The Pittsburgh Steelers don’t often surprise us too much when it comes to the first round of the NFL Draft. They don’t hide their interest in players, and there is usually a pretty obvious breadcrumb trail of information linking them back to certain prospects. Whether it’s all-star games, NFL Combine meetings, Pro Day meetings, or pre-draft visits, their first-round pick almost always checks at least one or two of those boxes.
Pro Football Focus went a little outside of the box with a potential “surprise pick” for the Steelers this morning. It’s a familiar name from the early days of the pre-draft process, but he hasn’t been mentioned in Pittsburgh circles in a while.