Here, I compare the statistics of the Steelers top four picks with their contemporaries selected by other teams in the 2017 NFL draft. Rookie contracts are four years, extendable to a fifth year. By this time, it is not unusual to see players signed by other teams through trades or free agency.
Now we can see how T.J. Watt, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Cameron Sutton, and James Conner compared to players drafted near them who play the same position. A recap of the rest of the 2017 draft class follows along with a look at players Pittsburgh acquired that other teams either drafted or signed as undrafted free agents in 2017.