After the Pittsburgh Steelers selected defensive lineman Carlos Davis out of the University of Nebraska in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft, I started to recall the Steelers other late-round draft picks at the position in recent seasons. After further study, I found the Steelers have drafted at least one defensive lineman in all but one draft over the last 12 years. The only year the Steelers did not address the position was 2017.
In the last 12 drafts, the Steelers have taken 13 defensive lineman. There were two seasons in which the Steelers drafted two players— in 2009 with Ziggy Hood and Ra’shon Harris, and in 2014 with Stephon Tuitt and Daniel McCullers.