It was thought to be a foregone conclusion that Ohio State quarterback Will Howard did enough during the run to a College Football Playoff national championship to improve his NFL draft stock to the point where he would be selected when all the festivities went down in Green Bay.
That proved to be true, but Howard went a little later than most draft analysts anticipated, finally hearing his name called during the sixth round by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Of all the places to go, Howard could have landed somewhere much worse than in Pittsburgh, where there is a shot at playing time for an organization that seems to get the most out of its picks more often than not.