Kendrick Green

Third-round pick, No. 87 overall

Guard/center, Illinois

6-foot-2, 305 pounds

Stats: Started past 33 consecutive college games: four at center, 29 at left guard

Hometown: Peoria, Ill.

With the 87th pick in the #NFLDraft, we select C Kendrick Green. #SteelersDraft pic.twitter.com/lTrNbJ6S81

— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) May 1, 2021

Tidbits: Was named second-team All-America by USA Today and consensus first-team Big Ten in 2020. The first Illinois offensive player to be named to the all-conference team in nine years. … Pro Football Focus rated Green the No. 3 guard and No. 17 offensive lineman in college football. … NFL’s official website lauds Green’s run blocking but said “recognition inconsistencies in pass protection might cause some concerns.” … Entered the draft early; played three seasons after taking a redshirt as a true freshman in 2017. … Arrived on campus at Illinois as a defensive tackle. … Did not miss a game in his college career. … Was a four-star recruit by Rivals and a top-500 recruit by 247 Sports. … Steelers took an interior offensive lineman (Kevin Dotson) in Round 4 last year but before that hadn’t taken one since fifth-rounder Wesley Johnson in 2014.

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