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Position Reviews: Offensive line

Offensive linemen: Calvin Anderson, Spencer Anderson, Dylan Cook, Jack Driscoll, Troy Fautanu, Zach Frazier, Broderick Jones, Ryan McCollum, Mason McCormick, Andrus Peat, Max Scharping, Isaac Seumalo

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers emerged from the 2025 season excited about the offensive line's performance and potential, individually and collectively.

One individual, in particular.

"I don't think there's a better center in the league," Rodgers assessed of Zach Frazier. "I watched it every single week. We've obviously got a good D-line, but No. 54 is as consistent as they come in the league. He's got a bright future. He's a phenomenal player. He's got a real steady way about him.

"To go the whole season and not have any snap issues, to not have to do a whole lot back there protection-wise when I've done that most of my career, he is an exceptional player. He's got a really bright future in the league. If the team was smart, they'd slap a deal on him pretty quickly because he's going to be 10-plus years in the league and one of the best to do it, in my opinion. That's his trajectory.

"He's got a great running mate. The right side, that's got to excite Steelers fans when you've got three young guys at center, right guard, right tackle who have played so well all season. That's pretty exciting but Zach is a special player and I'm thankful to play with him."

Frazier, right guard Mason McCormick and right tackle Troy Fautanu each started all 17 regular-season games and the Steelers' 30-6 playoff loss to the Texans in their second NFL seasons.

Left guard Isaac Seumalo, the most experienced veteran up front, missed three starts while playing out the final year of a three-year contract he signed in 2023. Seumalo has started 104 of 125 career regular-season NFL games, including 44 of 44 with the Steelers over the last three seasons.

Broderick Jones started the first 11 games while playing left tackle exclusively for the first time in his three-year career but finished the season on the Reserve/Injured list. Jones was selected 14th overall in 2023 and is entering the fourth year of a rookie deal that includes a club option for 2027.

Jones' eventual replacement at left tackle turned out to be Dylan Cook, who started the last four regular-season games and the playoff encounter against the Texans. Cook entered the NFL as an undrafted rookie from Montana in 2022 and landed on Tampa Bay's practice squad. He joined the Steelers in 2023 but didn't make his NFL debut until he played 13 offensive snaps in relief on Dec. 7 at Baltimore.

Cook provided attention-getting play in December and beyond.

Spencer Anderson also made a name for himself as the "No. 74 is eligible" extra tight end/offensive tackle. The Steelers began leaning into Anderson in that capacity in their 24-21 win over Minnesota on Sept. 28 in Dublin as a running game supplement.

They failed to rush for more than 72 yards in the season's first three games but amassed at least 100 yards nine times over the regular-season's final 14 games.

Third-year center Ryan McCollum has contributed on special teams in 32 of 34 regular-season games in his two seasons with the Steelers. The exceptions are the two games he started at center in 2024.

Veteran guard Andrus Peat played 149 offensive snaps and eight on special teams in six games.

Jack Driscoll arrived from Philadelphia in mid-season and was on the practice squad for six games and the active roster for the final four. Driscoll didn't appear in a game for the Steelers but has made 18 starts over 67 career regular-season games with the Eagles.

Offensive tackle Calvin Anderson and guard Max Scharping also ended the season on the Reserve/Injured list.

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