorafor and Pressley Harvin III. Pittsburgh is reportedly struggling internally with the decision of who is going to play quarterback in 2024, and Tomlin sent social media into a frenzy when every draft prospect he shook hands with at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, AL, catapulted to the top of the Steelers draft board.
Pittsburgh did make the AFC playoffs in 2023, winning 10 games. It was a one-game improvement over a nine-win campaign in 2022. The Steelers extended their five-game playoff losing streak when they fell to the Buffalo Bills, 31-17. The roster still has holes, but Khan and Andy Weidl filled some of them with the 2023 NFL draft and will now get a second crack to bolster the roster in April.
The Steelers are also faced with deciding how to handle the 2021 draft class, who now could receive contract extensions. It starts with the decision on Najee Harris’ fifth-year option and whether to exercise it and continue with the tandem of Harris and Jaylen Warren. Pittsburgh also has to decide whether to extend Pat Freiermuth. It is the perfect time to evaluate Kevin Colbert’s penultimate draft class and examine how they hold up by conducting a redraft of the Steelers’ picks.
