In case you didn’t know, I love tracing back how the Steelers were able to land a certain player based on the previous moves which put them, or the draft pick used to select them, into their hands. Whether it be connecting Santonio Holmes to Diontae Johnson, or Keyaron Fox to James Conner, it’s a fun little exercise in diving into the rabbit hole to see exactly how someone landed with our beloved Steelers.
This time, we begin in 2012 and the eighth overall selection of the NFL draft. After seeing Andrew Luck go number one overall to the Indianapolis Colts ending the Peyton Manning era, they were a couple of top five picks who ended up being NFL busts.