Many have pointed out that the Steelers front office, while not discussing much publicly, have clearly bought into the use of analytics in their draft process recently; more specifically the analytics of SPARQ.
I’m not going to bore you with the minute details of SPARQ, but it is essentially a measurement of a prospect’s athleticism. SPARQ is an acronym for Speed Power Agility Reaction and Quickness. The Seattle Seahawks defense built under Pete Carroll was heavily influenced by this rating.
So how do the Steelers fit in? SteelCityBlitz friend, TheSteelers N’At wrote about the Steelers valuing it a couple of years ago here, and explains it better than I ever could.