Omar Khan receives a low rating among general managers.

Omar Khan receives a low rating among general managers.

Omar Khan, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ general manager, has gotten glowing reviews after taking over for Kevin Colbert in May 2022. Pro Football Focus assigned the Steelers an A+ draft grade in 2023 and 2024. Despite a good start to his tenure, NBC Sports’ Patrick Daugherty ranked Khan as the NFL’s 19th best general manager.

Daugherty’s argument focused primarily on Khan’s lack of experience in the post. Colbert left Khan with Kenny Pickett as the team’s quarterback, thus Daugherty will grade him on a curve for the foreseeable future. However, he believes Khan made a wise decision in cutting his losses with Pickett and upgrading the quarterback room with Russell Wilson and Justin Fields on affordable contracts.

Ike Taylor, a former Steelers cornerback and current team scout, has provided insight into Khan’s operations as general manager. “I often tell (Omar) that he’s been waiting for this moment his entire life. “You sat for nearly 20 years to get this opportunity to be a general manager,” Taylor said on the Bleav in Steelers podcast.

“And I’ve seen him live in action in the weeks leading up to the draft, the month before the draft, and the three days of the draft.” I told O that you become a completely different person on draft days. He’s locked in, that hawk side coming out of O on draft day.

“But what I was most proud of was seeing O and how he moved during the three days of the draft. When it came down to it, he was on a whole different world than everyone else in the draft room, even the owners.

They needed to understand how committed O was, and we all appreciated that.” The Steelers still have a huge need for a No. 2 wide receiver, but a trade could happen before the season starts.

“But what I was most proud of was seeing O and how he moved during the three days of the draft. When it came down to it, he was on a whole different world than everyone else in the draft room, even the owners.

They needed to understand how committed O was, and we all appreciated that.” The Steelers still have a huge need for a No. 2 wide receiver, but a trade could happen before the season starts.