With the 20th pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers have selected Washington offensive tackle Troy Fautanu.

The Steelers entered this draft with several key needs, including the offensive line at tackle and center, as well as wide receiver following the trade of Diontae Johnson and cornerback. As expected, Steelers GM Omar Khan, Mike Tomlin & Co. elected for the investment on the offensive line.

Most NFL draft analysts and insiders projected the Steelers to select IOL Graham Barton with the 20th overall pick, having been the consensus selection early Thursday morning. However, Fautanu was a surprising slide in a top-heavy offensive tackle class, and the Steelers likely saw value at center later in the draft.

Fautanu had a career year last season with the Washington Huskies, having started all 15 games at left tackle and walking away with the Morris Trophy, awarded to the best offensive and defensive linemen in the Pac-12. He seems likely to line up on the right side of the line, while they slide 2023 first-round OT Broderick Jones back to the left.

Regardless of how the line shakes up in terms of formation, Fautanu is a Day 1 upgrade over Dan Moore Jr., offering athleticism for DAYS, plenty of aggression in blocking schemes an who has the versatility to play guard or tackle at the next level if asked to do so.

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The Buffalo Bills are certainly candidates to trade up the draft board and secure a top-flight receiver.

After trading Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans, Buffalo has an opening at the WR1 spot and one draft guru reported that general manager Brandon Beane is eyeing Washington’s Rome Odunze to fill that spot.

Appearing on the Dan Patrick Show, ESPN’s Matt Miller offered a bold prediction for the Bills on draft night.

“I think Buffalo would love to move heaven and earth to get Rome Odunze,” said Miller. “I completely agree with this strategy.”

Odunze, a potential Top 10 pick, would almost definitely require moving up from the Bills’ current first-round position at No. 28 overall to draft him.

“If you could take this year’s first, next year’s first and get a Rome Odunze in the Top 10 potentially,” said Miller. “I think Buffalo is one of the few teams, really, where you could make that argument of you’re close. You have the quarterback, you have the infrastructure. You need that rookie wide receiver. You need that guy making $5 million a year, who can be one of the top players at his position.”

The All-American Odunze led all NCAA FBS players in receiving yards (1,640) as Washington advanced all the way to the CFP National Championship Game.