DETROIT — South Dakota State offensive lineman Mason McCormick was selected in the fourth round of the National Football League Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers Saturday afternoon.
McCormick was the 19th pick of the fourth round and the 119th overall selection. He became the 34th Jackrabbit to be taken in the NFL Draft and the sixth in the last seven seasons. He is the first SDSU offensive lineman to be drafted since Adam Timmerman was a seventh-round pick by the Green Bay Packers in 1995.
A native of Sioux Falls, McCormick started 57 consecutive games for the Jackrabbits from 2019-23 and was a consensus All-America selection his final two seasons as South Dakota State claimed back-to-back Football Championship Subdivision national titles. He later was selected to play in the East-West Shrine Bowl.
SDSU DRAFT HISTORY
1939: Bob Riddell, end, Philadelphia (17)
1951: Harry Gibbons, back, Chicago (20)
1951: Dick Peot, tackle, Detroit (28)
1953: Pete Retzlaff, back, Detroit (22)
1955: Jerry Welch, back, Baltimore (22)
1956: Dick Klawitter, center, Chicago (8)
1957: Harwood Hoeft, end, Baltimore (24)
1958: Wayne Haensel, tackle, New York Giants (25)
1959: LeRoy Bergan, tackle, Baltimore (17)
1961: Leland Bondhus, tackle, Green Bay (19)
1962: Joe Thorne, back, Green Bay (12)
1962: Ron Frank, tackle, San Francisco (16)
1964: Wayne Rasmussen, back, Detroit (9)
1966: Ron Meyer, quarterback, Chicago (7)
1966: Ed Maras, end, Green Bay (20)
1970: Tim Roth, defensive end, Oakland (16)
1973: Phil Engle, tackle, Green Bay (11)
1975: Lynn Boden, tackle, Detroit (1)
1975: Jerry Lawrence, defensive tackle, Houston (8)
1976: Todd Simonson, defensive tackle, Houston (6)
1976: Bob Gissler, defensive end, Miami (14)
1978: Bill Matthews, linebacker, New England (5)
1980: Chuck Loewen, offensive lineman, San Diego (7)
1986: Bruce Klostermann, linebacker, Denver (8)
1993: Doug Miller, linebacker, San Diego (7)
1995: Adam Timmerman, offensive lineman, Green Bay (7)
1999: Steve Heiden, tight end, San Diego (3)
2010: Danny Batten, defensive end, Buffalo (6)
2018: Dallas Goedert, tight end, Philadelphia (2)
2019: Jordan Brown, cornerback, Cincinnati (7)
2022: Pierre Strong, Jr., running back, New England (4)
2022: Chris Oladokun, quarterback, Pittsburgh (7)
2023: Tucker Kraft, tight end, Green Bay (3)
2024: Mason McCormick, offensive lineman, Pittsburgh (4)
Note: Round selected in parentheses