Should you be excited this year when you hear these words: “With their fifth round selection in the 2020 NFL draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers pick…”?
Not if you are a student of the Steelers recent draft history.
You’d have to go all of the way back to the year 2000 to witness team scouts pulling a golden rabbit out of the fifth round hat.
Somewhat surprisingly, players chosen by the Steelers at this level are fortunate to last on the roster and in most cases, at best, only provide team depth.
See if you can recall any of these Steelers fifth rounders: (2009) Joe Burnett, (2007) Cameron Stephenson, (2006) Omar Jacobs, (2006) Charles Davis and (2004) Nathaniel Adibi?