Each year, for the last several, we write up our “what they look for” studies when it comes to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ draft picks. Simply put, using physical and athletic benchmarks (height, arm length, 40 time, three-cone, etc.) to determine minimums that incoming prospects must reach to likely be on the team’s radar.
In recent seasons, that endeavor has become more difficult. As prospects do less and less in the pre-draft process, often skipping certain drills entirely, it’s been harder to find a pool of candidates to evaluate, let alone ones who tick every box. This has made me wonder if this study was useful or, at the least, if changes needed to be made.