Player: ILB Carson Bruener
Stock Value: Purchased
Reasoning: While not a defensive need, ILB Carson Bruener will be a boost to the Steelers’ special teams. Provided that he makes the roster, he might also take the job of Mark Robinson. The question is whether the Steelers see in him much of a defensive upside, though that’s for down the road.
The Steelers already have Patrick Queen, Payton Wilson, Cole Holcomb, Malik Harrison, and Mark Robinson at inside linebacker. They clearly didn’t need another, yet they drafted Carson Bruener anyway.