Last defensive rookie to start for us??

The last rookie on defense to be named a starter out of camp???? Who? Not Troy,Not Hamp,
i was thinking Kendrell Bell but was he the starter out of camp? It's been a Loooooooooooong time

 

I think it was big snack

 

I thought Kimo started at NT Casey's rookie year.

 

Casey didn't win the starting job out of training camp.

 

Kimo was a free agent from the Bengals! last one was Bell! sorry misread that

 

The Pittsburgh Steelers could have a big role in store for 2013 first-round pick Jarvis Jones. After getting an early look at what Jones can bring to the field, the Steelers are reportedly accepting the idea that he could become the first Steelers rookie to start on defense since 2001. The last Steelers rookies to earn a starting role on the defensive side of the ball were Kendrell Bell and Casey Hampton.
According to the National Football Post:

 

Kimo played nose tackle for us in 2000, and his play is what inspired us to draft Casey (it was not good). In 2001 Kimo went to DE and played much better, and Kendrick Clancy started at NT, and I think Casey took over around week 4 or so. As much as I liked Clancy, I think that was one of those cases where they were keeping the rookie off the field for just because they were scared to put a rookie on the field. Big Snack should have been given that job opening day. At least they didn't wait too long to plug him in.

 

I think before Kendrall Bell the next might be Chad Scott [shudder]

 

didn't chad brown and earl holmes satrt as rookies?

 

According to profootball-reference.com. Here are the number of games started in their first yr by players mentioned above:

K Bell 16
Casey Hampton 11
Chad Brown 9
Chad Scott 9
Earl Holmes 1