The Pittsburgh Steelers have one of the best track records in the draft across the NFL. That doesn’t mean they get everything right. Two of their past seven first-round picks have been busts, starting with outside linebacker Jarvis Jones in 2013, and then again in 2016 with the selection of Artie Burns at cornerback.
At least in the case of Jones, it was not regarded as a reach at the time. Jones was a highly productive player during his college career, but he lacked the finesse to excel at the NFL level, and the Steelers at the time, frankly, did not have the scheme to maximize him.