The Steelers’ 2024 draft class is looking stronger by the day, and a fresh NFL redraft only added to the buzz.
Zachary Pereles of CBS Sports released his full 2024 first-round redraft earlier this week, and Pittsburgh came away with two players in the opening round: center Zach Frazier and offensive tackle Troy Fautanu.
That’s a pretty loud endorsement for a class that already had plenty going for it. Fautanu, who went 20th overall to the Steelers in 2024, still landed in the first round in the redraft, going 28th to the Kansas City Chiefs. That’s notable on its own, especially after he missed almost his entire rookie season because of a knee injury.
Frazier’s rise was even more striking. Pittsburgh grabbed him with the 51st pick in Round 2, but CBS Sports moved him all the way up to No. 17 overall in the redraft.
That puts him ahead of the Steelers’ original first-round slot, which says a lot about how his early work is being viewed. If the board were reset, Pittsburgh wouldn’t even be in position to take him in the first round.
The early returns on both linemen point in the same direction: long-term starters with Pro Bowl upside. And the best part for the Steelers is that they may not be done mining value from that class.
Roman Wilson, the third-round receiver, has not come along the way the Steelers likely hoped, and he could be headed for a smaller role after the additions of Germie Bernard and Michael Pittman Jr. Payton Wilson, though, showed flashes last season, and a Year 3 jump is still on the table for the 6'4'' linebacker with blazing speed.
Then there’s Mason McCormick, maybe the quietest steal of the bunch. The South Dakota State Jackrabbits product was a fourth-round pick, but his early play has been strong enough to stack up with Frazier and Fautanu at times. He wasn’t included in the redraft at all, which only underscores how well Pittsburgh may have done with him.
Even if the rest of the 2024 class settles in unevenly, Omar Khan’s draft haul already looks like a major win. With just one pick in the top 50, the Steelers still landed two players who now look like first-round talents in Frazier and Fautanu. The payoff in the trenches is already showing up, and those young offensive linemen should only keep getting better as they move toward their third season in 2026.
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