Andrew Buller-Russ
When it comes to adding freak athletes, the Pittsburgh Steelers are not typically the first team that comes to mind. Perhaps with a new head coach, as Mike McCarthy takes over, that mindset could be changing, even though the same general manager, Omar Khan, will still have final say on draft day.
On Monday, NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero revealed that the Steelers have met with Arkansas quarterback prospect Taylen Green.
He was one of the top testers at the NFL Scouting Combine, where Green recorded the second-fastest 40-yard dash among QBs in event history at 4.36 seconds. He even recorded the best vertical leap in NFL Combine history among QBs, with a 43.5-inch jump. He also had the second-best broad jump in combine history among QBs, at 11 feet, 2 inches.
While he’s clearly a talented athlete, the 6-foot-6 player’s actual abilities as a QB remain in question after completing 60.7% of his passes across four seasons (two at Boise State, two at Arkansas). Still, with the amount of experience Green has (53 games played), teams will be enticed by the raw traits he displays.
Green has met with other teams, including the Cowboys and Ravens, who are no strangers to freak athletes. He is projected to be a Day 3 selection, landing somewhere between the fourth and fifth rounds, but prospects with this much potential often end up getting selected earlier. After all, it only takes one team to be a big believer in his future, perhaps even the Steelers.
Pittsburgh has an NFL-high 12 selections in the upcoming draft. That includes five selections in the top 99 picks, and seven more from picks 121 to 237. With so many selections, it only makes sense to evaluate Green’s abilities, especially since Pittsburgh still has just two QBs on the roster as they await Aaron Rodgers‘ decision.
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