UGA Football OL Broderick Jones Earning First-Team Reps With Pittsburgh Steelers
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ATHENS - Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs can’t be surprised with what former offensive lineman Broderick Jones is doing in Pittsburgh Steelers camp.
According to Corey Crisan of DK Pittsburgh Sports, Jones got his very first “first-team” reps last Friday during the Steeler’s second portion of 11-on-11 drills.
“First time working first team during camp which, you know, we just started," Jones told reporters after practice. "I got a couple reps, nothing major, but it’s always good getting in with the guys and getting one percent better every day."
Former Texas A&M Aggie Dan Moore Jr. is the current first-team left tackle in Pittsburgh, but the pressure is on now that the Steelers traded up to select Jones with the 14th overall pick in April’s 2023 NFL Draft.
Jones brings plenty of length and athleticism, so it’s easy to see why he’s starting to get a look with the first-team unit. It’s still early in training camp, but it’s clear Jones is starting to make some noise on the Steeler offensive line.
The pads still haven’t come on yet, but over the next two weeks, Jones has a chance to really push for the starting job and show what he’s capable of. The Steelers drafted him for a reason, and they’re hoping he proves them right with that 14th selection.
The Steeler’s NFL odds to make the NFL Playoffs this year sit at +128 according to FanDuel.
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2022:
Started at LT in all 15 games to date...Associated Press All-SEC First-Team selection.
2021:
Coaches’ Freshman All-SEC Team...played in every game, starting the last four games of the regular season at left OT...played every offensive snap in win over Missouri and Tennessee...played most of the Bulldogs’ win at Auburn at left tackle, in relief of injured starter Jamaree Salyer.
2020:
Saw his first collegiate action at right tackle in fourth-quarter drive at South Carolina...also played as a reserve in win at Missouri.
High School:
Lithonia, coached by Marcus Jelks and David Edwards...selected to represent Team Pressure in the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game, where he was regarded as one of the top offensive linemen...247sports.com composite five-star prospect...ranked as the #11 prospect nationally, the #2 offensive tackle prospect and #3 prospect from the state of Georgia...ESPN.com five-star prospect, the #9 prospect nationally, #1 OT prospect nationally, #5 prospect in the Southeast region and #3 in Georgia...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, ranked #18 prospect nationally, the #2 OT and a member of the Team 150 Dream Team...rivals.com five-star prospect, #5 prospect nationally, #2 OT nationally, #2 player from Georgia....named a unanimous selection to the 2019 Class 5A All-State First Team offense by the Georgia Sports Writers Association and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution...as a senior, he led the Bulldogs to wins in three of their last four region games to claim a No. 3 seed in the GHSA Class 5A playoffs...paved the way for a Lithonia offense that averaged 25.1 points per game in the regular season, as well as 3,106 yards of offense (282.4 yards per game)...registered 11 pancake blocks on the line, as well as 17 tackles, five tackles for loss and four sacks for 36 yards lost as a defensive tackle...2019 AJC Super 11 selection, joining 28 previous Super 11 honorees to play under head coach Kirby Smart at Georgia...named to the USA Today 2018 ALL-USA Georgia First Team offense following his junior campaign, as well as a Class 5A first team selection by the Georgia Association of Coaches...tabbed for the 2018 MaxPreps Preseason Junior All-American Second Team offense...competed at the 2019 Under Armour Future 50 event as a junior, emerging as one of the nation’s top offensive linemen...skilled post player on the Lithonia varsity basketball team, helping lead the Bulldogs to the Class 5A Final Four with a 21-10 record (10-3 in Region 5) as a junior...earned the Metro Atlanta Montlick & Associates Athlete of the Week in November 2019.
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