Mike Tomlin: Kenny Pickett 'certainly has a chance' to start

Tomlin continued, via Pro Football Talk's Josh Alper: 

"It was two things that really attracted us to him from a floor standpoint. We thought he had pro-level anticipation, we thought he had pro-level accuracy. Oftentimes, those are two variables that really require a lot of adjustment from a quarterbacking standpoint. We felt he came ready-made in those ways and hopefully that’s an asset to him in terms of being able to compete and being ready if performance dictates it."

The Steelers will have a very crowded quarterback room with three potential starters on the roster. Mason Rudolph has previously been the backup and knows the system the best, while Mitchell Trubisky was brought in via free agency to compete for the job. Prior to draft night, Trubisky had certainly looked like the early favorite to take over.

The new Steelers quarterback will have big shoes to fill as they replace the retired Ben Roethlisberger. That would be a big responsibility to give to a rookie, but Tomlin is at least open to it.