Analysis: Pitt shows status among Power Fives with strong draft

From left to right, Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles, Calijah Kancey, and general manager Jason Licht during Kancey's introductory press conference Friday in Tampa, Fla.This is where Pat Narduzzi and his staff can take a bow.

Few college football programs are constantly in the conversation -- perennially, really -- among the ones to stamp their brands on the NFL Draft.

Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson and, in recent memory, Georgia have dominated the circuit of developing their respective crops of high-end talent, and the pipelines by this point are more than well known by even the most casual of fans.

For the second time in three seasons, though, Pitt did not just have another strong showing in the…