Big Ben Thinks Will Howard Could Be Steal of the Draft: ‘I Like This Pick’

Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger thinks the Steelers’ selection of Ohio State quarterback Will Howard could be the steal of the draft. With landing Howard in the sixth round, it’s really a no-lose situation for Pittsburgh.

“You draft him in the sixth round, it’s like, okay, whatever. If he works out, great. If he doesn’t, he’s a sixth-rounder,” Roethlisberger said on his Footbalin podcast. “There’s been some pretty good ones that have come in the late rounds — Tom Brady. And no, I’m not trying to say Will Howard is Tom Brady, but I like this pick.”

Roethlisberger even said he would like to get the young signal-caller on his podcast.

“I like what he’s going to bring. I can’t wait to see him in person. I’d love to get him on this show,” Roethlisberger said.

Roethlisberger also offered some advice to Howard on the latest episode of his Footbahlin podcast.

“He needs to understand, and I would tell him this: you don’t have pressure, bud. You’re a sixth rounder. There’s no pressure,” Roethlisberger said. “He should go into this thing with like, [the attitude of], I can play free. I have no pressure.”

Howard, who stands 6-foot-4 and weighs 235 pounds, cemented himself as a Buckeyes legend during just one season in Columbus. He started all 16 games for Ohio State, setting single-season and career completion percentage records by hitting the mark on 71.4% of his attempts.

“He should come in here with the mindset of this is my job,” Roethlisberger said. “ I want to be the quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers for the next 15, 18, 20 years. That should be his mentality. Now I hope and I would tell him to do it the right way.

“It’ll naturally unfold itself if you’re out here preparing yourself and you’re not trying to undermine the starter and cut his legs out. … All of a sudden, you’re performing a little better in practice, and it’s like, okay, now go ahead and get your shot with the ones.”

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