The Pittsburgh Steelers made one of the best moves in franchise history when the team traded up to select S Troy Polamalu during the 2003 NFL Draft. Even though Polamalu, who was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020, was the No. 16 overall pick, NFL Media’s Eric Edholm still believes he was the second-best value selection at safety over the last millennium.
“The Steelers traded up 11 spots to draft Polamalu in the top half of Round 1, so I wasn’t immediately sure he reasonably could be called a true draft steal.