5 Key Steelers To Watch This Season

Story by Yinzer Crazy Contributor Jayson Erwin. Follow him on Twitter @JaysonErwin2002

The draft has concluded and the Pittsburgh Steelers 2022 roster is taking shape. Whether it's a new addition to the team, recent draft selections that will help other players shine, or just players on a prove-it year - there's going to be plenty of eyeballs on a handful of dudes. Let's take a look at five key players to keep an eye on going into the 2022 season.

#5: Mitch Trubisky

The Steelers created a lot of buzz this offseason in their next quarterback search with the retirement of Ben Roethlisberger. The signing of Trubisky was a smart one. He wasn't too expensive compared to the other QBs on the market, and he could be a serviceable QB since he just left Buffalo, the same team that developed one of the best QBs in the league in Josh Allen. There's also the fact that he is a former pro-bowler, so there is some evident talent. He's also been to the playoffs, so it's not like he doesn't have experience in big-time situations. Worst case scenario is that he doesn't perform well and gets benched, or is a solid backup to compliment Kenny Pickett.

Speaking of Kenny Pickett...

#4 Kenny Pickett

It's kind of a given that a player to watch is also a rookie because you never know exactly how he'll turn out. But the hype is real for the former Pitt QB, as he looks to win for his city once again. Pickett had an incredible senior year at Pitt, throwing for 42 touchdowns and over 4000 yards, with only 7 interceptions. And who can forget the viral fake slide against Wake Forest. He also broke Dan Marino's records at Pitt, which certainly speaks for itself.

#3 George Pickens

Another rookie who has a lot of potential, Pickens was selected in the second round. Something that the Steelers have been consistently good at is drafting star receivers such as Chase Claypool, Diontae Johnson, Juju Smith-Schuster, and Antonio Brown, outside of the first round. Pickens has been described as having a "vice-like grip when it comes to catching the rock, and good focus catching it in traffic. Standing at 6'3, he also showed great speed with a 4.47 time at the combine. Pickens will fit in fine with a stacked receiving core complimented by Claypool and Johnson -- and with another speedy rookie receiver in Calvin Austin III.