Every other year since 2013 the Steelers have selected an outside linebacker in the first round of the draft. Jarvis Jones was the No. 17 overall selection in the 2013 draft, Bud Dupree was the No. 24 pick in 2015 and T.J. Watt was the No. 30 in this year’s draft.
Dupree and Watt are starters for the Steelers, but Jones is a free agent after getting cut the by the Arizona Cardinals earlier this month. Jones played four seasons with the Steelers and did not receive a contract offer from them when he became a free agent after last season.