Pittsburgh Steelers first round pick Broderick Jones to honor late Georgia Bulldogs teammate Devin Willock with jersey number

Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft pick, Broderick Jones, second from right, an offensive lineman from Georgia, poses for a photo with, from left, Steelers …

Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft pick, Broderick Jones, second from right, an offensive lineman from Georgia, poses for a photo with, from left, Steelers general manager Omar Khan, coach Mike Tomlin and owner Art Rooney II at the NFL football team’s headquarters in Pittsburgh, Friday, April 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

by: Josh Frketic

Posted: Apr 28, 2023 / 06:44 PM EDT

Updated: Apr 28, 2023 / 06:44 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WKBN) — Pittsburgh Steelers first-round pick Broderick Jones was introduced to the media on Friday after being selected 14th overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

Broderick will wear #77, which is the number of his former teammate at Georgia Devin Willock who was killed in a car crash earlier this year in Athens, Georgia.

“They told me the number was available, and I just wanted to show my respects by taking that number and letting it live through me,” Jones said during his press conference.

Jones was an All-SEC first team selection last season with the Bulldogs.