Broderick Jones getting 'solid reviews' from Pittsburgh Steelers coaches

Broderick Jones is getting “solid reviews” from the Pittsburgh Steelers despite not getting first-team reps during mandatory minicamp last week.

Jones, the Steelers’ first-round selection (14th overall) in April’s NFL Draft out of Georgia, has taken a back seat to Dan Moore Jr., who has started every game at left tackle over the past two seasons. The Steelers remain confident Jones will be the guy eventually — just as they drafted him to be, per Brooke Pryor of ESPN.

“Evaluating a rookie offensive lineman while he’s still in shorts is a fool’s errand, but we’ll give it a shot,” Pryor wrote Monday. “Though Jones isn’t getting first-team reps, he’s earning solid reviews from his coaches and teammates. Offensive line coach Pat Meyer spoke highly of Jones during minicamp, while also acknowledging a steep learning curve for rookie linemen.”

Meyer added that when the time is right, Jones will “be in there.”

“He’s talented, he’s young, he’s athletic, he’s got all the tools,” Meyer said. “The thing is he wants to be great, so he stays with that, and he wants to be great, and he has that attitude to do that. And when the time’s ready for him, he’s going to be in there.”

The 6-foot-4, 310-pounder was dominant at left tackle for the Bulldogs in 2022, allowing zero sacks in 445 pass blocks. His impressive season prompted Pittsburgh to move up in the Draft to pick him, with the best case scenario being that Jones will be protecting the blindside of quarterback Kenny Pickett for years to come.

Steelers veteran taking Broderick Jones under his wing

Though he’s in a competition with Moore, Jones recently told 93.7 The Fan that the third-year tackle has taken him under his wing.

“He really took me under his wing,” Jones said, via Steelers Nation. “… Tells me what I’m doing wrong. He tells me what I need to do to fix it… Shows me more than anybody else what to do after practice. He stays out there with me to get extra work every day. It’s been an amazing feeling just having him as a big brother on the team, someone to look up to.”